Mum censors three seconds of Disney's Tangled but everyone says same thing

A mum has taken to “censoring” the same part of a song in Disney’s smash hit animated film Tangled but it’s left many people disagreeing with her. Tangled, released in 2010, tells the story of Rapunzel, a princess who is kidnapped by the evil, narcissistic Mother Gothel who is desperate to hold onto her youth and beauty.

She locks Rapunzel in an isolated tower and raises her as her own, all so she can use the princess’s famous golden hair for her personal gain. This is because Rapunzel’s hair has magical qualities that can heal wounds and reverse time, helping Mother Gothel maintain her looks.

As the film progresses, Rapunzel’s curiosity about the outside world grows and she raises these feelings with Mother Gothel. This leads to the hit song, Mother Knows Best, in which the evil character tries to instil deep fears into Rapunzel.

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She sings about “ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand, cannibals and snakes” as well as “the plague” and “men with pointy teeth” in a bid to terrify Rapunzel.

To hammer things home further, Mother Gothel then goes on to criticise Rapunzel’s character, blasting her as “sloppy, underdressed, immature, [and] clumsy”, as well as “gullible, naïve”, “positively grubby” and “ditzy”.

The next line, however, is being consistently censored by one mum who doesn’t want her daughter to hear it.

It’s when Mother Gothel sings: “Plus, I believe, getting kinda chubby," while tapping underneath Rapunzel’s chin.

In a video shared to TikTok, the woman’s little girl can be seen from behind as she watches the film. When it’s time for the offending lyric, the mum mutes the track before turning the volume up once it’s passed.

Over the top of the footage, the mum added the words: “Muting the same three seconds every time my daughter asks to watch Tangled."

But many other TikTok users thought this was an unusual and unwarranted tactic to take which could do more harm than good.

One person said: “She censored ‘chubby’ we are doomed as a society."

Another said: “Prepare the child for the road not the road for the child.”

To which, someone else replied: “This exactly. It would be the perfect time to open up a dialogue about why that line in context is wrong and why it’s also wrong to apply to real life.”

A fourth suggested: “Couldn’t you just explain to her why Mother Gothel is wrong?”

While a fifth said: “Since Mother Gothel is the ‘bad guy’ use that to help explain [how] what she said was wrong and bad."

Offering a different perspective, another TikTok user said: “God forbid she wants her child to be body positive."

But someone else replied: “The whole point is the evil character is saying this. Censoring anything negative is just going to affect her child later on..."

Another person said: “She’s a villain, of course she’s going to be mean. What???”

And another said: “Thing is, every time you pause it, you’re drawing attention to it."

Others were confused as to why the mum felt the need to censor the word “chubby” but not any of the other negative things Mother Gothel said about Rapunzel.

One person said: “All of the other things she is saying and mom is hyper focused on the chubby part????”

Another added: “Why would you not censor all the other things Mother Gothel is saying. Things that are literally worse than the chubby line."