“With ‘Brave’ there was a whole (national) conversation about her body shape,” says Alicia Malone, correspondent for the movie ticketing website Fandango and author of “Backwards & in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film.” "They changed Merida to look like other princesses," she said. But then Disney temporarily gave the character a glammed-up marketing makeover online, with a skinnier waist and makeup, as part of her induction into the “Disney Princesses” collection. “Brave” featured wild-haired archer Princess Merida whose central conflict was with her parents, not with a man. View Gallery: Elastigirl is one mother of a superhero in 'Incredibles 2' But before that, in 2012, there was a tomboy heroine who became controversial.
On the plus side, "Moana" is brave and strong, and "Frozen" features sisters whose central relationship is with each other. Elastigirl is a far cry from the rail-thin, one-dimensional Disney princesses of yesteryear that include a "Little Mermaid" who literally gave up her voice and changed her body for a man.ĭisney Pixar has had mixed results in its quest toward embracing women's dimensions in animation. Sure, she does have a minuscule waist as part of her unrealistic, caricature look but the fact that Disney has welcomed - and the public has embraced - Elastigirl's curvy body type and natural-born-leader attitude (there's even a social-justice Elastigirl Persists Twitter account) shows a step in the right direction toward female inclusion on-screen. The capable Elastigirl is notable for being the female protagonist of an action movie and yes, for her thighs and booty. It’s a word that has been approvingly used to describe Rihanna (“Thiccana”) and stars including Kim Kardashian West and Christina Hendricks.Īnd now it describes an animated mother of three who skillfully drives a motorbike, flies a plane and devotes herself to her family. Some examples of commentary about Elastigirl in tweets include: "Elastigirl is dumbbbb THICC," as writes "how many squats do i have to do to be as thicc as elastigirl?" asks and then there's this pun: "elastigirl? more like elasTHICCgirl," tweeted “thicc” has become internet-speak for having a voluptuous lower body. She’s attractive as a woman with dimensions.” What’s that mean? As “Incredibles 2” producer Nicole Grindle recently found out from her 23-year-old son, the creative spelling of the word “thick” describes Elastigirl as “not a little pencil.
It’s been 14 years since Pixar fans laid eyes on Elastigirl, but fans are learning something about the super-mom as the sequel "Incredibles 2" rolls into theaters.Įlastigirl, aka Helen Parr, is “thicc” - so say hundreds of fans on social media.
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