Many of us grew up admiring Disney princesses like Ariel or Sleeping Beauty as little girls. It's all fine until you get older and realize just how those characters majorly play into the unrealistic beauty and behavior standards for young girls. Luckily that's getting better nowadays with newer, more progressive Disney characters like Moana and Elsa.
Illustrator Andhika Muksin re-imagines classic Disney princesses looking a little more...human, shall we say? We're into it!
Disney announced a week ago that Halle Bailey had been cast as Ariel in their live-action production of The Little Mermaid - and the casting proved controversial for some closed-minded individuals on the interweb. While they were spouting racist crap, other people were busy dreaming up some seriously hilarious casting options for the upcoming film. From Danny DeVito as Prince Eric, to Guy Fieri as the villainous Ursula, the imaginative ideas come together to create a movie we'd definitely pay to see. What
Disney isn't known for having a particularly diverse set of princesses, which has caused many people demand princesses they can relate to. The outcry for incredibly specific Disney princesses led to some parody tweets. Eventually, Twitter users started having a field day, adding their own hilarious twists to the mix.
