
English: 
I was very determined not to like "Frozen."
And I have my reasons.
Super lazy and generic art,
the lack of people of colour,
Same-Face Syndrome,
the appropriation of Sami culture,
removing a ton of female characters from the
original fairy tale and leaving us with two.
And from what I'd seen of the trailers I was certain
the snowman was going to annoy me.
But I ended up really liking it.
Olaf included.
I loved the majority of the music,
it was funny,
I thought it was great how Elsa's
lack of boyfriend wasn't a big deal.
I thought it was a fun and enjoyable movie.
And listening to the audience react to the Hans
reveal was always hilarious.
[Swelling music from Frozen]
"Oh Anna, if only there was
someone out there who loved you."
Oh, hell no! You motherfu–
What surprised me most about "Frozen" was how
strongly I identified with both of the female characters.
Like Anna, I say weird things
without meaning to,
I start talking before I finish
the sentence in my head.

English: 
I was very determined not to like "Frozen."
And I have my reasons.
Super lazy and generic art,
the lack of people of color,
Same-Face Syndrome,
the appropriation of Sami culture,
removing a ton of female characters from the
original fairy tale and leaving us with two.
And from what I'd seen of the trailers I was certain
the snowman was going to annoy me.
But I ended up really liking it.
Olaf included.
I loved the majority of the music,
it was funny,
I thought it was great how Elsa's
lack of boyfriend wasn't a big deal.
I thought it was a fun and enjoyable movie.
And listening to the audience react to the Hans
reveal was always hilarious.
[Swelling music from Frozen]
"Oh Anna, if only there was
someone out there who loved you."
Oh, hell no! You mother–
What surprised me most about "Frozen" was how
strongly I identified with both of the female characters.
Like Anna, I say weird things
without meaning to,
I start talking before I finish
the sentence in my head.

English: 
My approach to relationships has
been to fall too hard and too fast.
And I rush into things all the time without
thinking them all the way through.
Like Elsa, I enjoy being alone.
Sometimes I'm quiet and reserved.
I feel guilt for the times I've lashed out at my
brother, family, friends, boyfriend,
and for the times that
they've seen me break down.
Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety,
shutting myself away from the people I care about
because it's easier than confronting my problems.
I think it's safe to say that Disney has never
made a character like Elsa before.
While the theme of isolation for being different is
something that Disney does quite a lot,
I don't think it's ever been as
intense as it is with Elsa.
A lot of people see Elsa's powers and how she deals
with them as a metaphor for mental illness.
But I don't see it that way,
and by that I mean:
I think we're meant to know that Elsa suffers
from some kind of mental illness.
It's not based solely on subtext.
If we put Elsa in a modern setting and
took away her ice powers,
there would still be things about her character
that would indicate mental illness.

English: 
My approach to relationships has
been to fall too hard and too fast.
And I rush into things all the time without
thinking them all the way through.
Like Elsa, I enjoy being alone.
Sometimes I'm quiet and reserved.
I feel guilt for the times I've lashed out at my
brother, family, friends, boyfriend,
and for the times that
they've seen me break down.
Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety,
shutting myself away from the people I care about
because it's easier than confronting my problems.
I think it's safe to say that Disney has never
made a character like Elsa before.
While the theme of isolation for being different is
something that Disney does quite a lot,
I don't think it's ever been as
intense as it is with Elsa.
A lot of people see Elsa's powers and how she deals
with them as a metaphor for mental illness.
But I don't see it that way,
and by that I mean:
I think we're meant to know that Elsa suffers
from some kind of mental illness.
It's not based solely on subtext.
If we put Elsa in a modern setting and
took away her ice powers,
there would still be things about her character
that would indicate mental illness.

