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Syera · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject:

Whaddaya mean, she doesn't have a logo?

Lessee... they did manage to market her sleep theme well enough, methinks. I still have the doll that, when you touched her eyes with warm water, would appear to close and then do the reverse with cold water.
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AladdinsGenie · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject:

Syera · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject:

I would SO imagine! Very Happy

As it is, we probably have more hair than most little girls. My own hair is very long, so it requires a brush with some backbone, LOL.
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APK · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:04 pm Post subject:

No offense to any possible Aurora lovers, but I don't know why she's marketed at all. In books and posters with other princesses, she's all enlarged in the middle and Jas is all tiny in the back. Snow White is not exactly girl power, but she was the first original Disney princess. Ariel at least had a series. Cinderella is classic and was one of Walt's favorites. Belle is a good role model. Most little girls you ask about their favorite princesses would probably say Jasmine. Esmerelda gets way more coverage than Pocahontas, who is an actual princess. Out of all these princesses, why is Aurora given so much attention? She was dead half her movie! Or semi-dead...nearly-dead...or...never mind. Embarassed

AladdinsGenie · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject:

She's not as loud as some of the other princesses, but there's a quiet elegance about her that makes me like her so much. She's just as sweet and kind as anyone else and has a lot of heart and spirit. She doesn't have to be characterized to one word in order to really stand out. I like how she has a sneaky little personality about her too--"I fooled them" Laughing

. Yes, she was sleep for part of the movie, but yeah it's called Sleeping Beauty Laughing

. She reminds me a lot of Jasmine in the sense that neither one of them are too happy about that whole arranged marriage thing and would have been super depressed if they would have been forced into that.

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APK · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject:

I wonder how it would be like if Snow White or Aurora had their own series Laughing

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Syera, the lack-of-simple definition is exactly a huge part of why Jasmine isn't always featured, and sadly, yes, another reason is the lack-of-Western-style-poofy-gown. They can't sum up Jasmine's whole story or character with one symbol or action. Snow White can have an apple; we know it'll put her into a sleeping death until true love's first kiss. Cinderella can have her pumpkin or her glass slipper. Aurora can go to sleep, or they can just sell her as the stereotypical "princess with long blonde hair, a crown, and a pink dress." *resists urge to rant about the overuse of the pink dress* Ariel has a fish tail; that's rather distinctive enough. Belle can read, although it seems that lately they prefer to market her as "princess with the biggest dress of all!!!!" than someone with any shred of intelligence, so they hand her a rose instead of a book, which is silly because the rose belongs to the Beast, but hey. I flat out refuse to go into the at-length discussions that I can have about the annoying-ness of Disney Princess: The Brand. Because, oh, can I ever...

Umm...Cinderella and Aurora aren't going anywhere (nor do I think that they should). Actually, this strikes me as very interesting, but since I work at WDW, I ask tons of little girls every single day who their favourite princesses are, and Cinderella, Aurora, and JASMINE leave Snow White, Ariel, and Belle in the dust. I hear Cinderella, Aurora, and Jasmine about equally, and all three of them darned often. It proves the motto of this fandom that we don't NEED merchandise for the love of our characters to prevail. (Oh, by the same token, I see little girls DRESSED as Cinderella, Aurora, and Jasmine more than the other princesses.)

So...the Princess line, which at least SOMETIMES includes Jasmine, makes SCORES of money for Disney, and Jasmine...well, at least $60 times however many costumes get sold. She very well could/would make more if Disney would just use her.

APK · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:52 am Post subject:

^ I agree. Wake up Disney and start paying attention to Jasmine. Although, I did love Belle's poofy gown. Razz

Husse · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:16 am Post subject:

Well, in a sense, they already have. Almost all the Princess stuff my sister has collected has Jasmine on it. (It's her favorite,) and it's never in short supply. I don't think they've had too much trouble with it as of yet.
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Merkal · Sultan Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 466 Location: NL

Could it be Disney leaves Jasmine behind because she's not the leading character like the rest of the girls?
As for a symbol I was thinking about a jasmine flower tieing in with her name.

Mariposa79 · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject:

persian85033 · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject:

Jasmine's symbol could be a jasmine, couldn't it?
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Calluna · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject:

persian85033 · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject:

You're right, it was. That's why I'm thinking her symbol could be a jasmine.
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