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Illustrator Shows What Disney Princesses Would Look Like If They Were Chubby, And Here’s The Result
Disney princesses are so popular, they inspire a lot of crazy fan art. Some imagine them as mothers, some as hot dogs, but Russian artist Victoria Kosheleva has decided to make a project that’s dedicated to their appearance. Victoria has created versions of the beloved cartoon characters that aren’t tall and thin, and the chubby girl images are making headlines over the internet.
Kosheleva has shared both the pencil sketches and the finished drawings of her series ‘Fat Disney Princess’ characters so we can follow her throughout the entire cartoon drawing process. “As a child, I loved the bright Disney cartoon characters,” Victoria told Bored Panda. “I grew up watching their films and chose my profession – character designer – in many ways thanks to the world of Disney.”
“It was just a funny idea to [imagine] the pretty princesses like ordinary modern women; with insignificant weight issues.” In the artist’s eyes, however, the plus size girls live happy lives and donn’t get upset about it. Kosheleva added round bellies to Ariel of The Little Mermaid, Snow White, and a few other ladies of choice.
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Giovanni 7 years ago
It's ok to not be fit but obesity is a medical condition and should not be celebrated like any eating disorder.
Wezbie 7 years ago
They are both eating disorders and really should be seen as such, as you say. I detest the hypocrisy of the criticism of anorexic and bolemic but the 'love yourself' attitude with people that overeat due to mental conditions. Neither are ok.
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Ben Smith 7 years ago
Dear Bored Panda: we've had enough of the Disney "look at the statement I'm making" c**p. STOP POSTING IT.
Kerri Russ 7 years ago
Please stop this trend. I'm a large woman myself, but I just hate this trend. It's not a body image thing as much as it is a fairy tale thing. Just leave the characters as they are and let little girls dream about them as they are. That's why they exist. Let's not project our adult issues into their world yet.
Shruti Naik 7 years ago
I like your idea of spreading body positivity. But i genuinely don't think a mermaid who swims around for a greater part of her day will be overweight. Nor do I think a person living in the forest surviving off of mostly nuts and fruits would be obese rather she would most probably be underweight and in need of immediate medical attention. Maybe if you drew them to more normal body measures of the average women then this article would be greatly appreciated because we also have disney trying to show us that only extremely thin people can be attractive which can lead to a decline in the mental health of young girls and affect their perception of superficial beauty. I appreciate your efforts but I don't think its right to promote obesity this way.
Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
Isn't this kind of in a way like skinny shaming??? I mean I'm not a delicate little flower by ANY stretch of the definition but I don't understand why we need to be upset with people for being thin and why we need to "reimagine" them as big... there are some larger ladies in Disney...Lilo's sister and Moana for example and they don't look like they just ate their little sidekicks either they are just a little more curvy than say Bell or Ariel who by the way is a 16 year old who spends all her time swimming if anything they should have given her a 6 pack!
Beans 7 years ago
It's not skinny shaming just as it's not fat shaming to show skinny Disney Princesses. That works both ways. Skinny shaming would be if they showed them eating a grape on a plate or drew them anorexic or something. Also, the Moana, Lilo and Nani thing is problematic because the only 'curvy' Disney characters all seem to be Polynesian, too, which is crazy, because both Moana's body type and Nani's is pretty average for most women, and yet, they're the 'curvy' ones, and both happen to be Polynesian. If they made that representation with other races, or other characters, I'd be way more impressed. And yeah, realistically, they should present fitter than they are; Cinderella cleaned or day but had nary a muscle, Ariel swam all day and likewise.
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Daniel Losinger 7 years ago
Great, now they all have high blood pressure, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.
