Why Do Disney Princesses All Look Like Babies?

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I noticed something weird about Disney Princesses lately. Naturally, I had to examine it through the lens of science. The answer led me to new knowledge about human development, the domestication and taming of animals, and why we find things cute in the first place. You’ll never look at cartoons the same way again

REFERENCES:

Bogin, B. (1990). The evolution of human childhood. Bioscience, 40(1), 16-25.

Somel, M., Franz, H., Yan, Z., Lorenc, A., Guo, S., Giger, T., ... & Webster, M. J. (2009). Transcriptional neoteny in the human brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(14), 5743-5748.

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[berry.mixxxx]

I love how the video was casually showing mickey pouring rat poison into a bathtub despite the video describing him as being sweeter and childlike

[sofiahd]

*We are independent at the age of 16-18*
HAHAHAHAHAHHAH

*Cries*

[clintdona]

“Which would you rather cuddle, this puppy or this wolf?”

*bold of you to assume i wouldn’t want to cuddle both of them*

[duckonaroll]

"When you see this picture of a kitten, you just want to cuddle and hug it. Unless you're some sort of unfeeling monster."
*cries in allergic*

[Viridiiana]

Honestly, I wish they looked more like they used to. Detailed animation on the clothes, skin, and hair really make characters from these days more unsettling because of how gigantic their eyes and heads are.

[johnsonken]

Guy: Disney Princesses look like this because they want to represent cuteness
Animators: Bigger eyes are easier to animate

[fandom-trash-qqsd]

"We may get old, but we never grow up. Stay curious" honestly one of my favorite quotes I've ever heard

[StephenMorganCanada]

I thought they looked like cartoons meant to appeal to children.

[fireaza]

I think the fact that a lot of early Disney movies made heavy use of rotoscoping (think of it as tracing, but for movement) is the most likely explanation for why early Disney princesses looked more like realistic adult women. Since they used adult women as their rotoscoping models, the characters would naturally have the proportions of adults.

[usyugxs]

Him: "Humans are big babies."
Me whispering to my screen: "I'm baby."

[gratefulpianist]

Rats:live for 2 years
Also Rats: are dependent to their parents for 4 to 6 years

[kazzoey]

True true, but at least Tiana looked a bit realistic

[nobodylikesyoutomioka-san]

*Why Do Disney Princesses Look Like Babies?*

They did the 10 skincare routine

[foxeyedol]

* W a i t *
If he is wearing socks of his baby, doesn't that mean he is stepping on his child?

[flaminggasoline]

I realised im gonna be watching animated movies for the next decade

*Me and my dad watching fast and furious when i was seven*

[sashasiregar]

"OG Mickey was kind of a... jerk." I laughed so hard at the next clips hahahah

[sarahshoe]

I wish they'd do the princesses that they used to, idk I just love that artstyle they're so beautiful

[GarryDKing]

for those thinking disney is taking inspiration from anime as well, just remember. Walt Disney inspired Japanese artists with his first film, snow white. her features were the prototype for anime; and in turn japan uses the same psychological idea of neoteny for anime.
Why the Disney princesses are looking more anime is just full circle at this point

[noisyguest]

Him: We are big babies.
Me with my childhood toys and a pig doll and a donald duck merchandise: Yes.

[AmandaKayHowell]

I hated it when they started makeing characters with huge heads and tiny bodies! It's bizarre looking!