All posts tagged "princess culture"
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Carinn Jade | May 14, 2013
Awesome Five-Year-Old Is Bored With Your Ridiculous Princesses, Wants To Be A Real Hero
When little Emma Moore turned five, she didn't dress up as Jasmine or Mulan or even Merida. With the help of...
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Amanda Low | April 20, 2013
My Little Pony TV Series Empowers Girls And I Question Everything I Knew About Feminism
I've noticed that we parents sometimes shun "girly" things for fear of over-feminizing our daughters. But reading this...
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Sarah Bregel | October 3, 2012
I Regret The Day I Let My Daughter Watch ‘The Little Mermaid’
A few months ago, I made a mistake. I let my child watch The Little Mermaid. While we...
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Lindsay Cross | August 8, 2012
Not Creepy At All: Now You Can Put Your Daughter’s Face On A Disney Princess
You know how little girls really really, really, really want to be Belle. They just don't want to...
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Lindsay Cross | June 25, 2012
EW’s ‘Lesbian Princess’ Theory Proves Why We Need More Movies Like Brave
The idea of a princess who doesn't want to get married has some movie reviewers in a tizzy....
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Koa Beck | June 20, 2012
Give A Girl A Princess Handbook And….
To find a little respite from your daughter's plastic jeweled-haven, please enjoy a little Princess humor on us.
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Lindsay Cross | May 30, 2012
I Can’t Wait For ‘Brave’, But My Daughter Couldn’t Care Less
I'm waiting on pins and needles for Pixar's first female protagonist. When I showed my daughter the trailer,...
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Koa Beck | April 24, 2012
Disney, Target, And Julie Andrews Team Up To Sell Your Daughter Stuff With National Princess Week
So get those credit cards ready, pack the Belle costume in the car, and head to the nearest...
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Koa Beck | April 17, 2012
Over Half Of Mommyish Readers Would Buy The New President Barbie
However, just because mommies would admittedly line up to bring this Barbie home doesn't meant that they are...
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Koa Beck | April 6, 2012
LA Photographer Seriously Commits To Three-Dimensional Disney Princesses
The detailed images, although free of any reinterpretation or commentary on princess culture, put...
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Koa Beck | March 27, 2012
Our Grandmotherly Disney Princesses Don’t Need Any Cosmetic Work
Our classic Disney princesses are getting on in years. Don't let those timeless DVD covers and Disney stills...
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Koa Beck | March 15, 2012
Author Rightly Asks Tween Girls To Consider The ‘Bad’ Women Of History
It's no coincidence that the role models traditionally put before girls are passive, complacent, conventional princesses who just...
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Lindsay Cross | March 14, 2012
Disney’s New Program Centers Around A Doctor – And She’s A Girl – Of Color!
Forget the tutus and tiaras, Disney is introducing a new children's program that focuses on a little girl...
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Koa Beck | March 5, 2012
SNL Mocks Princess Culture With ‘The Real Housewives Of Disney’
Kids and reality TV can be bad business. Shows like The Real Housewives, Bad Girls Club,...