And the list goes on. The girls of the Winx Club have tiny little spindly arms and legs – which is what beautiful looks like – and wear skirts and dresses so ridiculously short that, if they were to bend over, 당신 would see their entire vagina, even if they were wearing underwear. I have interpreted this as an example of them displaying their sexual prowess. Because all boys 사랑 legs, they have to show as much leg as possible. What’s more, 당신 are not allowed to be fat, for fear of insult:
First of all none of them ever said that ‘little spindly arms and legs’ is what beauty looks like, I’m sorry 당신 interpreted that way. I don’t know if anyone mentioned this yet, but Winx is an Italian cartoon the drawing style may be different there. Not to mention the whole ‘you gotta be skinny’ message comes from over-analyzing shit that wasn’t meant to be over-analyzed. I started watching Winx when I was about 8 and I never thought of trying to be that thin because of a show, in fact it went right over my head. So if sending out bad messages to young girls is your concern, well shit, they don’t even notice it. And I speak from experience. Trust me; most of them are just there for the glittery wings and magic. Plus I don’t watch a show based on how thin 또는 fat the characters are. About the skirts, that’s also 황소, 불 shit, Winx is no porno 당신 don’t see any vaginas there, sorry to disappoint. They do a lot of fighting and never exposed themselves in the manner 당신 claim they do. Again your interpretation is incorrect as they don’t even have skirts that short. And again this is a big over-analysis trust me I know, I was in high school English, a place where all the things are over analyzed. Since 당신 seem to be a 팬 of over-analyzing though, allow me to over-analyze your comment; I interpreted your ‘all boys 사랑 legs’ as a sexist remark. Not all boys are that easy to turn on, not all boys are overly sexual. And again the fear of being fat is not an issue in Winx. None of them have ever said that being overweight is not okay. Just because they are thin doesn’t mean they think being fat is bad. I know a bunch of skinny people who don’t pick on heavier people. And then there’s the fact that society itself, even without Winx, is already obsessed with weight loss and not gaining weight so (playing 당신 가장 좋아하는 over-analyzing game) the Winx girls just mirror society’s already obscured standards, if even. Because think about it, do 당신 know anyone who actually wakes up and says “I think I want to put on 30 더 많이 pounds today.” I don’t know many. That being said the Winx aren’t promoting anorexia, they are simply like every real person who wants to stay healthy.
Musa: Narrow passageway, plus-size fairy? Not good.
Stella: Plus-size fairy?! That’s not very nice!
Bloom: We got you, Stella!
Musa: And I didn’t mean anything 의해 calling 당신 plus-size.
All I can say is, where the heck did 당신 get this dialog from? Damn what show were 당신 watching lol? I think all of us 팬 would have remembered if this was actually said.
Another important facet of this delightful show marketed at young girls is the characters’ incredible dependency on their significant others (who, 100 per cent of the time, are big, muscular and manly):
Not true at all the Winx girls are actually very independent. If 당신 actually watched the show 당신 may have heard the line ‘girl power save the day’ in the theme song. If 당신 even had the attention span to make it past the theme. If 당신 watched episode 7 (pretty sure that was the one) Tecna and Musa sassed off Riven for wanting them to stay out of the way and proceeded to take down the minator infesting their school. In episode 8 일 of the Rose Bloom spilled a 꽃 pot of water on Riven for making a sexist remark. They also traveled to a desolate planet to save the universe, they boys were not present for that until the last minute. Long story short they do so much shit on their own that it out weights the few instances where they relied on the men. And even so, I doubt that the message was one about dependency issues, 더 많이 so one about team work and gender equality since the show is female dominated and the men needed some time to shine. I also specifically remember Icy responding “It’s not like we’d want to socialize with these nerds anyways” after Stormy asks “Why do the boys want to hang out with these losers.” This being said I do believe it’s 안전한, 안전 to say the witches had no interest in the men at all.
Brandon: 당신 look beautiful!
Princess Stella: 당신 saying that makes me feel beautiful!
And what of this dialog? Doesn’t everyone 사랑 a good compliment from their significant other every once in a while? Don’t lie, 당신 enjoy a good compliment. That above is not being dependent on a lover to feel beautiful, that is a way of thanking someone for a compliment and setting a romantic mood.
Every episode, flying around in their short skirts, the Winx Club prevent a horrible tragedy from occurring. But they always end up in the arms of their men. In one episode I watched, a Winx Club fairy refused to help save the world because she was worrying about what her boyfriend had to tell her later that day. She proceeded to be royally bothered at her 프렌즈 for not caring about her and her boyfriend; because her 프렌즈 had to, like, save the world. 당신 know how it is.
