Queer theory with The Beauty and Beast
...Beast in this same mold, because in many ways, it fulfills that. Belle seems to mostly act as an object of ownership, first of her father, than briefly of Gaston, then finally of the Beast. However true this may be, there are also ways in which The Beauty and the Beast serves to undermine elements... Prof’s Belle and Dissatisfaction with Masculinity: a Lesbian Disney Princess? Disney has been roundly criticized, and rightly so, for clinging to oppressive norms when constructing many of its characters. Some, such as Pocahontas, have been highly racialized, while others have clung to gender roles of weak women who need support from a strong man. There are many ways one could take Beauty and the Beast...