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This PowerPoint expertly demonstrates how a Disney princess chose the wrong man

There’s something quite Christmasy about Disney – after all, what could be more festive than orphan animals, racial stereotyping and promoting unreasonable standards of beauty? Speaking of which, author and Entertainment Weekly writer, Dana Schwartz, has a very plausible theory that Belle, the titular heroine of Beauty and the Beast, should have chosen musclebound egomaniac, Gaston, instead of – well – the Beast. She’s even put her theory into a PowerPoint, and here it is.

First, she outlines Belle’s options.

Then, she compares them.

Historical context is important.

Really important.