Gina and I asked the Twitter Lovelies which villainesses they wanted to hear discussed from both Disney movies and the Fairy Tale canon in general. Altogether we came up with: Mother Gothel, Evil Queen, Ursula, Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Prince Charming's mother from Shrek, and Lady Tremaine. 

Rather than discuss each character (or archetype, rather) individually we approached the subject more in terms of tropes or common themes that emerge when one examines the various villainess archetypes within folklore and Disney movies alike. We touched on vanity, vindictiveness, beauty (or the lack thereof), social slights, witches and wise women, and the danger of female power as expressed in both classic and contemporary storytelling, as well as how those tropes translate to today's actual lived experience for women in terms of work and parenting domains within their lives. 

It's a great conversation, built on the interests and requests of the women who listen, and we hope it will both destroy your Disney nostalgia in the healthiest of ways, while giving you more insight into the complexities and nuances of actual women whose lives are infused with the messages and values inherent in the stories we grow up on. 

Also, giggling. So. Much. Giggling. 

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