Comments on: All I think about is princesses…

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:44:47 +0000

Mulan isn’t a Princess which is why she isn’t always seen in Princess lineups. She doesn’t marry a Prince. She gets a medal from the Emperor and then marries Shang, whose only captain of the army.

By: Liz Logan

Liz Logan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:45:58 +0000

Peggy Orenstein, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, examines how Disney has been aggressively marketing princess—to great success—in the past 10 years, in her new book, “Cinderella Ate My Daughter.” To read more about the effects on girls and Peggy’s advice to parents, the interview is here: http://www.makeitbetter.net/family/parenting/2423-is-disney-princess-culture-bad-for-our-daughters
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By: lisa

lisa — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:53:27 +0000

Disney should make a movie on Joan of Arc (Jeanne D’arc)

By: PhD in Parenting 2010 Commenting Awards | PhD in Parenting

PhD in Parenting 2010 Commenting Awards | PhD in Parenting — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:52:46 +0000

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By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:29:09 +0000

As a kid I flip flopped between girlie phases and tom boy phases. I like to think that a woman such as myself can dress or do something girlie (I like to sew) while being a self actualized independent woman (I also own a compound miter saw. It’s mine, not my husband’s.) My princess liking niece thinks I’m THE authority on princesses because I used to be a historical reenactor and got to wear “a princess dress. I also “played swords” – I did stage combat. She considers me a “sword carrying self rescuing princess” and when we play princess that’s the kind we play (minus the swords or any weapon.) When we talk about our favorite princesses I use it as an opportunity to steer her toward the great historical ones like Queen Elizabeth I and why. We also talk about how Disney messes with the original endings of the fairy tales they make into movies to make them “happier endings.” For example, Disney’s The Little Mermaid has a lot that is different from Hans Christain Andersen’s original. Basically for us, as impractical as the clothing is (you can’t slide down a slide very well in a hoop. I know from experience!) playing princess is about wearing something a little prettier than normal play clothes.

If Disney has to promote princesses I wish that they would include Mulan more. She protected her father, her country, and defied gender roles to do it!

By: Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?

Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:06:27 +0000

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By: Eleventh Carnival of Feminist Parenting « Mothers For Women’s Lib

Eleventh Carnival of Feminist Parenting « Mothers For Women’s Lib — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:57:31 +0000

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By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:37:19 +0000

Candace,

I just had to respond to say that your post is absolutely wonderfully worded and well stated. thank you

By: Candace

Candace — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:34:22 +0000

@Diane

I read your post on your own blog but did not respond. I’m not sure what your motivation is in coming back and pasting your post here but here are some thoughts…

There is an entire body of academic thought behind what Annie is saying, whether or not I agree with her conclusions, about Disney, about feminist ideology, about female role models.

I don’t meant that to say that her perspective has more support, just to say that if you haven’t read, or at least skimmed, some of the same texts, I’m not sure you’ll be able to “get” the point of view. Just like debating certain ideas with a Christian without reading the Bible and major works of theology won’t enable you to have a true discussion.

You are coming at this from an entirely different perspective…and what you might see as filial piety, others may see as passivity.

The problem is not that some parents are concerned that their girls will become look-obsessed and boy-crazed because they watch a Disney movie or two…or that they are abdicating their parental responsibility in communicating values.

The issue is more a saturation of images, through an entire consumerist-machine that bombards girls with messages about what it means to be female. And that this message involves being activated only in relation to men.

I guess I didn’t respond before on your blog both because I’m not really interested in being the champion of one particular viewpoint or another (and by the way, I am a Disney fan, for the most part) and also because I have a strong suspicion that this is being approached from such different perspectives that there won’t be a genuine dialogue.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:13:59 +0000

Annie….great post, as I said earlier. The previous poster seems to have a knee jerk response to defend Disney, and not really deconstruct the issues actually being discussed. And well, the blaming and aggressive language is just not very mature of inviting of discussion.