'Rescue yourself': Keira Knightley justifies banning daughter from watching 'Cinderella' and 'Little Mermaid' as they are not feminist enough

Keira Knightley faced a lot of backlash for her decision and decided to explain the reason behind the 'princess ban'
UPDATED NOV 2, 2018

Keira Knightley justified her decision to ban her 3-year-old daughter Edie from watching Disney classics such as Cinderella and the Little Mermaid. Last month, the actress revealed her decision and received a lot of backlash for it. 33-year-old Keira shared that she doesn't allow Edie to watch the movies as the female characters are "rescued by men" as she admitted that this sort of a concept does not sit well with her.

While at 'The Nutcracker And The Four Realms' premiere, Keira shared that she liked movies such as 'Frozen' and 'Moana' which were "huge in her house". "I love Frozen, I am 100% Team Frozen and Team Moana. Moana is big in our house, 'Inside Out' is big in our house," Keira shared, as reported by DailyMail

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