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How ‘Frozen’ Defines How Different I Became Just Four Months After Seeing It
In the second quarter of 2014, I watched “Frozen” and proceeded to castigate it on social media for advocating for social liberalism. It may have a little of that. For instance, the song “Let It Go” may be slightly feminist. (“That perfect girl is gone,” Queen Elsa sings after considering if she should “Be the good girl (she) always (has) to be.”) And quick marriages are frowned upon.
But is that good?
Only four months after seeing “Frozen” and blasting the film in a post for advocating for social liberalism, I mostly embraced social liberalism, including feminism. I think when I posted against “Frozen,” I was resisting thoughts to mostly embrace social liberalism. (My thoughts were changing because I was working for an organization (Vote Smart) where you have to think.)
Just one reason my change was important for me: around the time I posted about “Frozen” advocating for social liberalism, I also said that women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had their priorities wrong. That was because they posted that they were excited about the start of their careers when I thought they needed to turn their attention to being mothers.
The majority of those young women were 22 years old, having just graduated from college.
