Dad goes viral on TikTok for removing ‘gender stereotypes’ on Disney books
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Father and TikTok user @dcaspers has an ongoing series about the edits that he makes to his daughter’s story books.
He feels that the books are full of gender stereotypes, and so, he has taken the matters to his own hands.
He edits the contents of the books in Photoshop and proceeds to paste over the original stories.
While many people find his shenanigans fun and harmless, some of his works are stirring up controversy.
An example of a video from his series is the one with Ariel from The Little Mermaid. In the original story book, the princess struggles to bake a cake for Prince Eric.
“Ariel changes her body, leaves her friends and family, and now she’s baking, all for him,” he wrote on the video.
“I can fix this.”
The dad then proceeds to edit the graphics in the book.
Instead of attempting to bake a cake, Ariel decides to order delivery pizza instead.
The couple manages to enjoy the Domino’s by the sea while the princess is scrolling on TikTok — where she finds a “new love”.
In another popular video, @dcaspers focuses on Tiana from The Princess and the Frog.
The original story has the princess baking for and sharing cookies with Prince Naveen.
But @dcaspers had another idea in mind. Instead of cookies, he edited Princess Tiana making nachos for herself.
“Sorry Prince, make your own damn nachos,” the dad wrote in the video.
The Minnesota-based dad with his daughter. Photo from TikTok.
“Just don’t buy the book if it offends you…” one user wrote.
“What’s wrong with baking? And how is spending all your time on social media better than a fun activity that anyone can do?” another person asked.
“How is encouraging your daughters to order junk food better than encouraging them to be skilled in something and therefore be truly independent?” added another.
But there are also those who support the TikTok user and applaud him for his efforts in being a good father.
“I honestly love this! I can’t stand stereotypes, and for Disney to use them when most little kids look up to/love them is awful. You’re amazing,” said one parent in the comments.
“You are such a great dad. This is what we should teach our daughters, not that women do the cooking, cleaning and chores,” lauded another.
“Why is everyone upset about a dad wanting to teach his daughters to be strong and independent?” another user countered.
Everyone may not agree with his actions, but it’s evident that he only wants the best for his children.
What do you think, do you agree with him? Or is this just another one of those ‘woke’ performances?
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