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Диснеевские принцессы What do Ты think of the idea some people have that Rapunzel's crown is a metaphor for her virginity?

74 fans picked:
Hmm, it definitely has some validity!
   43%
I don't know....
   30%
No way, that's ridiculous
   27%
 princesslullaby posted Больше года
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princesslullaby picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
This isn't meant to be perverted or anything. I think Disney might have been saying something there. Certainly if you consider the lyrics of Mother Knows Best (Reprise):


Mother Gothel:
No?! Oh. I see how it is.

Rapunzel knows best
Rapunzel's so mature now
Such a clever grown-up miss
Rapunzel knows best
Fine, if you're so sure now
Go ahead, then give him this

This is why he's here!
Don't let him deceive you!
Give it to him, watch, you'll see!

Trust me, my dear
That's how fast he'll leave you
I won't say I told you so
- no
Rapunzel knows best!
So if he's such a dreamboat
Go and put him to the test

If he's lying
Don't come crying
Mother knows best


And when he's sailling away on the boat.... I think there might have been a message. :)

And the whole, trying to keep her pure and clean from the outside world, etc.
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boolander25 picked No way, that's ridiculous:
Eh, I suppose.. :/
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JonnaSe picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
Lol. Well when you put it like that...
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Swanpride picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
Disney is staying there true to the source text - in one of the oldest variants, Mother Gothel discovers the visits of prince because Rapunzel suddenly gains weight - and when he finds her again, she has born twins (in later variants Rapunzel reveals it by saying somethin stupid, but for some reason, they never cut out the twins). Either way, the whole thing is often seen as an allegorical tale that you can't protect your children from teenage pregnancy by hiding them from the outside world. Disney is not that obvious, but they are bold enough to hint to the source countless times, mainly in Mother Gothel's texts. (There is also the "getting kind of chubby")
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ajotma picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
Makes sense!
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TigerRanma picked I don't know....:
"Go ahead and give him this." Oh wow.

"Getting kinda chubby"? Mother Gothel says that before Rapunzel meets Flynn.

I don't really know what to think of this.
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hisblueeyes picked I don't know....:
OH! GIVE IT TO HIM. I get it...that took me awhile...
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ppgbelle4 picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
I can see it, with the tiara symbolizing her virginity.
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opalrose picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
i'm sorry but i think that's highlarious, but i see your point maybe they did mean that
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pretty_angel92 picked No way, that's ridiculous:
lol what? i don't think so xD
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DreamyGal picked I don't know....:
I never thought of it before this pick...not really sure...
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emilypenguin55 picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
MUAHAHAHAHAHA he took her "tiara" lol but it is revelant
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DamianLUVR picked No way, that's ridiculous:
meh.... i dont really think so... but i guess some people could see it like that.. i don't though.
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PrincessLD picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
I understand why the people get the idea. But this no mean that Disney try to put this message. It is a considence
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PociandSmith picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
Well,the movie has nothing to do with the original fairy tale

BUT

I agree..I mean,it has something to do with it ...I'm not sure if Disney tried to put this message or if we did it...
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sheep2901 picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
point's taken
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Safira-09 picked No way, that's ridiculous:
oh jesus.... this is why i always have to takes breaks from the disney fandom from time to time, some people just see more to something that there actually is XDD yes, she got pregnant in the TALE, but i think i need to remind some people, that we never saw aurora raped, snow white "dead" three times, cinderellas stepsisters without eyes, ariel walking with pain in her feet, etc etc etc.... oh and i also dont remember seeing flynn being blind and walking around for a few years XD
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dimitri_ picked Hmm, it definitely has some validity!:
Of course, it's really obvious. The first time I heard the song, I immediately assumed the crown was a metaphor of Rapunzel's virginity. When she finally gave the crown to Flynn, she thought he ran away, just like all men would (Gothel's generalization).
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ace2000 picked No way, that's ridiculous:
STAHP
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