Why Pocahontas Was My Favorite Disney Princess
<p>When Disney’s <em>Pocahontas </em>premiered just after my 8th birthday, I became <em>obsessed. </em>I watched the movie to the point I could recite every line, rewinding the VHS and replaying every song two or three times so I could belt along with the words (anyone?), and begged my mom to let me buy every action figure set, one by one from Pamida until I had finally collected them all. I had the Meeko stuffed raccoon. I created my own Pocahontas costume and drew her arm tattoo on myself countless times.</p>
<p>An important call-out I’d like to make is I understand this film is a gross misrepresentation of the life of the real Pocahontas, and I understand that this causes anger and possibly pain for descendants of the Powhatan tribe. I acknowledge this, and wish the story had a different name and was named after a truly fictional character. This story I share is a reflection of my childhood longing for on screen representation, which was nowhere to be found for me.</p>
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