Princessland Propaganda

Barbara Ehrenreich is my new hero! Hurrah for her rant entitled "Bonfire of the Disney Princesses". You can read her recent speak-out at http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071224/ehrenreich. She supports my claim regarding the mind altering effects of the media on our young girls' perceptions of themselves. Disney, she quotes, has saturated our society with a concept, a concept where the once thought of princess role models are really a "bunch of wusses".

Ehrenreich supports my research on the impact of childhood themes on our girls. This article stabs at the tales we market to our young. The princesses spend much of their time in captivity or a coma, waking only by the kiss of the prince. These female heroines have no ambitions, no marketable skills, and not too much brain power. Some do, however, show a penchant for cooking, cleaning and helplessness. To make matters worse, they ooze with a sexuality that would make a grown man wince. This manipulation must stop if we are ever going to raise healthy, independent and hearty females. I am all for the bonfire. In fact, I think I have a couple of Barbies I can toss on the heap!