People Are Calling Out ‘Disney Princess Noses’ for Perpetuating Harmful Beauty Standards

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. It started with , which has accrued over five million views. The video, which is soundtracked to the song “Remember You Omnichord” by Mars Bars, features still shot after shot of Disney princesses: Ariel from ; Aurora from Sleeping Beauty; Belle from Beauty and the Beast; Snow White from *Snow White—*each with their nose ringed in red.

What's clear, from the juxtaposition, is the lookalike quality of these noses: tiny in comparison to the rest of their features, with a narrow, subtly upturned tip.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The video then proceeds to show Disney villains—Jafar from Aladdin; Madame Medusa from Rescuers Down Under; the Evil Queen from Snow White; Ursula from *The Little Mermaid—*also with their noses ringed for emphasis. “This must be so confusing for a little girl,” we hear, aptly, via the song lyrics at the end.Another video, from TikTok user @robinreaction, questions, “How much nose is a Disney Princess allowed to have?” She answers her own question as, “It depends on what year you were drawn.”This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The video creator, via a green screen piece to camera laid over a slideshow of images, takes us chronologically through the Disney films over the years, showing the development of the drawings over time.

The “earliest princesses,” like Cinderella and Snow White, have “the merest hint of nostril.” This is in contrast with the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella, who—as she indicates—have much more prominent noses, “in stark contrast.” “One of the easiest ways to tell if a woman is going to be evil or just unfuckable is if they have a nose that isn't a nose,” she adds.