And it also says heterosexual women can’t be happy being single, or if they choose to be single, they must be lesbians! Wow, commentary on social issues on a blog dedicated to Pixar’s films. Anyway, it also says a lot about female protagonists in general. Even though she’s not a Disney princess, we must compare her to the Disney princesses, and more importantly, she’s the first to not have a love interest, so this must mean she’s gay! Heaven forbid she’s a teenager who doesn’t want a boyfriend. Or a husband??????????????????????
There’s been some underhanded sexism concerning Merida anyway, but just know that if she was a prince, this probably wouldn’t even be a discussion at all. And it does pigeonhole people into certain stereotypes.
