Belles the worst princess Disney has ever coughed up.
Even the way that Disney Co. has co-opted the word princess is deplorable.
Thats branding, and thats just the nature of that game.
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But Belle is hands down the poorest example of personality ofany princess.
No matter how beloved she is, Belles a terrible creature.
Worse than being cursed to sleep like a useless object.
Worse than being a total ice queen.
Worse than waiting for a prince to come save her.
Worse than a literal spoiled princess born to riches.
Heres why Belle fails so spectacularly.
Belles Judgmental
Belle butters her bread by smashing the little people who actually work for a living.
Shes the quintessential reader; unable to create.
She doesnt show any utilitarian abilities to make her a contributing member of society at all.
Except sneaking into private areas and meddling with other peoples property.
Belle Doesnt Trade Her Life For His
Belle wasnt going to survive without her father.
That is milquetoast sentimentality.
Belle would lose everything without her father.
That girl cant do anything but fantasize.
What happens when the money dries up and Belle has to turn tricks to get by?
Oddly, this is her sole redeeming quality.
She knows learning a trade means she will need to ply a trade.
Belles Sexually Manipulative
Belle knows how attractive she is.
She isnt oblivious at any point to the havoc that follows in her wake.
So long as she can still turn a head, she has someone to look out for her.
Belles Interested in Idle Independence
A princess born into useless richness can choose to stay there.
Jasmine sought more than a life of pampered living.
Rapunzel didnt want to be trapped in that tower, locked off from the world.
They sought freedom from bondage, freedom from the constraints put upon them.
Belle wants to do nothing but read her stories all day long.
She doesnt seek adventure, she seeks escapism through her books.
She doesnt want to take risks.
She wants someone to fund her adventures, and she shall wait for them to do it.
She doesnt want to gain true autonomy through action, she wants someone to give her all she desires.
Looking toward imaginary boundaries that tie her down.
So much Jane Austen balderdash.
Belle shows every single one to a degree that is, pardon the pun, cartoonish.
Then she requires others to clean up after her when she becomes again and suddenly helpless.
Now those packs will suffer as hunters are injured by The Beast protecting Belles foolishness.
They all show likable traits and strong characteristics.
She needed a monster to match her own deadly misanthropy.
