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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-12-20 06:44 pm

[ SECRET POST #2179 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2179 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2012-12-22 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think there's anything wrong with adoring either character. Both are incredibly positive and well-written female characters but the fact stands that I was 21 when Brave came out and 12 when Finding Nemo came out and I needed a character like Dory at that age. She wasn't a love interest or a mother nor did she have any desire to be either, she was strange but not insecure in the slightest about this and she had her own problems to overcome which were complicated and challenging and not about erasing her disorder and more living with it and being happy. She meant a ridiculous amount to me and still does. I identify with her more than most female characters in anything. I'm incredibly happy that Merida exists now as a Disney princess. I was so relieved that it wasn't like this male writer had just stamped her with this big red label TOMBOY and then left her as her character, she just wasn't typically feminine and princessy. But it was 12 when I felt weird for not wanting a boyfriend and not being interested in 'normal' girly things. Dory never was demanded to be a love interest like most other female characters though and it was such a breath of fresh air. That's my story at least. Maybe there are 12 year old girls out there relieved that Merida didn't want to meet 'her prince' and I certainly hope there are.