Why I Love Disney’s Pocahontas

Why I Love Disney’s Pocahontas

On Facebook we did a thing where we make cartoon characters our profile picture because of the fight against child abuse. Of course I chose my girl Pocahontas! When I was 5 years old I went as her for Halloween, had all the toys, room decorations, bed sheets, and everything! Lol. I began to wonder why I did like this princess so much out of all the other cartoon princesses, or even cartoons in general. (Invader Zim, Aladdin {preferably Princess Jasmine}, and Felix the cat were my other favorites but didn’t come close.) First of all, the soundtrack was amazing. I love singing “Colors of the Wind”, “Just Around the Riverbed”, and “If I Never Knew You”. Secondly, she has long hair and I’ve always had long hair and I loved her outfit. But finally and most importantly, I loved her demeanor and just how Disney portrayed her as a person. She was always this strong young woman to ‘bucked’ the system and just followed what she felt was right. She had her own mind and she had power. She had the strength, looks, intelligence, had her own mind, and she was a risk taker. I guess I secretly kind of wanted to be like that but just didn’t know it at such a young age. She brought two cultures together and didn’t mind standing up for the one she loved. She also was adventurous and walked her own path. Yes, I’m aware that Disney made this up and the movie didn’t portray the actual true story but never mind that because that’s not who we’re talking about. But yes, Pocahontas is the best.