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shadow-daughter:skywardkonahriks:shadow-daughter:elisamaza:baixueagain:honey-harper-official:cumonthevoid:why did they give this line to the villainTo make it seem like a bad thing to young girlsI’m…no. This is such a bad misinterpretation of the point. Holy Lazy Feminist Film Crit, Batman. They gave this line to Cruella to show that she thinks love and success are fundamentally opposed. She doesn’t believe you can love others and pursue your talents and ambitions at the same time.The key aspect to Cruella’s character is that she is cruel. She is willing to step on anyone, including helpless puppies, to get what she wants. People like her think that relationships - which require compassion, understanding, cooperation, and compromise - only get in the way of “real” happiness. Something like marriage is thus off the table entirely. Anita is the polar opposite. She is radically compassionate, to the point that she’s willing, despite having a limited budget, to adopt dozens of orphaned puppies. She chooses to be with Roger and live a humble but honest lifestyle rather than cutting throats to have success.And you know what? Anita still pursues her passions anyway. She still designs clothes and uses her talent. She doesn’t “squander” it. She and Roger live side by side, harmoniously pursuing their individual dreams of fashion design and music composition while still united in their love of dogs, laughter, and the arts. That is what a healthy marriage looks like, and it’s something Cruella is incapable of comprehending. Cruella is here creating a false dichotomy to try and gaslight Anita into thinking her choices are wrong. That isn’t feminism, it’s just what Cruella does best: cruelty. cisheteropatriarchal marriages like that are anomalies. The fact is-sometimes the villain has a point.And no, maybe it wasn’t intentional. In fact, it frequently isn’t intentional.But sometimes the villain has a point.How many girls do you know, who’ve grown up resigned to the idea of getting married and becoming a housewife, because that’s what they assume is their only real option?I spent my early teen years dreading exactly that. Under not the assumption, but that the certainty, that someday, I was going to have to get married to a man, and have sex with that man- while actively sex repulsed. I was resigned to that being my only choice. That regardless of what I wanted, it would happen someday.From an early age, the importance of getting married and raising kids is pushed on us. There’s a narrative there, built in fairy tales and movies- ‘happily ever after means getting married’.It’s been getting better, slowly but surely- but go back to the time period of 101 Dalmations, and there’s still a long way to go.Sometimes the villain has a point.But.That doesn’t make them right.Because yes- she has a point. There are a lot of women who live unhappy, unfulfilling lives, because they felt pressured by society to get married.But there are just as many women, who thrive in their marriages.Who have husbands, wives, and spouses who truly do love and support them, who are brought as much joy by their partners as they bring to them.There are women who do even enjoy being housewives- who actively enjoy taking care of the home and their family, not because it’s expected, but because acts of care are one of their love languages.(And in the same note, there’s men who enjoy being house husbands. And enbs who enjoy being housespouses.)There are marriages built on true, lasting love and affection, just as there are marriages built on societal obligation and inertia.The villain has a point-but the villain isn’t looking at the full picture.And that is important, as well.I’ll take it a step further but I’m going give absolutely full credit to @shadow-daughter and say that although she has a point, it’s barely much of a point bevause the entire concept of Cruella Deville is she is abundantly cruel.Yes she is correct that women shouldn’t be obligated to be married, be a wife, have babies, etc.But Cruella herself isn’t really empowering anything other than herself because she still clings to capitalistic and misogynistic notions of “it’s empowering to be cruel” I mean you can still pursue your passions and be in a loving healthy relationship, it’s about balance.Don’t get me wrong I love Cruella as a villian, but Cruella is a very toxic person that would sell you out of it meant she got what she wanted.Think of all the CEOs that would pull up the ladder from other women, that’s Cruella!You can be a housewife, a mother, taking care of the family and still be empowered because if it’s your love language and what you enjoy more power to you!Like what @shadow-daughter said earlier you about househusbands, housespouses which are healthy and awesome.The problem isn’t romance, love, compassion, etc. it’s fundamentalism toward any ideals at the point of unhealthy toxic behaviors.There is nothing wrong with ambitions, wanting to succeed, proving your worth, etc. but being cut throat ahd willing to step on anyone is unhealthy af.There is nothing wrong with marriage, love, and romance but you shouldn’t overly dedicate yourself to marriage that you lose yourself as a person. (Hell im somewhat guilty of this sometimes) A little louder, for the people in the back-The problem isn’t romance, love, compassion, etc. it’s fundamentalism toward any ideals at the point of unhealthy toxic behaviors.(And thank you for elaborating here, because you expounded on my groundwork there beautifully!)People, these are nice analysis, but this is DI$NEY we’re talking about. So, the answer is ‘yeah it’s cause they want to give the impression thinking marriage is bad is something only evil people would do’ -- source link