Comments on: If I didn’t already hate Disney princesses

By: blue milk

blue milk — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:10:39 +0000

Iris, I like hearing different opinions and am quite happy with those that differ from mine being expressed here, so if you had just dropped the “nazi parent” name-calling and the lecturing tone then your comment wouldn’t have attracted a retort.

Your comment did come across as “mocking people’s parenting skills” but apology is accepted, thank you.

By: Iris

Iris — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:06:35 +0000

I didn’t mean to troll, it’s just my opinion.

I wasn’t intending to mock anyone’s parenting skills, and I’m sorry if it came across like that because it’s not what I wanted. I just simply do not agree with you. You have your opinion, I have mine. If you choose not to let your kids watch Disney movies, then that is your right, I just think there’s better ways of approaching your concerns.

“o” had a different opinion too but as soon as someone disagrees people act like they’re being attacked. Really, no – one wants an internet battle, we just want to add our 2 cents.

When I said it wasn’t meant to point fingers at anyone I was being honest; I think it’s generally not the right approach but it’s not my place to criticise other people’s parenting. So if I’ve offended anyone, I sincerely apologise.

By: blue milk

blue milk — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:27:06 +0000

Thanks for the troll patrol.

Iris – I should be so lucky that I could “deprive my daughter of Disney animation”.

By: lauredhel

lauredhel — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:45:58 +0000

“This post was not meant to point fingers at anyone” [...] you NAZI YOU!

Cheers, Iris, nothing like an auto-Godwin opener to raise a giggle.

By: Iris

Iris — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:50:08 +0000

I sincerely hope you’ve not deprived your daughter of classic animation because of your opinion on princesses. I was never instructed on Disney princesses and I had (and still have at college age – Belle and Aurora vie for dominance dangling with my house keys) all the movies. I’m getting a degree, and my mom/dad never felt the need to restrict pink or princess products in case they turned me into a bimbo. In fact, I’m planning a career in the animation industry, so you could say Princesses helped me choose a career, not decide against one.

MoxieMamaKC actually has a point. Instead of playing Nazi parent, just discuss valid points.
However if you keep pointing out there’s something wrong with Princesses, your child will detect that wrong thing and form their own opinions about it. Kids don’t find it on their own; so just let them watch the movies and don’t point out that there’s anything you dislike about the characters. They can form their own opinions about that when they’re older. As that one article says ‘Sometimes a princess is just a princess’. Adult topics such as feminism and racism bypass children until a certain age – perhaps 11 or 12 – so there is no need to discuss feminism with your 6 – year – old. She’ll just start finding nonexistent ‘bad things’ in ordinary content.

If the only influence your kid has is movies, then I’m afraid there’s more problems than just stereotyping or damsel – in – distress princesses. I was over the Bratz dolls age when they came out so no comment there. But they are an ugly, bug – eyed bunch.

P.S. This post was not meant to point fingers at anyone; it was a general comment.

By: Fashion Indie | The Princess Phenomenon

Fashion Indie | The Princess Phenomenon — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:55:20 +0000

[...] as with any big money-maker, the Princess movement has many enemies. Bloggers cite racism, traditional gender roles, and unrealistic expectations as some of their reasons for hating Disney [...]

By: blue milk

blue milk — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:15:58 +0000

o – you are an embarrassment to trolls everywhere, what kind of retort is that?

By: o

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:32:53 +0000

“sexually harassed by a frog” Hahaha. Get a sense of proportion. I bet you think the sun is infringing on your rights by rising without permission as well.

By: Ariane

Ariane — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:30:17 +0000

I take your point, blue milk, but there isn’t much risk of that, I have two older boys, for whom I spend my life ridiculing boys who think pink is only for girls. My eldest son’s favourite colour is still pink, after 6 months of school. He dresses up as a fairy sometimes. The mocking needs to be specific – pathetic, ornamental girls are deserving of being mocked – not wearing girly dresses. I like girly dresses. Having both genders in kids, means I find myself attacking stereotypes from every direction.

I started down this path from a boy child’s perspective, trying to ensure that they don’t feel constrained to do only manly men things. So by default, I am talking up girly things. I mock testosterone laden, one dimensional action heroes too. We had a ball with Beowulf…

Big blatant stereotypes don’t annoy me that much, they are a source of amusement, so long as I teach my kids to appreciate them as such.

By: rayedish

rayedish — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:56:20 +0000

When my daughter was three she started getting into the ‘little princess’ after watching it on dvd. Once I realised that this princess thing was about to head in a direction that I may not like I started encouraging her into Care bears dvds instead. Which worked a treat, and now she’s four and half with a passing interest in princesses and an obsession with care bears, which I can handle as her brother (2) loves care bears too and each of them go to bed with their respectives bears and watch the old (80’s) movies together. Its nice, and something that they can share, where the princess thing isn’t so shareable (in that it sails over my son’s head).
My husband has told my daughter that Bratz are ‘yucky’ and she agrees – ‘look daddy there’s those yucky dolls’ but now one of her friends who used to share her care bear fetish is into Barbie and my daughter is talking about Barbie. I’ve scouted the shops and there are some kinda tame looking Barbie’s out there, and some with horses, so if she pressures me too much I know which one I can cope with but Bratz and my scene dolls are definately off limits (and I’ve blogged on how hideous I find them http://raedical.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/bratz-versus-my-scene/ ). Waaay to sexual for a four year old, IMHO.