The Disney Princess Body Proportion Issue
(ArtsJournal Theatre)

“Disney princesses have extremely small waist-to-hip ratios that are nearly impossible to achieve naturally,â€� write anthropologist Toe Aung of Pennsylvania State University and independent researcher Leah Williams. They argue that such characters “might heighten or reinforce our preference for lower waist-to-hip ratios, and the perception that physically attractive individuals with lower waist-to-hip ratios possess morally favorable qualities.â€� […]