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The Princesses Are Sexualizing My Daughter Reagan has been “into” the Disney Princesses for years now. INTO them. She’s got reading books, coloring books, sticker books, puzzles, dress-up clothes, regular clothes, CDs, movies, toys, dolls, you name it she’s had one with a princess somewhere on it. We even went to Disney World in conjunction with her sixth birthday so she could enjoy meeting the princesses while she was still in that phase. There was a time when we tried to ban the princesses. It was a couple years ago and we were idealistic thinking that if we told everyone that we weren’t “doing” the princesses that they would stop giving her things with princesses on them. That did not work. And the ban seemed to deepen her interest. Funny how that works. We couldn’t really express why we were banning them. That would lead to more questions. “Why can’t I have that Princess coloring book?” “Because we don’t do Princesses?” “Why don’t we do Princesses?” “Because they promote the wrong image?” “What’s an image?” “What’s promote?” “Why don’t we do Princesses?” “Here’s the coloring book.” That’s not how it would end. She wouldn’t get the coloring book. But eventually we gave in and she did start acquiring that stuff again. At some time we thought we could counteract the Princesses. We introduced her to Veggie Tales, Dora, Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Hello Kitty (I will never understand why someone finds princesses better than Hello Kitty. She is the best. The. End.), and many other characters. Her desire was always for the Princesses. Now she knows practically everything about them. What is starting to bother me is that she’s starting to emulate them. Wanting to be more like them. For a while when she would put on a nightgown with a stretchy neck, she’d pull it off one shoulder and walk around with her head tilted towards that shoulder. And look at us with batting eyes. I would promptly ask her to “Cover your shoulder, girls don’t dress like that.” “So and so Princess does.” “You’re not So and so Princess.” We could live with that because there ain’t no way she’s exiting the house while under my supervision with a shoulder bare like that (visualize me doing the three snap). Unless she’s got a part in some 80s theater production and has on a super baggy sweatshirt and some type of covering underneath. BUT NOW!!! THE REASON I’M BABBLING ON!!! Just the other night, after her dance recital, she had a friend spend the night. They were getting ready for bed in the bathroom and this is what I heard: Reagan: “Do you know who my boyfriend is?” Friend: “Who?” R: “E****. It used to be S****, and then P****, but now it’s E****.” F: Crickets R: “I’d so kiss him. I really would. I really would kiss him.” WHAT!!??!!??!!?? Where is she getting this stuff from?!?!? It took a couple of days to process. It’s from the freaking Princess characters. And Barbie, she’s not off the hook either. They all are lost in some way. They all need to be saved. They all find their knight in shining armor (or however he may be dressed). And they all kiss in the end with that stupid look of love between them. And what I’m just beginning to realize is this: You can’t really tell how old the princesses are can you!?!? Or Barbie… NO, you can’t. The only one, I believe, who mentions her age is Ariel. Disobeying her father at a ripe old age of 16. All of these Princesses look young and girls can totally see themselves playing the part. In fact, mentally picturing all of them, I couldn’t place an age on any of them. Heck, I could see myself playing the part. Girls are learning, ever so subtly, that at their young age they should be finding their one true love and kissing them and getting married. I don’t think Reagan knows what she means when she says that she really would kiss this boy. She sees Mommy and Daddy kiss and hug, mind you not enough, but I doubt she actually has the moxie to go up and kiss a boy that she doesn’t even have the guts to tell that he’s her boyfriend. How do I know that? Sunday School. You know, the place they’re supposed to go and learn about Jesus? Reagan told a friend that E**** was her boyfriend. So this girl marches right up to him and tells him. His reaction. Nothing. I’m so glad. So, what’s a Mom and Dad to do? We’re so deep into Princesses and Barbie. Will nightly conversations about this remedy the situation? Will banning the stuff with zero tolerance starting now work?
this is a story i found on the internet about ''the Other Side of Disney''' This is a TRUE story
petewentzobsesiv added this comment 2008-09-19 13:48:16-05:00
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katiekat10688 added this comment 2008-09-17 17:17:03-05:00
that really gross if he really into them yuk
briza added this comment 2008-09-17 05:19:59-05:00
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zaraiya added this comment 2008-09-16 19:49:12-05:00
wow. it's kinda scary how much pop culture affects people, girls in particular. good luck
gothgirl added this comment 2008-09-16 18:58:59-05:00
hehe this is cool! something different: good luck:)
petewentzobsesiv added this comment 2008-09-19 13:48:16-05:00
luvin this =~> x
katiekat10688 added this comment 2008-09-17 17:17:03-05:00
that really gross if he really into them yuk
briza added this comment 2008-09-17 05:19:59-05:00
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zaraiya added this comment 2008-09-16 19:49:12-05:00
wow. it's kinda scary how much pop culture affects people, girls in particular. good luck
gothgirl added this comment 2008-09-16 18:58:59-05:00
hehe this is cool! something different: good luck:)
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