Pornography and the Disney princess

Textual fidelity in erotic fan appropriations

Bibliographic Data

ID13086136
AuthorsPhilip Smith (0000-0001-7781-4350, Savannah College of Art and Design, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume10
Issue1
Pages66-81
Publication date2022-08-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePorn Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2326-8743 • E-ISSN: 2326-8751
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23268743.2022.2104353
OpenAlexW4293200100
LanguageEN
References cited18

This article uses metadata from the archive of pornographic fan art featuring Disney princesses found on Rule34.com. The data suggest that, broadly, princesses with a higher pornographic presence tend to be white, be of the ‘rebellious’ type, feature in a commercially successful film, and be drawn in the Marc Davis style. An analysis of the tags by princess suggests that two of the most common genres are pictures of princesses alone, either naked or semi-naked or pictured in a sexual scenario with their canonical partner. It is further the case that certain princesses – Snow White, Mulan, Elsa and Anna, and Raya – are associated with specific kinks. The overall data suggest that ‘emotional realism’ and fidelity to the source material are the prime driver in shaping pornographic fan appropriations

Art · Art history · Fidelity · Human sexuality · Literature · Metadata · Pornography · Psychoanalysis · Realism · Sociology · Style (visual arts · White (mutation · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology