Of all the things that are continually said about the princesses, this is the one that grates on me the most. Not only is it horribly untrue, but no one ever comes to Aurora's defense. Since I am tired and continually typing the same thing over and over again, I thought it would be 더 많이 convenient to post my 기사 like this and just link to it whenever I need to. Remember guys, it's okay to have your own opinions. Doesn't mean those opinions are always right though.

Let's start out 의해 defining a Mary Sue.
A fictional character, usually female, who is the epitome of perfection. Most commonly without flaws, and usually seen as an author's self insert.

EDIT: There are only two types of Mary Sue. Blank Slate, 또는 Self Insert. Self Inserts are idealized versions of the author, Blank Slates are empty vessels with no real traits that explain their thoughts 또는 actions. They are there for the reader to go for a ride as, ala Bella 백조 또는 Ana Steele.
Aurora is fictional, she is a female. Contrary to 인기 belief, Aurora does have flaws. She is not perfect. Also, it's pretty doubtful she's a self insert, unless the animator's dream was to be a shy, blonde teenager.

So, let's talk about flaws. Yes, she does have them. Aurora has no backbone, she's shy, she lacks common sense, she has horrible social skills, and indecisive. Since 당신 wont believe me, I'll list in-canon references to these flaws.

Lack of Backbone → Aurora shows lack of backbone to stand up for herself. She is unable to find the strength to marry the one she loves (unlike Philip, who planned to do just that), to stand up for the life she wanted, 또는 to just generally decide anything for herself. Even when she meets Philip, she just kind of goes along with what he wants.
Shy → Aurora can openly flirt and play with her animal friends, and be sly and playful with her Aunt's but mix anyone else into the mix and she's a nervous wreck. When she first meets Philip she stutters, changes her mind a lot, barely talks, etc. Even with her friends, she seems to spend most of her time just sitting in comfortable silence. Which brings me to my 다음 point..
Bad Social Skills → This mostly has to do with her being raised away form people, but this doesn't make it any less of a flaw. Similarly to shyness, Aurora appears to have the inability to have long conversations, she occasionally stutters, and she's very uptight around new people. When she meets Philip, she barely has any clue what to do so she just follows his lead. Thank goodness Philip was an honorable gentleman, otherwise something horrible may have happened to Aurora.
Indecisive → What can I say, Aurora sucks at making decisions. While this can be inferred from her tendency to follow other people's orders, 당신 can watch the scene where she meets Phillip and see her change her mind multiple times in the span of a few short minutes.

She obviously doesn't have as many flaws as, say, Ariel or... Ariel.. But shes pretty on par with the likes of 신데렐라 and Belle. So shut up about her not having flaws.

Now, how about some virtues? We've heard the usual beauty and song bit, but what about the actual good stuff about Aurora's personality? How about her kindness, her playful nature, her respectful and responsible character?

Kindness → Come on, she's nice to everyone. Literally everyone. It's almost like she doesn't have a mean bone in her body. She's nice to the fairies, nice to Philip, nice to her friends. Pint has been made.
Playful → Playing along with her Aunt's plans? Playing along with her friends? Her playful nature seems to coincide with her shyness, giving her the ability to go along with whatever the other person wants from her.
Responsible → This goes along with obedience and respect. Aurora does what she's told. Sure, she most likely does it because she doesn't have the nerve to not, but it still counts as a virtue. After all, the best character flaws go hand in hand with the character virtues.
Intelligence → Aurora's pretty smart, really. i'm not joking. She picks up on her Aunt's plans, she has enough imagination to go along with her 프렌즈 game, she knows enough to not trust Philip immediately (until she's sure he's the one from her dreams. Calm down, it's a fairy tale). She has enough strength of mind to pull out of Maleficent's spell. She's got a powerful mind, I wish we could have seen 더 많이 of it.

And the filler traits that every good character needs.
Romantic → She falls in 사랑 with someone in her dreams, can 당신 get 더 많이 romantic?
Poised → She may be shy and suck with people, but the way she carries herself portrays elegance and glamour. Maybe it's a shield?
Selfless → Again, goes along with lack of back bone and responsible, but she does give up her entire life, all of her dreams, for her people. While Ariel for example, gave up her people 또는 her dreams. That takes some strength of character to even comprehend doing.
Friendly → She may be shy, but once she's comfortable with 당신 she's perfectly friendly. She eventually warms up to Philip for example.
Feminine → People often recognize her for this, she has a soft, girly attitude.
Dreamy → Her 사랑 song is about dreams. She 일 dreams. She's like the dentition of dreamy.

So, there 당신 go. I've offered a list of flaws, virtues, and filler traits. Sure, she isn't the deepest character like Ariel 또는 Rapunzel. But she is still on par with 재스민 속, 재 스민 and Belle Aurora is a collection of traits typical of a fairy tale princess and even the modern 일 YA Heroine. Seriously, there are 인기 book characters with less to put on paper than her. Most of her traits even intertwine together, which is pretty great honestly.
Hate her all 당신 want, go ahead. But 다음 person who calls her a Mary Sue is getting an all caps rage on their ass. STOP CALLING HER A MARY SUE. THIS ISN'T EVEN ARGUABLE ANY MORE. I'M SICK OF IT. HATE HER ALL 당신 WANT, BUT SHE JUST ISN'T ONE.



*Yeah, this is rushed and ranty and bitchy and not as lengthy as I'd like. I'm a busy girl. Enjoy.