English: 
The ice powers are there to
make the story more interesting,
and to help kids understand Elsa’s behavior by giving
a physical manifestation of her illness
because I’m going to assume that most kids don’t
recognize depression or social anxiety disorder as a disorder
but most of the adults will.
And Elsa exhibits these kinds of qualities quite plainly.
She isolates herself,
she convinces herself that she's a
danger and a burden to her family,
she bottles up her fear until it culminates in a mental
breakdown in which she accidentally hurts her sister.
While we can’t know what she
would’ve done,
I get the distinct feeling that if Elsa had seen Hans
about to go all Game of Thrones on her,
she might not have done anything to stop him.
Which is sad, but also important
Because mental illness is this huge thing that
society doesn't really like to acknowledge
And a lot of it comes down to the fact that the stories about mental illness are usually filled with
violence
or death.
violence
Even when that doesn’t happen,
we hardly ever see it get better.
Like, Monk’s been going to therapy for 7 years,
and he’s stayed the same.

English: 
The ice powers are there to
make the story more interesting,
and to help kids understand Elsa’s behavior by giving
a physical manifestation of her illness.
Because I’m going to assume that most kids don’t
recognize depression or social anxiety disorder
And Elsa exhibits these kinds
of qualities quite plainly.
And Elsa exhibits these kinds of qualities quite plainly.
she convinces herself that she's a
danger and a burden to her family,
she bottles up her fear until it culminates in a mental
breakdown in which she accidentally hurts her sister.
While we can’t know what she
would’ve done,
I get the distinct feeling that if Elsa had seen Hans
about to go all Game of Thrones on her,
she might not have done
anything to stop him.
she might not have done anything to stop him.
Because mental illness is this huge thing that
society doesn't really like to acknowledge.
And a lot of it comes down to the fact that the stories
about mental illness are usually filled with
And a lot of it comes down to the fact that the stories about mental illness are usually filled with
violence
or death.
Even when that doesn’t happen,
we hardly ever see it get better.
Like, Monk’s been going to therapy for 7 years,
and he’s stayed the same.
While obsessive compulsive or bipolar disorder
isn’t something that can really be cured,

English: 
While obsessive compulsive or bipolar disorder isn’t something that can really be cured,
whether it’s through therapy
or prescribed medications or both.
And that’s something really
awesome about "Frozen."
While Elsa gaining control and
melting the ice at the end
is much more of a convenient epiphany than
fleshed out character development,
I think it’s obvious that it’s Anna’s support and
Elsa’s willingness to accept that support
I think it’s obvious that it’s Anna’s support and Elsa’s willingness to accept that support
that helps her melt the ice.
And that shows people
that it can get better,
that mental illness isn’t this hopeless thing that
will keep you broken forever,
or that you have to face it alone.
That getting help is nothing to be ashamed of, and
in fact, not doing so can be dangerous.
And I think it’s worth mentioning that this
idea is conveyed with two sisters.
Instead of having a romantic
interest sweep in and BAM!
Problem solved.
And of course, you want your significant other to
be there for you if that is your situation,
but all too often we see stories where someone’s mental
illness is fixed by being in a relationship.
That’s another thing.

English: 
While obsessive compulsive or bipolar disorder isn’t something that can really be cured,
it can be managed with proper treatment
whether it’s through therapy
or prescribed medications or both.
And that’s something really
awesome about "Frozen."
While Elsa gaining control and
melting the ice at the end
is much more of a convenient epiphany than
fleshed out character development,
I think it’s obvious that it’s Anna’s support and Elsa’s willingness to accept that support
that helps her melt the ice.
And that shows people
that it can get better,
that mental illness isn’t this hopeless thing that
will keep you broken forever,
or that you have to face it alone.
That getting help is nothing to be ashamed of, and
in fact, not doing so can be dangerous.
And I think it’s worth mentioning that this
idea is conveyed with two sisters.
Instead of having a romantic
interest sweep in and BAM!
Problem solved.
And of course, you want your significant other to
be there for you if that is your situation,
but all too often we see stories where someone’s mental illness is fixed by being in a relationship.
That’s another thing.

English: 
Elsa doesn’t end up with a guy.
It’s not even implied that
she’ll eventually come around.
And it’s also not a crucial part of her story.
While Hans kind of mentions it,
Hans: Elsa was preferable of course, but
no one was getting anywhere with her.
It seems that Elsa being single is not questioned
or odd to the people of Arendelle.
Which is good.
Considering how asexuality and women specifically
choosing not to be in a relationship,
often really confuses people,
it’s cool that we’re shown a story where a woman makes
that decision and it's not a major plot point.
Like with Merida before her,
Elsa’s lack of a romantic storyline often makes people
think about whether or not she might be a lesbian.
And that’s a valid argument:
that her ice powers are representative of having
to conceal a sexual or gender identity.
Hooray for subtext!
Because that’s all it is.
It’s a story that a lot of people can put
themselves into, and that’s great.
But that doesn’t do anything for the positive
representation of those people in real life.
And we shouldn’t be applauding Disney for
representation they didn’t give us.

