Typical Disney trope, save for maybe one or two other exceptions, is that you're supposed to listen with your heart. It's why Belle spurned Gaston and went with Beast. You're not supposed to reward bullies like Gaston.
But take "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Brom Bones is the Gaston of this tale. He knows Ichabod fears the Headless Horseman. So he bullies Ichabod mercilessly over it. And in a rare turn, Katrina, object of his ambitions, isn't all "Oh, Brom, that's horrible, stop being mean." She thinks it's funny too. She responds to Brom's bullying with laughter and amusement. No purity fantasy she. In the end, the tall bully with the strong chin won. Rare in Walt Disney's worlds, but the truth in real life.
But take "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Brom Bones is the Gaston of this tale. He knows Ichabod fears the Headless Horseman. So he bullies Ichabod mercilessly over it. And in a rare turn, Katrina, object of his ambitions, isn't all "Oh, Brom, that's horrible, stop being mean." She thinks it's funny too. She responds to Brom's bullying with laughter and amusement. No purity fantasy she. In the end, the tall bully with the strong chin won. Rare in Walt Disney's worlds, but the truth in real life.
