Ah, Beauty and the Beast: a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme…and maybe a story with a few subliminal strings attached? Say what you will, but Belle is the candlelit soul of every wistful reader—wandering…
Bad Romance: Is Belle in Love or Trauma Bonded?
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast isn’t some rosy romance novel set to a harp and a happily-ever-after. Oh no, honey. It’s giving serious toxic situationship in a medieval mansion. See, while everyone’s swooning over talking teapots and ballroom twirls, there’s…
Sinister: Girls are Being Taught to Choose the Beast over the Bible
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is often praised as a heartwarming tale about seeing beyond appearances, the magic of love, and the hope of redemption. But beneath the charm and enchantment lies a darker undercurrent—one that distorts virtue, glorifies emotional…
Belle’s Song: A Feminist Flex on the “Little People”
Alright, sugar, let’s have a little chat about Disney’s Beauty and the Beast—that opens with this toe-tappin’, “aw-shucks” little number called “Belle”. On the surface? It’s adorable. Belle’s twirling through the town square, book in hand, hair perfectly disheveled like…
Cute but Cursed: Occult Symbolism in Beauty and the Beast
Once upon a time — not in some far-off kingdom, but basically in your subconscious right between ‘weird dream about your ex’ and ‘forgotten grocery list’ — Disney rolled out Beauty and the Beast. Ok sure, on the surface it’s…
Cinderella: The Faith-Fueled Fairytale Disney Ditched
Gather ’round, saints and skeptics—because it’s time to dust off your Sunday shoes and rethink everything you thought you knew about Cinderella. Yes, that Cinderella. The Disney princess with a waist smaller than your coffee mug and mice that sew…