Disney princesses reimagined as abuse victims, transgender, cats, Rihanna

I’m fascinated by pop-culture artists who take public-domain fairytale characters and put modern spins on them. Specifically, they like to reinvent and update the so-called Disney princesses.
Here are some of the latest examples I’ve seen online.

Philadelphia photographer Shannon Dermody used Disney princesses to depict harrowing societal issues like domestic abuse and drug addiction.
She presented Belle of “Beauty and the Beast” as a victim of domestic violence, Snow White as an alcoholic and Tiana as a victim of police brutality. (See Shannon Dermody Photography and article by the Daily Mail.)

An anonymous New York-based artist imagined Disney characters as transgender, such as Belle as a man. (See article by the Daily Mail and Trans Disney Instagram page.)

French artist Gilen Bousquet created a series of paintings called “Disney’s Bastards,” which featured a low-brow take on famous Disney characters from movies and TV shows, including the Little Mermaid. (See article by Laughing Squid and Disney’s Bastards website.)

A woman named Shirley likes to dress up her cats in costumes, including Disney princesses like Snow White and Elsa. (See article on Bored Panda and Daily Snoopy Instagram page.)

Finally, Vogue.com Senior Fashion News Writer Janelle Okwodu noted in an article that singer Rihanna often dresses like a real-life Disney princess. (See her article titled “10 Times Rihanna Was a Real-Life Disney Princess.”