{"id":33801,"date":"2013-05-14T22:56:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T04:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/14\/is-disney-backing-down-on-the-merida-make-over.html"},"modified":"2014-11-07T10:17:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T17:17:15","slug":"is-disney-backing-down-on-the-merida-make-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/14\/is-disney-backing-down-on-the-merida-make-over.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Disney backing down on the Merida make-over?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Her entry at the official Disney princesses page is back to using the old artwork.<\/p>\n

Hey, if all the Internet protest was actually effective, can I get a similar\u00a0movement going\u00a0over Belle being all pointy-chinned and mascarafied?<\/p><\/div>\n

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Disney Pulls Merida Makeover Amid Controversy<\/a><\/p>\n

View this post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Her entry at the official Disney princesses page is back to using the old artwork. Hey, if all the Internet protest was actually effective, can I get a similar\u00a0movement going\u00a0over Belle being all pointy-chinned and mascarafied? 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