First Episode Up

Welcome back!   Which version of Cinderella is your favorite? Do you think there are too many? Take a listen as I talk about the feminist and anti-feminist Cinderella stories as well as the new Amazon Studios Cinderella (even though it’s not Disney).   Visit the podcast at http://www.wonderfulworldofidisneyvillains.com or DM the podcast on Instagram @wwofdisvillains.  You can find me, Kaytie, on Instagram @disvillainsscholar.   Time Stamps: 00:00 – Intro 01:00 – Feminism 02:08 – Disney 1950 Cinderella summary 05:19 – Cinderella is an anti-feminist story Lisa Nasir After Ever After 2  09:05 – Cinderella is a feminist story Feminist vs feminine  Daily Titan 11:43 – Domestic and family abuse as it pertains to Cinderella’s story Women’s Aid Safe Steps 15:24 – Happiness vs optimism “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness” by Jill Filipovic Daily Titan The Mary Sue 19:04 – The Mary Sue – the male gaze  20:42 – Cinderella and her agency: does she have a lot of agency? The Mary Sue  24:31 – History of the story Cinderella Vox.com NPR article 26:13 – Why do we have so many Cinderella movies and stories? List of popular Cinderella movies Why people may love Cinderella stories Mary Sue Pop Crush 32:18 – Disney’s 2015 Cinderella Higher Education Podcast Guest Episode Positive movie reviews – mention of an empowered Cinderella Vox.com: the 2015 Cinderella is even more anti-feminist than the 1950 Cinderella The Mary Sue 42:24 – The Wonderful World of Disney Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1997 Cinderella Most racially diverse Cinderella cast Multi-racial families HuffPost.com: Cinderella’s feminist mindset Relationships between characters are more developed Fairy Godmother empowering Cinderella / empowered Cinderella HuffPost.com: dreaming vs doing mindset The crew behind the Disney Cinderella movies vs Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase dynamic duo 57:21 – Amazon Studios 2021 Cinderella Initial audience reviews (all 1 out of 5-star ratings) My initial reaction to watching the movie The Mary Sue: first Latina Cinderella and a “diverse” cast Metro.co.uk: marketing Amazon Studios Cinderella and Broadway Cinderella as “better” aka “less romantic” 01:15:21 – Ending