merida

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Her part was putting Merida in the movie — she had no part in the decision to change Merida.

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Quick take

A female given name originating as a coinage.

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noun

A female given name originating as a coinage.

noun

A habitational surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for merida.

noun

A female given name originating as a coinage.

noun

A habitational surname.

Example sentences

Her part was putting Merida in the movie — she had no part in the decision to change Merida.

It's that Merida (the character) is fiercely independent and as-drawn, is closer in appearance to a real girl.

So, seeing Merida in the sparkly dress she hated so much and without her bow and arrows is pretty distressing to me.

The creator of Merida designed here after a real person and didn't follow the standard Disney way of how a princess looks like.

The creator of Merida had no publishers; she had to submit to Disney and keep her fingers crossed, and they betrayed her anyway.

Is Merida supposed to show up for the Oscars in riding-chaps and bow?

If I were in the position of the Merida creator I would be upset as well.

And I don't think protesting Disney for this change to Merida is saying that being girly is a bad thing.

If this is the only representation of Merida from now on, I'd agree with the anger.

The only Princess that comes close to Merida in this regard is probably the one I grew up with: Mulan.

There's still a target audience for the Merida from the movie and it doesn't step on the toes of those that want a sparkly Princess.

I would not be outraged about this if Merida was originally that way in Brave.

Quote examples

There's a scene in "Brave" (the animated movie) where you see Merida fire an arrow.

How dare they!" In this case it's regressive because Merida was originally a tomboy changed into the stereotype of a Disney Princess.

If anything, changing Merida to fit the usual Princess mold is pushing girls to believe that "girly girl" is the norm and tomboys are unacceptable.

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Proper noun examples

The whole point of Merida, and the reason our family has loved her, is that she's a tomboy.

The worst part about the makeover is that Merida's hair was a huge technical achievement for Pixar (watch a clip carefully to see why), and Disney airbrushed it out.

Merida (of Pixar's Brave ) was proud, rebellious, impulsive; she endangered the well-being of those around her, and was slow to take responsibility for her mistakes.