Saint Hoax is a Middle Eastern artist and activist that has a passion for using pop culture images to examine social and political issues. He has created a number of series that cover domestic violence, anorexia, sexual abuse, boycotting the fur trade and much more in what he calls his "POPlitical journey" (sainthoax.com).
The above image is from Saint Hoax series "Happily Ever After" in which he depicts popular Disney princesses as the victims of domestic violence with the phrase, "When did he stop treating you like a princess? It's never too late to put an end to it" printed across the bottom (sainthoax.com). The pictures are unsettling and quite provocative as he takes images from many peoples' childhoods and brings up difficult topics such as domestic violence.In an interview with the Huffington Post, Saint Hoax says he used Disney princesses because they " 'are perceived as ideal females'" (Vagianos, 2014). He goes on to say, " 'They belong to a fairytale land where happily ever afters are bound to happen. But what happens after the happy ever after?'" (Vagianos, 2014). Saint Hoax created a second series entitled "Prince Charmless" that addresses domestic violence with Disney princes as the victims, in order to bring awareness to boys or men who are victims of domestic violence. On the bottom of each picture in this series is the phrase, "When did she stop treating you like a hero? Don't be ashamed to ask for help"
If you are interested in checking out the rest of the "Happily Ever After" series click on the link below:
http://www.sainthoax.com/happyneverafter.html
If you are interested in checking out "Prince Charmless" click on the link below:
http://www.sainthoax.com/princecharmless.html
References
Vagianos, A. (2014). Bruised and bloodied Disney princesses remind us domestic violence can happen to anyone. The Huffintgon Post. Retreived from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/09/disney-princess-domestic-abuse-saint-hoax_n_5567711.html
The above image is from Saint Hoax series "Happily Ever After" in which he depicts popular Disney princesses as the victims of domestic violence with the phrase, "When did he stop treating you like a princess? It's never too late to put an end to it" printed across the bottom (sainthoax.com). The pictures are unsettling and quite provocative as he takes images from many peoples' childhoods and brings up difficult topics such as domestic violence.In an interview with the Huffington Post, Saint Hoax says he used Disney princesses because they " 'are perceived as ideal females'" (Vagianos, 2014). He goes on to say, " 'They belong to a fairytale land where happily ever afters are bound to happen. But what happens after the happy ever after?'" (Vagianos, 2014). Saint Hoax created a second series entitled "Prince Charmless" that addresses domestic violence with Disney princes as the victims, in order to bring awareness to boys or men who are victims of domestic violence. On the bottom of each picture in this series is the phrase, "When did she stop treating you like a hero? Don't be ashamed to ask for help"
If you are interested in checking out the rest of the "Happily Ever After" series click on the link below:
http://www.sainthoax.com/happyneverafter.html
If you are interested in checking out "Prince Charmless" click on the link below:
http://www.sainthoax.com/princecharmless.html
References
Vagianos, A. (2014). Bruised and bloodied Disney princesses remind us domestic violence can happen to anyone. The Huffintgon Post. Retreived from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/09/disney-princess-domestic-abuse-saint-hoax_n_5567711.html