absolutely loved Disney as a child, I now believe that its cartoons ( which are largely altered from the original story line) influence unrealistic and shallow outlooks and expectations on life towards its aimed audience (which are generally children). Nevertheless, Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the only exception. This is because I find it tries to teach the search and acceptance of inner beauty rather than just a story about two characters who fall in love over each other's aesthetic inclinations.
The only character I compare myself to would be Belle (removing all aspect of physical beauty of course). This is because she's such a book worm, loving books just as much as I do. She doesn't care that the whole town is watching her, finding her peculiar in all her geekiness, but goes prancing around the village "with her nose stuck in a book". She doesn't flirt, doesn't preen, and is comfortable standing out from the crowd. She's completely down to earth and she refuses to associate herself with the shallow, and pretentious crowd.
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