# Your Favourite Disney Princess **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794 "2010-03-25T20:07:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/1 "2010-03-25T20:07:51Z")
I like Jasmine, myself ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/2 "2010-03-25T22:58:30Z")
Mulan wins for me, if only because most Disney Princesses don’t use rocket artillery. ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/3 "2010-03-25T23:37:33Z")
So, we need to know if everyone likes the parallel “prince.” One rather astonishing thing we found out doing “Disney trivia” is that all the princes have names except for the one in Snow White, who is simply known as “The Prince.” So while the character from Sleeping Beauty can sign authographs “Prince Phillip,” Snow White’s escort simply signs “The Prince.” ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/4 "2010-03-25T23:38:26Z")
> [@as\_u\_wish](#): > > So, we need to know if everyone likes the parallel “prince.” One rather astonishing thing we found out doing “Disney trivia” is that all the princes have names except for the one in Snow White, who is simply known as “The Prince.” So while the character from Sleeping Beauty can sign authographs “Prince Phillip,” Snow White’s escort simply signs “The Prince.” Ha, that’s kind of cute, actually. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/5 "2010-03-25T23:48:36Z")
Mulan. The most interesting of them all. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/6 "2010-03-25T23:57:18Z")
> [@as\_u\_wish](#): > > So, we need to know if everyone likes the parallel “prince.” One rather astonishing thing we found out doing “Disney trivia” is that all the princes have names except for the one in Snow White, who is simply known as “The Prince.” So while the character from Sleeping Beauty can sign authographs “Prince Phillip,” Snow White’s escort simply signs “The Prince.” One of the title characters from _Beauty and the Beast_ was a prince, and yet we never found out if he had a real name or not. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/7 "2010-03-25T23:59:53Z")
Jasmine. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/8 "2010-03-26T00:15:12Z")
Sorry in advance for the hijack, but it’s always kind of annoyed me that Mulan is classified as a “Disney Princess”. I’m not complaining about the OP here, but Disney itself. I understand that once they decided to do this whole princess rebranding thing then it was either call Mulan a princess or leave her out altogether, but it’s inaccurate (unlike the other Disney heroines, she is not any kind of princess by birth or marriage) and IMHO a little degrading. Like the character’s accomplishments and abilities aren’t enough, she’s only worthwhile if we pretend that either she or her love interest had a title. Back on topic, I like Mulan, but went with Jasmine because I always thought she was cool. She’s spunky and she has a pet tiger! IIRC she’s also the only one of the Disney princesses who ever expressed dissatisfaction with the [stereo]typical princess role, although as an adult I do find her attitude a bit bratty. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/9 "2010-03-26T00:23:42Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > Sorry in advance for the hijack, but it’s always kind of annoyed me that Mulan is classified as a “Disney Princess”. I’m not complaining about the OP here, but Disney itself. I understand that once they decided to do this whole princess rebranding thing then it was either call Mulan a princess or leave her out altogether, but it’s inaccurate (unlike the other Disney heroines, she is not any kind of princess by birth or marriage) and IMHO a little degrading. Like the character’s accomplishments and abilities aren’t enough, she’s only worthwhile if we pretend that either she or her love interest had a title. > > Back on topic, I like Mulan, but went with Jasmine because I always thought she was cool. She’s spunky and she has a pet tiger! IIRC she’s also the only one of the Disney princesses who ever expressed dissatisfaction with the [stereo]typical princess role, although as an adult I do find her attitude a bit bratty. Its pretty obvious her father is a feudal lord, she’s a princess by birth. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/10 "2010-03-26T00:24:25Z")
My logic, at the age I was obsessed with Disney, was simple: prettiest = best ever. Since I like brunettes, and _Mulan_ hadn’t come out yet, it was Jasmine and Pocahontas. When I went to Disney World at age 6, I went over the the lady dressed as Pocahontas and gave her a flower. ETA: There was one other black-haired princess, but I never watched _Hunchback of Notre Dame_. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/11 "2010-03-26T00:25:54Z")
What about Nala from the Lion King? Quadrupedist! I like Belle. She’s the geek Princess. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/12 "2010-03-26T00:29:00Z")
Well, my honest answers are Jasmine and Mulan, but I’m obligated to vote for Aurora as well, since my niece is named for her. \>\_\> ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/13 "2010-03-26T00:30:32Z")
My favorite is Belle, by far. Smart, loyal, brave, compassionate, resiliant, lovely, and she doesn’t have to change who she is in order to succeed. Plus, she has the most interesting lead to play off of. She has her flaws (a bit snobby re: her neighborhood, but really, she’s rather justified) but that just makes her believable. Not coincidentally, _Beauty and the Beast_ is my runaway choice for best Disney film. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/14 "2010-03-26T00:45:10Z")
Mulan is winning? Wow. I voted Belle. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/15 "2010-03-26T01:03:03Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Its pretty obvious her father is a feudal lord, she’s a princess by birth. Is it? Her father was a war veteran - I thought most of the aristocracy during the Tang dynasty came from the scholar class. I know I’m being silly, but my background in Asian-American cultural studies always makes me furrow my brow a little bit at Mulan. Although it is one of my favorite Disney movies. I voted for Belle, but for hottest prince I would vote Prince Phillip. ---
**Author:** ![Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liddle_Lamsy_Divey)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/16 "2010-03-26T01:37:09Z")
Belle, most definitely! She’s courageous, intelligent, resourceful, fun, kind and feisty in a way that wasn’t annoying (like Jasmine). To me, she’s like a cross between Jo March and Catherine Morland, two of my other favorite fictional heroines…even if Cathy is somewhat more naive than either of them. The beauty is just the cherry on the sundae. Mulan is a close second, though. I remember liking Esmeralda when I first saw Hunchback, though I’m not sure how much I’d like her now. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/17 "2010-03-26T01:39:24Z")
I thought the Beast’s human name was Eric. Does Esmerelda count as a Gypsy “princess”? And certainly Phoebus could score some title for her? At least a Dame, if he’s a Sir. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/18 "2010-03-26T01:46:07Z")
I pick Belle. But only because Nala isn’t listed. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/19 "2010-03-26T01:54:48Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I thought the Beast’s human name was Eric. Apparently it’s Adam, but that’s only if you scour some of the supplementary materials where this fact is buried, apparently a CD-Rom game or something. ---
**Author:** ![Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liddle_Lamsy_Divey)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794/20 "2010-03-26T02:30:36Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I thought the Beast’s human name was Eric. > > Does Esmerelda count as a Gypsy “princess”? And certainly Phoebus could score some title for her? At least a Dame, if he’s a Sir. I don’t think so; I think she’s just a street performer. Phoebus is a captain of the guard, IIRC. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794.md?page=2)