--- title: Artist Simona Bonafini Creates Disney Character Instagram Selfies description: Artist imagines if Disney characters Instagrammed selfies canonical: https://time.com/3525131/disney-characters-instagram-selfies/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-20T18:54:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:22.300Z og:title: If Disney Characters Instagrammed, They'd Be Guilty of These Selfie Crimes og:description: Artist Simona Bonafini created a series that will rock your childhood og:url: https://time.com/3525131/disney-characters-instagram-selfies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: If Disney Characters Instagrammed, They'd Be Guilty of These Selfie Crimes twitter:description: Artist Simona Bonafini created a series that will rock your childhood twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # If Disney Characters Instagrammed, They'd Be Guilty of These Selfie Crimes > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Oct 20, 2014 6:54 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Oct 20, 2014 6:54 PM UTC The Little Mermaid always wanted to be a part of our world. And we live in a world of selfies — lots and lots of selfies. Artist Simona Bonafini created a series titled “[Selfie Fables](https://www.behance.net/gallery/15452613/Selfie-Fables-what-if-disney-stories-have-instagram)” that imagines what your Instagram feed would look like if it were habituated by your favorite cartoon characters. And while it isn’t as disturbing as [other Disney re-interpretations](http://time.com/3138492/disney-princess-frozen-obsession/), Hercules and company are guilty of some selfie faux pas: Shirtless gym selfies. We know this is going straight to Tinder:  Simona Bonafini Bikini shots. There’s no need for #perfectbody thinspo…  Simona Bonafini Instilling feelings of FOMO. Maybe your invite to the tea party went into your spam folder?  Simona Bonafini Nothing is wrong with this selfie. 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