Disney’s Fallen Princesses Get Real Life Twist
Posted by: Leonora Epstein
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10:15AM, Monday June 15th 2009
There reaches a turning point, around the age of 16, where you realize princesses aren’t real. It’s usually at this point, and when teenage angst sets in, that you take a look around and see that not all ends “happily ever after,” and that Cinderella is a skinny bitch. In a payback attempt, photographer Dina Goldstein imagined what would happen if princesses lived in the real world. The result is a series of photographs that read like the deleted scenes of Disney movies, showing the iconic female characters in real and unhappy scenarios. “I began to imagine Disney’s perfect Princesses juxtaposed with real issues that were affecting women around me, such as illness, addiction and self-image issues,” says Goldstein. The result: Snow White staring angrily at the camera as she balances two children on her hips, a Rapunzel getting a dose of chemotherapy, and an obese Little Red Riding Hood. The one dilemma is that the scenes are beautifully shot, and striking to look at—sort of like falling into a fairy tale world all over again. Click to see more, after the jump… [JPG Mag]
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wonder_bread
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 10:21 am: [report]
wow… too much time on some’s hands huh… though its kind of cool its still kind of unneccesary..
Queen Frostine
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 10:33 am: [report]
The princess Jasmine pic was unreal. The Rapunzel / chemo was haunting and sad. Loved Snow White. Welcome to the real world.
CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 10:49 am: [report]
This is just like Vertigo’s Fables, which I love.
Arsenic
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 11:40 am: [report]
These photos are amazing- so heart-wrenchingly poignant.
Thank you Leonora for finding such a fascinating artist!
Ginger
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 11:43 am: [report]
I liked the Snow White mainly because of the model’s expression.
But the Jasmine one is easily my favorite.
joyy
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 12:10 pm: [report]
cool series
Purple Haze
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 12:45 pm: [report]
That’s really cool, but of course sad at the same time.
MissChaotic
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 03:43 pm: [report]
All you need now is to play Sara Bareilles’ “Fairy Tales” to make this the perfect advertisement for the real world.
Trixie Firecracker
wrote on June 15 2009 @ 06:29 pm: [report]
The Jasmine one made me laugh.
quickqueenof
wrote on June 16 2009 @ 08:17 am: [report]
Those are beautiful images. I just wish I’d had the idea first!
wawmama
wrote on June 16 2009 @ 08:30 am: [report]
I love the forth kid in the back ground, doing her/his own thing in the snow white one.