Beans 7 years ago
You shouldn't diagnose people based on their looks or weight, because you aren't their doctor. Sometimes people look big, but work out or eat well, etc. Sometimes people look skinny, like my mother, and have two or more of those things (hbp, and diabetes 2, fyi). I guess you'd take one look at her and say she had none of these things because she is conventionally thin? People come in all shapes and sizes, not just the standard Disney Princess size. Besides, studies are starting to show people are wrong about BMI, and that chubby (not morbidly obese, but chubby) people classified as medically fat right now (with a BMI of 30-35) live longer anyway, and are usually healthier. If you saw these people in the media you'd think they were 'fat' but that's the thing, they're not. The media skews towards overly skinny, which is actually unhealthy. But whatever, people don't believe stuff like this, because omg fat people are so gross and unhealthy! So go ahead and downvote me I guess.
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Giovanni 7 years ago
It's ok to not be fit but obesity is a medical condition and should not be celebrated like any eating disorder.
Wezbie 7 years ago
They are both eating disorders and really should be seen as such, as you say. I detest the hypocrisy of the criticism of anorexic and bolemic but the 'love yourself' attitude with people that overeat due to mental conditions. Neither are ok.
Load More Replies... Ben Smith 7 years ago
Dear Bored Panda: we've had enough of the Disney "look at the statement I'm making" c**p. STOP POSTING IT.
Kerri Russ 7 years ago
Please stop this trend. I'm a large woman myself, but I just hate this trend. It's not a body image thing as much as it is a fairy tale thing. Just leave the characters as they are and let little girls dream about them as they are. That's why they exist. Let's not project our adult issues into their world yet.
Shruti Naik 7 years ago
I like your idea of spreading body positivity. But i genuinely don't think a mermaid who swims around for a greater part of her day will be overweight. Nor do I think a person living in the forest surviving off of mostly nuts and fruits would be obese rather she would most probably be underweight and in need of immediate medical attention. Maybe if you drew them to more normal body measures of the average women then this article would be greatly appreciated because we also have disney trying to show us that only extremely thin people can be attractive which can lead to a decline in the mental health of young girls and affect their perception of superficial beauty. I appreciate your efforts but I don't think its right to promote obesity this way.
Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
Isn't this kind of in a way like skinny shaming??? I mean I'm not a delicate little flower by ANY stretch of the definition but I don't understand why we need to be upset with people for being thin and why we need to "reimagine" them as big... there are some larger ladies in Disney...Lilo's sister and Moana for example and they don't look like they just ate their little sidekicks either they are just a little more curvy than say Bell or Ariel who by the way is a 16 year old who spends all her time swimming if anything they should have given her a 6 pack!
Beans 7 years ago
It's not skinny shaming just as it's not fat shaming to show skinny Disney Princesses. That works both ways. Skinny shaming would be if they showed them eating a grape on a plate or drew them anorexic or something. Also, the Moana, Lilo and Nani thing is problematic because the only 'curvy' Disney characters all seem to be Polynesian, too, which is crazy, because both Moana's body type and Nani's is pretty average for most women, and yet, they're the 'curvy' ones, and both happen to be Polynesian. If they made that representation with other races, or other characters, I'd be way more impressed. And yeah, realistically, they should present fitter than they are; Cinderella cleaned or day but had nary a muscle, Ariel swam all day and likewise.
Load More Replies... Daniel Losinger 7 years ago
Great, now they all have high blood pressure, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.
Beans 7 years ago
You shouldn't diagnose people based on their looks or weight, because you aren't their doctor. Sometimes people look big, but work out or eat well, etc. Sometimes people look skinny, like my mother, and have two or more of those things (hbp, and diabetes 2, fyi). I guess you'd take one look at her and say she had none of these things because she is conventionally thin? People come in all shapes and sizes, not just the standard Disney Princess size. Besides, studies are starting to show people are wrong about BMI, and that chubby (not morbidly obese, but chubby) people classified as medically fat right now (with a BMI of 30-35) live longer anyway, and are usually healthier. If you saw these people in the media you'd think they were 'fat' but that's the thing, they're not. The media skews towards overly skinny, which is actually unhealthy. But whatever, people don't believe stuff like this, because omg fat people are so gross and unhealthy! So go ahead and downvote me I guess.
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