Ample Bosomed Toddler Princesses: Really, Disney?
Your little girl can be an ample bosomed princess too! This picture came about through friends of Pigtail Pals, Nic and Jenn. They have a friend who was shopping at Target and found this shirt. No...
View ArticleYour Royal Highness
I don’ t mind the concpet of “princess” within girlhood. I mind when it is obectified and sexualized. We hosted two playdates in the last couple of days during which the little ladies turned themsevles...
View ArticleFairytales and the Next Best Thing
I love fairytales, like the one about a heroic unicorn my grandmother wrote and illustrated for me when I was a child, that I know read to my six year old daughter, Amelia. We are crazy excited to see...
View ArticleDisney Almost Gets Brave
With any children’s movie made these days, it is a sure bet that the products meant to bring ancillary revenue will immediately follow. And so it is with Pixar’s “Brave”. I loved the movie, and have...
View ArticleWhere Are Their Mothers?
The 7yo Original Pigtail Pal asked me an interesting question while she was playing mermaids in the bath tub last night. She was deeply concerned that most of the Disney Princesses did not have...
View ArticleA Different Narrative
My daughter has been raised with stories about strong girls. Since she was a baby, it has been one long and steady stream of girl empowerment. If a female character was passive or needed rescuing, or...
View ArticleLego: Magical Prince Kisses Instead of Adventurous Mermaid Princesses
While visiting the Chicago Lego store this weekend: “MOM! They have Merida and Ariel Legos!” -7yo Original Pigtail Pal Amelia “Really? Oh yeah, there is Merida and the bear cubs and her bow, that is...
View ArticleA Little Girl Defines Princesses
This story was sent in by PPBB Mom Katie N: “She gets it! My seven-year-old daughter overheard me make a hypothesis. Last night a young friend declared that princesses need rescuing. During my lengthy...
View ArticleBig Shake Up In the Princess World
A big shake up in the world of twelve inch princesses – the license for the Disney dolls has shifted from one toy giant to another. What does this mean for the toy industry, but more importantly, what...
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