lmao. Who asked for a white knight? A mostly female audience is talking about how these ideas are hurtful to young women and possible solutions Disney could choose to take. It isn't asking for a white knight to ask men in positions to make change to acknowledge that women are humans, who deserve to be treated as…

Respectfully, I disagree with you a lot about the dating world. I think a lot needs to change in regards to men approaching women. Sadly, the few women I know who do approach men say they find that men don't like aggressive women, even if they found them attractive. Obviously not all men are so narrow minded, but guys…

Wow, I guess it would be racist if I thought that it were "annoying whining" to point out that SEXISM EXISTS. I know there are plenty of sexist black, hispanic and asian men, out there. Maybe you're one of them. But I hope that men of color can appreciate how it feels to be shut out of mainstream culture, or be told…

Women shouldn't have to go to romance novels to find stories for them. Romance novels are often badly written and cliche-filled. Women should be able to find their stories in every book genre because women are humans after all, and men should be able to look through women's eyes since women have been looking through…

No, it's often not genuine but I've found that in the male-dominated environments I've worked in, it's more likely that a woman who isn't interested in soccer, like myself, will try to act sort of engaged than it is for a man to pretend he cares about typically feminine interests (assuming he's not interested in…

I think it would simply be better to organize a campaign asking for a version of the doll that appeared more like the high-end doll, with less of the expensive stuff, like better dress fabric and more weapons. They could make a simpler but more realistic Merida with crazier hair and her main fighting outfit, with a…

You have something better to do with your time but you're on Jezebel because you needed to take the time to explain how worthless it is and how you have better things to do with your time.

edit: white male heterosexuals..the "men" was redundant!

Wow, that's really interesting. Men don't care what others think. Let me expand on that..white male heterosexual men don't care what others think. Why? Because they don't have to! White heterosexual men and to a lesser degree, hetero men of color, have had more control over the stories that get told and the ones that…

I never said it wasn't a problem, but I'm saying that men's entire worth is not in their appearance. Mainstream culture tells men that they can make up for not fitting the physical "ideal." It's still fucked up and I'm sure there aren't many varied male dolls either, but there are reasons women care about this.

I'm sure there aren't other reasons for that like assumptions that men need to defend women because of the idea that we're inherently weak, physically and mentally, or it couldn't have to do with women being excluded from groups that are supposed to be for everyone, and women spending a lot of time with each other for…

No, I get you completely. I don't think the answer is to simply try and be part of the male dominated culture instead of actively trying to change it and do her own thing. But I was trying to point out to him that even if a woman were to try and be a bro, it just wouldn't work because she's still a woman even with the…

You're misunderstanding me. I'm not saying, "Never have stay at home mom characters in tv shows. If they are in tv shows it's because of sexism." I'm saying that the article stated there are less working moms in sitcoms than in real life and that kind of sucks because it may be related to sexism and the idea that…

People have done things, like signed petitions to get Disney's attention and every high profile feminist writer is commenting on this makeover. Disney did change its tune after that, but not fully, because this doll is still out there. Sometimes a significant amount of bad press and commenting on how awful it is, does…

Because that stereotype is not actively hurting you as much as it is for women, because you have a better variety of successful men to look up to. You've got a longer history of successful men an more of them to point to and say, "See, that guy was smart but he was scrawny and weird looking, and everybody still thinks…

I don't think women who haven't had her success are waiting for anyone to open doors for them, they're probably doing everything she said and are working extremely hard, and for some reasons, some having to do with lack of vision/talent and some having to do with prejudice, are stopping them from getting there.…

It's a lot of sternum to see, for sure, but the super low cut dress, the lotion she probably slathers on before these events, and what is sometimes an issue for naturally thin women, visible chest bones, it isn't unusual.

I know other people on here will not appreciate it and maybe you don't give a shit what I have to say anyways because you think what you think, and now that there are words being thrown around like "mansplain" and "tone police" and "pity party" nobody wants to have a real conversation. But the problem she's talking…

I think strippers who are not doing sex work, but just you know, stripping, would take issue with assuming they must be sex workers as well. There's nothing wrong with being a sex worker but I find it interesting that you're just conflating them. Their work is of a sexual nature but it is not sex work.

Wow, he doesn't want to hear basic details of another person's life and wonders why people won't date him?