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Forget Disney Princesses! This Viral Twitter Thread Shows Villains Are Where It's At

06/06/2018 - 04:01 PM

Whether you've seen every single Disney movie 40 times or you're the first person to admit the flicks really aren't your jam, one thing's for sure: the villains always seem to get the short end of the stick. [1] Zelda Williams opened up a can of worms on the topic à la Twitter on June 2 [2] — and to say she completely hit the nail on the head would be a serious understatement.

She got straight to the point with her initial tweet, which read: "Screw those unachievable paradigms we called Disney Princesses, I only ever related to the smart but overlooked three dimensional characters they called villains, and here's why: (a thread)."

From there, she launched into an award-worthy rant about how, at the end of the day, Disney villains just don't get enough credit. And we're not just talking about a series of three or four tweets, Zelda brought her A-game in the argument department, and given her supporting evidence, it's pretty damn hard to disagree with her.

Scroll through to peep all the classic Disney movies [3] she lights up and try not to snicker — or, er, maniacally laugh — in the process.

First she went in on The Little Mermaid.

And then came her thoughts on The Lion King.

And how could anyone overlook Maleficent?

She made a serious point about villain fashion.

And gave the male bad guys a shout out as well.

She also pointed out how they're really the only characters with any body diversity.


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