That is again, bullshit. How many episodes did 당신 watch? Just episode 4? Because that was the only one that they really relied on the boys. Every other episode with the boys in it was either the Winx helping the boys 또는 the Winx working, as equals in strength, power, and say, to defeat the enemies. Season 1’s finale had Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Stella fighting Darcy and Stormy and Bloom fighting Icy all alone, with no aid from the men at all. In fact the men took on the easier task of fighting in the background with everyone else. And the Winx whooped ass. The only reason they ended up back in the arms of the boys is to get a thank God you’re alive, congrats on saving the world hug/kiss. And let’s not forget Flora was single until halfway through season 2. In the episode ‘Last Resorts’ the Winx came up with the plan to take down the Trix and the boys merely assisted. 더 많이 often than not the Winx are saving the men and/or are in charge of them. Way to pick the worst character on the show. Bloom is a wimp. Bloom is weak. Just because one character is a royal f*** up doesn’t mean they all cast the world aside for silly things. And 당신 just admitted that the other Winx didn’t care because they realized they had bigger problems.
The dependency on boys is so important that even the evil witches in this show have evil boyfriends. The evil witches do their boyfriends’ bidding without question.
Can I get an ‘Aw Hell naw, 당신 did not just insult the best characters’ over here! Now let’s just get one thing straight; biggest load of bullshit in this 기사 당신 typed. I don’t know if we watched the same version I did (I could imagine that RAI and 4kids were the same in this light) , because in the Winx I watched the Trix were completely single thorough season 1. The only relationship they had was Darcy using and manipulating the man. It wasn’t even real love, she was using and overpowering him and forcing him to do her bidding. LOL yup, very dependent on him of her. Hell, she even got mad when Stormy accused her of being in love. Icy would constantly mock the idea of Darcy and Riven being together, despite it’s true nature. In short, in season 1 the Trix girls simply didn’t give a shit. In season 2 while yes they had a thing for Darkar, they ended up turning on his 나귀, 엉덩이 after he ‘dumped’ them. If they are as dependant as 당신 claim they probably would have been crying rather than coming back in their combined entity form and kicking his ass. An ass-kicking in which Icy yelled “All 당신 did was sit around and give us orders. Now it’s your turn to take the orders.” Pretty independent if 당신 ask me. In season 3 while yes they did do a lot for Valtor, they did do it with question; towards the middle of the season (after receiving disenchantix) Icy claimed that she thought something was up with him in the fact that he kept sending them out to fight in place of him, she suspected that he was afraid to fight himself. A few episodes later she confronted him and accused him to his face of being afraid. To which he shows her his true form, after that she was done. She claimed they had a bad taste in men and the Trix promptly left him to die. Even before that they questioned each other about why they were fighting over a guy because it was silly to do. Long story short, each time they got with a guy they ended up leaving him because he was powerful enough to meet their standards. Season 5’s Icy and all the characters just suck. I’ll give 당신 leniency there, if 당신 only watched season 5, I can understand your opinions, because season 5 is just crap. I don’t even consider it to be a part of the show…
Having read all this, let’s put on the cute shoes of a 12 년 old girl: what does this show tell us?
1. 당신 are capable of saving the world … if 당신 are a fairy.
Let’s think back to when I was like 10 and my sister 8. We never thought that at all, in fact we thought we could go out and kick butt because of the show and we were well aware that we were not faeries.
2. You’re not capable of happiness 또는 beauty unless 당신 have a boyfriend.
Bullshit. When my sister and I were little we didn’t even think about boyfriends. We didn’t give a flying f***, and I still don’t about beauty and appearance. When we were little our joy came from shit like getting a new doll 또는 going to the park. I’m sorry if 당신 rely on shows to teach 당신 lessons. And I’m sorry 당신 got the wrong ones.
3. Your boyfriend comes before everything, including saving the world and your best friends.
Wrong again, my sister and I didn’t have boyfriends to put before anything. And most of my 프렌즈 that I watched the show with didn’t either. And guess what, they weren’t unhappy. And again that’s not even the message the show was giving.
4. If 당신 are 16 and 당신 don’t have a boyfriend, 당신 have failed.
Welp, guess I failed, and I don’t give a shit either. I’m asexual. That being said my many years of watching Winx didn’t teach me to rely on men. Why? Because it wasn’t supposed to. Because it never sent that message to me 또는 any of its fans. Because most Winx 팬 are smart enough to not believe everything we see on TV, because half of the stuff on TV isn’t meant to be taken seriously 또는 applied to life in any way.
5. Your boyfriend must be big and muscular and manly (and look significantly older than you), 또는 else 당신 have failed.
Okay this one is completely untrue. Just because the Winx have muscular boyfriends doesn’t mean that the writer of the show is telling girls who are single 또는 have less ‘manly’ boyfriends they failed. Unless of course 당신 are over-analyzing the show and looking for excuses to hate it as 당신 seem to be doing.
6. Short skirts and dresses are key. Everyone must almost see your vagina.
Alright, for one, society already figured out that one on its own. And I don’t agree with that message at all. Good thing Winx doesn’t actually promote that. Nope, no vagina scenes in Winx. Perhaps 당신 stumbled across some bad fanart, it happens sometimes. And since we are talking about little girls getting this message; I doubt their parents would even allow that style of dressing. And I never wanted to dress like that as a little kid.
7. If 당신 don’t have the tiniest, stringiest arms and legs, you’re “plus-size” and hence not accepted.
We already discussed this; allow me to refer 당신 to the first paragraph once more.
8. 당신 are submissive to your boyfriend.
