Tired of pretending this series didn’t completely butcher the original story AND disrespect German culture. The real Rapunzel (yes, Brothers Grimm Rapunzel) was locked in a tower, traumatized, and STILL said yes to her prince the first time. Why? Because in that time, marriage wasn’t just about love—it was survival. There was no dating for years. An unmarried couple couldn’t even be together, especially if she was royalty. That’s literally the point of the fairy tale.
So WHY do Tangled stans act like she had to reject the proposal? Why is “commitment takes time” only a valid message when it’s about marriage—but totally fine when she was ready to die for him after three days? If dying together is okay, but getting married isn’t... that’s not "modern values," that’s hypocrisy. 😑
Also, that “we got married eventually” line? It was a JOKE. Tangled Ever After clearly happens right after the movie. Same creators. Same flower girls who didn’t age a day. But y’all out here rewriting canon and acting like it’s deep.
Meanwhile, the older princesses—Ariel, Cinderella, Aurora—get trashed constantly just for marrying quickly, when that was normal for their time. It wasn’t “rushed romance,” it was historical accuracy. And now we act like the original Rapunzel’s choice to marry is a problem too? Like... do you even know the source material?
If Disney hated the old story this much, they should’ve just made up a new character. Stop erasing the original meaning of these tales just to push modern agendas. And stop pretending that this Rapunzel is the same character. She’s not.
This isn’t “progress.” This is just disrespect.
