Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Olivia Rodrigo… What do they all have in common, apart from becoming full-fledged pop stars as teenage actresses? Disney knees.
On September 21, Snuber (@snuberrr), a YouTuber on TikTok, shared the photo she often shows people when they ask if she thinks she’s pretty. However, a recent reaction to the photo upset her.
“Whenever someone said, ‘Oh, do you think you’re pretty?’ I’d say, ‘Yeah, of course I’m pretty.’ Look at this picture.’ And I was obsessed with it for the longest time,” she said. “Until the other day: I showed it to someone and they said, ‘Oh, I can tell you grew up watching the OG Disney Channel because you literally have ‘Disney knees’ in your graduation photos.”
“Why are you telling me that?” asked Snuber.
Several creators defended Snuber in their comments section, with many highlighting the practicality of Disney knees in this situation.
“Okay but without the Disney knees you’d be flashing the camera so I think it’s cute and practical,” @pollywogqueen wrote in response to the video.
“You’re wearing a dress, what does she expect from you?” Any other position would be too complicated,” @lilygc1 added.
“Disney knees are cute and iconic,” @avivashulman also responded.
What are “Disney Knees”? Despite it?
Following Olivia Rodrigo’s performance at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month, where she took the stage for a medley of her tracks “Vampire” and “Get Him Back,” the long-time phenomenon garnered renewed interest.
Fans couldn’t help but notice that the 20-year-old singer-songwriter resorted to her “Disney knees” — meaning she leaned forward and bent her knees inward as she passionately belted out and rocked out to her song. This supposedly textbook Disney star attitude was commonly attributed to the girls, like Rodrigo, who previously starred High School Musical: The Musical: The Serieswhich musically identified itself as pop-rock.
A typical example of “Disney Knees” is then-newcomer Demi Lovato’s performance of “This is Me” in the final act of 2008 Camp Rock, in which she starred alongside the Jonas Brothers. Lovato’s character Mitchie finally gets the opportunity to take the stage during the camp’s final jam when Shane (played by Joe Jonas) finally realizes that her voice is the one he’s been looking for.
Former Disney stars have spoken at length about various aspects of the company, as well as the strict schedules they maintained and the ways in which they were forced to maintain their squeaky-clean image.
On her I used to be young In the video series, Miley Cyrus opened up about her “12 or 13” schedule, which started at 5:30 a.m. and consisted of about eight interviews and a photo shoot.
Joe Jonas revealed that he and his brothers Nick and Kevin Jonas underwent media training to develop their ability to divert attention from topics that shouldn’t be talked about.
Olivia Rodrigo previously spoke about her “not a fun” experience at 14: “I just remember being 14 and thinking, ‘I literally have no idea who I am,'” she told GQ. “I don’t know what my personal style is. I don’t know what I like. I don’t know who my real friends are. How should I maintain an image?’”
With this in mind, the importance of “Disney knees” among these stars seems to make more and more sense. Their overlapping experiences with identity crises and feelings of lack of control could also stem from the formulaic training they received, such as how to behave on stage on the path to Disney superstardom.
Still, Disney Knees memes and parody videos continue to circulate.
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— 👨🏾🍳 (@uncleechef) September 18, 2023
“Why is this so right?” wrote @t1ffanygarcia in response to Omimiko’s viral video, which is reminiscent of Disney Channel’s 2000s fashion and signature attitude.
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