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okay, but hear me out here: reverse!Descendants au
and when I say reverse, I mean reverse. like full scale changing-the-basis-of-this-world reverse.
The “good” guys are Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos, Audrey, Jane, Snow White, Aurora, Philip, Gaston, Captain Hook, Cruella, Jafar, Jasmine, Ursula, Scar, Evil Queen, Lady Tremaine, Queen of Hearts, Horace Badun, Jasper Badun, Shere Khan, Flotsam, Jetsam, LeFou, Tiana, Naveen, Rapunzel, Eugene, and Fairy Godmother.
The “bad” guys are Ben, Doug, Lonnie, Chad, Belle, Beast, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Bashful, Shang, Mulan, Cinderella, Charming, Aladdin, Roger, Anita, Shan Yu, Facilier, and Mother Gothel.
Thoughts? Yes? No? Maybe?
What she says: I’m fine.
What she means: Cinderella’s given name is actually Ella. “Cinderella“ is the cruel nickname given to her by her stepsisters because she’s always covered in soot from the fireplace they make her sleep in.
Dumbo’s given name is Jumbo Jr. “Dumbo” is the cruel nickname given to him by the elephant women once they see his large ears. We never see a Jumbo Sr. so the implication is that his father is dead and those women are actually mocking a widow and her young child.
These characters are actively marketed and merchandised with the handles given to them by cruel and abusive people from their troubled childhoods.
See also: Scar
Scar’s actual name is Taka which literally means trash, tbh the mean nickname was actually a step up from being named Stinky Garbage Boy.
Imagine naming one kid “king“ and the other kid “garbage“. No wonder he became a villain.
Yes, but imagine this:
-the Disney original royals meeting the kids of the people that all most destroyed them only to find out they were just as tormented as they were.
-Aladdin tells Godmother to keep Jay occupied with sports and clubs because keeping busy is how he dealt with the urge to steal again. Jasmine coddling him and all but officially adopting him.
-Snow White telling Evie she is so much more than her looks. That being ‘the fariest of them all’ didn’t automatically mean no problems. SNOW TELLING EVIE THAT SHE’S BEAUTIFUL.
-Carlos meeting Rodger and Anita when Dude runs to play with the puppies. Them recognizing his clothes but are shocked to see all the dogs pile on him while he laughs and pets them. Them having dog play dates and him dog sitting.
-Mal meeting Aurora all ready for her to pounce at the ceremony after the coronation only to get attacked in a hug. “I saw what you did, Sweetie. You’re so brave and so good.” And May slowly wraps her arms around her because that’s something she never thought she’d hear said to her by Aurora.
-Belle reading books with Evie and giving her ‘princess lessons’ because Evie ends up being pretty welcomed by the court after the coronation.
-Flynn talking to Jay about Aladdin being the Prince of Thieves and now he’s the King of Agrabah and how Jay can turn himself around without a genie.
- Tiana and Eugene get told by Lonnie that the villians parents never cooked for them so they start to send little care packages with baked goods and New Orleans’s cooking. Eventually Tiana teaches Mal and Carlos to cook.
- Ariel trying to ease them into their new lives and getting thrilled when she sees them try things for the first time.
- the royals publicly taking photos and talking to the villian kids so their kingdoms know that they shouldn’t fear or harm the kids.
- some royals throw parties that just so happen to be on the villain kids’ birthdays after they find out their parents didn’t really care to give them presents. Those parties just so happening to have all their favorite foods and games.
- VILLIAN KIDS BEING LOVED AND CARED FOR BY HEROES
- VILLIAN KIDS REALIZING THAT THATS WHAT LOVE ACTUALLY MEANS AND FEELING HAPPY
THE AURORA AND MAL ONE MADE MY HEART HAPPY
Yes, but imagine this:
-the Disney original royals meeting the kids of the people that all most destroyed them only to find out they were just as tormented as they were.
-Aladdin tells Godmother to keep Jay occupied with sports and clubs because keeping busy is how he dealt with the urge to steal again. Jasmine coddling him and all but officially adopting him.
-Snow White telling Evie she is so much more than her looks. That being ‘the fariest of them all’ didn’t automatically mean no problems. SNOW TELLING EVIE THAT SHE’S BEAUTIFUL.
-Carlos meeting Rodger and Anita when Dude runs to play with the puppies. Them recognizing his clothes but are shocked to see all the dogs pile on him while he laughs and pets them. Them having dog play dates and him dog sitting.
-Mal meeting Aurora all ready for her to pounce at the ceremony after the coronation only to get attacked in a hug. “I saw what you did, Sweetie. You’re so brave and so good.” And May slowly wraps her arms around her because that’s something she never thought she’d hear said to her by Aurora.
-Belle reading books with Evie and giving her ‘princess lessons’ because Evie ends up being pretty welcomed by the court after the coronation.
-Flynn talking to Jay about Aladdin being the Prince of Thieves and now he’s the King of Agrabah and how Jay can turn himself around without a genie.
- Tiana and Eugene get told by Lonnie that the villians parents never cooked for them so they start to send little care packages with baked goods and New Orleans’s cooking. Eventually Tiana teaches Mal and Carlos to cook.
- Ariel trying to ease them into their new lives and getting thrilled when she sees them try things for the first time.
- the royals publicly taking photos and talking to the villian kids so their kingdoms know that they shouldn’t fear or harm the kids.
- some royals throw parties that just so happen to be on the villain kids’ birthdays after they find out their parents didn’t really care to give them presents. Those parties just so happening to have all their favorite foods and games.
- VILLIAN KIDS BEING LOVED AND CARED FOR BY HEROES
- VILLIAN KIDS REALIZING THAT THATS WHAT LOVE ACTUALLY MEANS AND FEELING HAPPY
THE AURORA AND MAL ONE MADE MY HEART HAPPY
ooc | real talk, I don’t understand why every Cinderella child is named Chad and is a jock asshole??? Like one of Cinderella’s main traits is her kindess?? And Prince Charming is supposed to be suave/gentleman??? Where did that get lost in translation?????? I don’t…
Give me gentle Charlie who’s a bit of a perfectionist and on the student body government trying to get people to participate in helping with the soup kitchen
Give me a Cecilia who’s a vegan and like works at a farm with the animals and making sure they’re comfortable and that the farm is up to code
ENOUGH of this fuck boi attitude that disney has going on with their villains.
Coco and Moana both teach kids the rare-but-important lesson that sometimes parents who love you, but who have been through traumatic things in the past, can make bad decisions for you out of fear.
This is an important distinction from the usual varieties of parents where either they are evil and do bad things to their children, or are good and it turns out that their actions were right all along, even if the child didn’t understand at the time.
Loving parents, families who genuinely care about their kids, can still end up stifling them in an effort to keep them safe. It’s hard to shoulder the responsibility of protecting and guiding another human, and so it’s easy to mess it up from time to time, even when you don’t mean to. Chief Tui didn’t want Moana to drown in the ocean. Mama Imelda didn’t want Miguel to abandon everything else in pursuit of music.
Their fears came from understandable places. From genuine trauma, and bad things that had happened to them.
But they were also both wrong. If Moana hadn’t sailed off to find Maui and restore things, she would have died on the ‘safe’ island along with everyone else. If Miguel had been forced to give up his music, he would have only continued to resent his family, and would have lost the closeness they had through another, different kind of tragedy.
It was important that they learn where their loved ones were coming from. But in the end, they were right to change things, too.