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Amanda Leduc

“Most importantly, it's a message that assumes absolute and unrealistic able-bodiedness. No one with glasses. No crutches, no wheelchairs, no visible differences from girl to girl apart from the colour of their eyes and hair. Perfectly symmetrical faces abound. Some of the princesses – Mulan and Merida in particular – are athletes, with the kind of unrealistic body control and power that even able-bodied people often struggle to obtain. The message is that heroism isn't possible without physical 'perfection,' especially for girls.”

Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space
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Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
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