Disney princesses have changed. And with it, the Feminine Ideal

How our Feminine Ideal has changed and what it says about modern dating

My daughter is 3. She’s obsessed with Disney princesses.

I’ve been a bit concerned on how she’s being imprinted as a future woman. My wife and I have been having ongoing discussions on which princesses are the best role models for her.¹

The heroes/heroines we identify with, especially in childhood, largely determine our implicit morality—How we unconscious…