Pretty sure this was discussed earlier too.
9. Even if you’re evil, 당신 still need a boyfriend. And to be submissive to him.
Why are 당신 even worried about this, I doubt an evil 12 년 old would be watching the show. And we already discussed this one to, but since I favor the Trix I will talk about it again. The Trix didn’t need a boyfriend and they had no problem kicking their men to the curb once they were done using them. Yes, they were only with them to use them for power. Shocking right? I know it’s hard for someone who thinks the show is about male domination to believe that perhaps the evil women were just using the men for power and not actually seeking love. And when they got ‘dumped’ they didn’t cry, they didn’t give up, they simply didn’t give a shit. They didn’t even give half a shit. The Trix were not seeking male company, they sought out power and would do most anything to get it, as any real villain would. And let’s again mention that in season 1 the Trix had no boyfriends and they mocked those who did.
10. Pollution and robbers are super evil.
Well aren’t robbers evil? And isn’t pollution bad? Yeah, I would say so. I wouldn’t want some asshole taking my belongings. And I’m pretty sure the world isn’t as wholesome with all this garbage sitting on it. 당신 act like getting kids to be environmentally aware is a bad thing. 당신 act like teaching kids not to be thieves is negative.
I kind of feel like Winx Club tells us some horrible things. Essentially, it tells young girls that they can’t feel fulfilled unless they wear really short skirts and makeup, possess hunky boyfriends and wield fairy 꽃 powers. It is one thing to, as an adult, look at the facts logically and say that feminism makes sense; and yet, perhaps we underestimate how influential 텔레비전 can be. I can’t help but think that certain ideas in women’s heads can be traced back to shows like Winx Club. Maybe, we think, it’s actually OK to only want to impress a man? Even though we are pulling off some super-cool fairy magic shit?
I kind of feel like people over-analyze show like Winx Club too much and take away messages that were never actually there. I know for a fact that 바비 인형 and Bratz are a lot worse. I know that MTV’s Bad Girls’ club is a worse influence on kids who stumble upon it. Essentially it doesn’t actually tell little girls anything about where happiness comes from. Well except for the fact that they advocate having nice caring 프렌즈 that can help 당신 when you’re down. Nope, Winx never sent any message about needing a man to be happy. And they certainly didn’t say that your 치마 needs to be a certain length to be fulfilled, because that’s ridiculous. As for the makeup, I don’t know many people who don’t already own material things that make them happy. Back to the over-analyzing game; are kids given stuffed 동물 during early childhood to teach them that 당신 need toys to be happy and to help 당신 sleep? No, they are not. No Winx is not saying girls need make up to be happy. Again I have watched Winx practically my whole life and I hate makeup. If 당신 wanna go there with the magic thing, then I guess you’re going to have to rant about Disney, Harry Potter, Sailor Moon, and any other magical girl show. Because supposedly they teach 당신 that 당신 need to have magic to be happy right? Wrong, Winx, like any other magic show, simply has a plot resolving around using magic to aid in battle and what not. The show isn’t saying that 당신 need powers to be happy, that’s ridiculous as many believe magic doesn’t exist. I am 19, an adult, and I have re-watched the show many times with my new knowledge and perception and I think 당신 are picking up on lessons that were never even meant to be there. 당신 speak of the ideals put into 당신 girls’ minds due in part to this show. But perhaps 당신 should consider that these ideals were already prevalent in their minds, and they were since the dark ages. Mankind simply hasn’t completely erased gender roles. Some people undermined how influential TV is, others, like 당신 over-analyze it. Gender roles have been here since time began and shows like Winx don’t advocate them. In fact Winx displays girl power and the ability to out shine a man. And if you’re children are that susceptible to influences, instead of ranting about the show online, start putting child locks on everything your kid watches.
The feminist cause is not going to prevail if we continue to present young girls with stuff like Winx Club, Bratz 인형 and those new shitty Monsterz Dollz (is that what they’re even called?). Young girls will soon become young women, and some will inevitably come to believe that seeking the manliest partner and wearing a short 치마 should be their highest priorities in life – closely followed 의해 saving the world with magic, of course.
Again most little girls don’t even know what feminism is, moreover be influenced 의해 a show to go against independence. It is at the high school age when girls and boys alike are truly presented with these idealisms and get to take a stand on it. 의해 this time any notion that they got from a children’s’ show is probably cast aside 의해 their new insight. I can’t speak for everyone, but as a little girl I never felt insuperior to the opposite gender because of a show like Winx meant for entertainment. I know I can’t tell people how to be parents, but I think some parents need to stop being so butthurt, stop sheltering their child, and if they feel the need to do so, stop trying to force their beliefs onto other people. Your claim that women who watch this show will ‘inevitably’ grow up seeking a masculine partner is painfully untrue, I am living proof of it. I am 19, never had a boyfriend, never wanted one, never will. And I have grown up watching Winx and occasionally playing with Bratz. My sister is the same way. And a good number of my 프렌즈 too. 당신 are worrying about something that isn’t. And everyone knows that saving the world with magic isn’t a priority as no one actually has magical fairy powers.
