What a waist!

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Disney has made billions recycling fairytales. The latest effort is a live-action version of Cinderella.

The vast  majority of these films have had their original story eviscerated and had any hint of anything controversial excised.

Of course that does not mean that Disney wants to present anything like a realistic body image. The waist on this actress is so tiny that it must only be possible with a corset. (Not unlike Barbie's 16" to 18" waist".)

Does this impossible body image have any effect on young girls? All the evidence says yes, and the effect is not good. As the father of a young daughter I have no idea how I'll deal with her struggles with body image in the face of so many completely unrealistic examples.

Thanks Disney, for nothing!