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Everybody Wants Black Panther's Brainy, Badass Shuri to Become a Disney Princess

21/02/2018 - 11:31 PM

Walt Disney once said, "If you can dream it, you can do it." Well, it feels like the world has been dreaming about a Disney princess who defies all the tropes for ages, and now it seems like we've finally got one! Princess Shuri, smart-mouthed sister to King T'Challa of Wakanda, is a brainy, badass fan favorite in Black Panther [1] — and upon realizing that Marvel is a Disney subsidiary, fans are ready to induct Shuri into the ranks of official Disney princesses (though we all know she's the queen of one-liners! [2]).

Walt Disney Studios and Marvel are separate movie-making beasts, but considering the fact that Disney owns Marvel in its entirety, we think Shuri definitely counts as a Disney princess. There are already other Black Panther characters roaming Disneyland [3] to delight park guests; why shouldn't Shuri join them? Just imagine little kids waltzing up to Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique [4] for their princess makeovers, then getting to choose between Elsa, Ariel, Tiana, and the brightest scientist in Wakanda, Shuri. Now that's a princess experience we can get behind!

Twitter wholeheartedly agrees that Shuri is perfect Disney princess material, offering a great example for kids and adults alike. Between the way she holds her own in battle and how she uses her passion for STEM to help lead a technologically advanced nation, Shuri is a strong role model who encompasses exactly what a Disney princess should be in 2018. Check out these passionate reactions from fans who agree!


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