English: 
Elsa doesn’t end up with a guy.
It’s not even implied that
she’ll eventually come around.
And it’s also not a crucial part of her story.
While Hans kind of mentions it,
"Elsa was preferable of course, but
no one was getting anywhere with her."
It seems that Elsa being single is not questioned
or odd to the people of Arendelle.
Which is good.
Considering how asexuality and women specifically
choosing not to be in a relationship,
often really confuses people,
it’s cool that we’re shown a story where a woman makes
that decision and it's not a major plot point.
Like with Merida before her,
Elsa’s lack of a romantic storyline often makes people
think about whether or not she might be a lesbian.
And that’s a valid argument:
that her ice powers are representative of having
to conceal a sexual or gender identity.
Hooray for subtext!
Because that’s all it is.
It’s a story that a lot of people can put
themselves into, and that’s great.
But that doesn’t do anything for the positive
representation of those people in real life.
And we shouldn’t be applauding Disney for
representation they didn’t give us.

English: 
Which unfortunately happens a lot.
We’re getting to a point where we see more and
more of those stories being told.
Because it’s important to see transgender stories, and
lesbian stories, and gay stories and bisexual stories–
It’s all important!
But it’s all on shows meant for adults.
Even though those aren’t things that only
adults should know about.
[Exasperated sigh]
I’m tired of the lgbt community having to only see
themselves through subtext in children’s stories.
It’s like saying,
[Condescending voice]
Yes, we acknowledge you, Laverne Cox.
But we don’t want children to know about you,
how will we explain it to them?
Which is really sad because Laverne Cox is a
gift to this cold and cruel world.
And let’s be serious,
besides the fact that there are a lot
of people that it might upset,
what reason does Disney for
not showing those characters?
Unless we’re going to be showing something
that’s actually inappropriate for children,
like a sex scene or something,
there's no good reason.
But wait…

English: 
Which unfortunately happens a lot.
We’re getting to a point where we see more and
more of those stories being told.
Because it’s important to see transgender stories, and
lesbian stories, and gay stories and bisexual stories–
It’s all important!
But it’s all on shows meant for adults.
Even though those aren’t things that only
adults should know about.
[Exasperated sigh]
I’m tired of the lgbt community having to only see
themselves through subtext in children’s stories.
It’s like saying,
[Condescending voice]
Yes, we acknowledge you, Laverne Cox.
But we don’t want children to know about you,
how will we explain it to them?
Which is really sad because Laverne Cox is a
gift to this cold and cruel world.
And let’s be serious,
besides the fact that there are a lot
of people that it might upset,
what reason does Disney for
not showing those characters?
Unless we’re going to be showing something
that’s actually inappropriate for children,
like a sex scene or something,
there's no good reason.
But wait…

English: 
We show–we show straight people…in kids
movies all the time without sex scenes.
A transgender version of Cinderella would
make so much sense is all I'm saying.
And that’s not to say that we need a
transgender version of Cinderella,
there’s no reason that Disney
can’t make something completely new.
Just like with Elsa and her story.
Let me know what you guys
think in the comments.
If you liked this video, thumbs up,
and if you want to see more of these kinds of videos,
be sure to click this little logo thing here in the corner.
Thanks for listening.
The Princess will see you next week.

English: 
We show–we show straight people…in kids
movies all the time without sex scenes.
A transgender version of Cinderella would
make so much sense is all I'm saying.
And that’s not to say that we need a
transgender version of Cinderella,
there’s no reason that Disney
can’t make something completely new.
Just like with Elsa and her story.
Let me know what you guys
think in the comments.
If you liked this video, thumbs up,
and if you want to see more of these kinds of videos,
be sure to click this little logo thing here in the corner.
Thanks for listening.
The Princess will see you next week.
