Comments on: Jousting with the Princess Factory http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/18/jousting-with-the-princess-factory/ Green Parenting for Non-toxic, Healthy Homes Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:38:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rebecca http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/18/jousting-with-the-princess-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-6785 Rebecca Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:48:09 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/18/jousting-with-the-princess-factory/#comment-6785 I, too, want to keep all the princess toys, stories, and movies to a minimum for my daughter. However, this post got me thinking about my own childhood. I devoured these stories and even dressed up like a princess on occasion . . . yet I still turned out with my feminist aspirations intact. As I grew older, I questioned the messages in all these "a prince is going to rescue me from my miserable life" narratives. As a kid, I even rewrote some of these fairy tales, giving them a more progressive slant. So I think there is some hope for all those little princesses out there! I, too, want to keep all the princess toys, stories, and movies to a minimum for my daughter. However, this post got me thinking about my own childhood. I devoured these stories and even dressed up like a princess on occasion . . . yet I still turned out with my feminist aspirations intact. As I grew older, I questioned the messages in all these “a prince is going to rescue me from my miserable life” narratives. As a kid, I even rewrote some of these fairy tales, giving them a more progressive slant. So I think there is some hope for all those little princesses out there!

]]> By: Sharon http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/18/jousting-with-the-princess-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-6784 Sharon Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:36:04 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/03/18/jousting-with-the-princess-factory/#comment-6784 Gah... I don't have kids, but I taught theater for several years and found myself constantly controlling myself every time the little girls would want to dress up and play Disney princesses. Disney always bothered me because of the gender role stereotypes, but now I start thinking about the massive amounts of Disney merchandise that must be clogging up landfills. Gah… I don’t have kids, but I taught theater for several years and found myself constantly controlling myself every time the little girls would want to dress up and play Disney princesses.

Disney always bothered me because of the gender role stereotypes, but now I start thinking about the massive amounts of Disney merchandise that must be clogging up landfills.

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