Finally moving on to the unofficial Disney ladies with Megara! So fantastically simple to research, just put her in a simple doric chiton and spent most of my time researching fabric colours and patterns to see what I could get away with. It kinda looks like she killed Hercules and took his helmet? I’m okay with that.
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Man, how have I not responded to this yet? Such a great question.
- I’ve always been in love with ancient Mesoamerican and South American cultures/mythology (primarily Aztec and Inca, plus the architecture of Teotihuacán), so that’s probably at the top of my wishlist.
- I’d also love to see specific portrayals of African cultures- none of this generic pan-African nonsense. When I was younger I was working on a Lion King sequel (SHUT UP WE ALL DID IT) where a lion cub was orphaned and raised by a Wodaabe kid, and god knows it was cheesy, but some part of me still really wants to revisit that. Yes I know there are like NEXT TO NO LIONS in Niger, I was clearly geographically-impaired at the time.
- INUIT OH MY GOD SEDNA SO MANY GREAT LEGENDS
- I’d also just love to see more modern day “princesses” or narratives along the lines of Lilo & Stitch, acknowledging that women- especially women of colour- exist outside the context of ancient/historical stories.
Also- somewhat related- I’d love to see Disney stop conflating non-western religion with magic. The Beast’s transformation or Cindy’s sweet shoes have nothing to do with Christianity, but Grandmother Willow goes on about “listening to the spirits” in some half-hearted attempt at generic Native spirituality? BOO-URNS.
