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In animated films, nonhuman characters are still overwhelmingly male

In animated films, nonhuman characters are still overwhelmingly male
Phys.org Friday 16 October 2026, 00:00 UTC 1 min read
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Female protagonists in animated films have come a long way over the past several decades. Take the 1959 movie "Sleeping Beauty": Soft-spoken and vulnerable, Princess Aurora is cursed as an infant by the evil fairy Maleficent and ultimately saved not by her own wits, but by a prince's kiss.

Female protagonists in animated films have come a long way over the past several decades. Take the 1959 movie "Sleeping Beauty": Soft-spoken and vulnerable, Princess Aurora is cursed as an infant by the evil fairy Maleficent and ultimately saved not by her own wits, but by a prince's kiss.
Aurora (PERSON) Maleficent (PERSON)
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