WOTD: "Princesstute"

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The reliably informative Exploding Aardvark has a roundup of 581% inappropriate toys for girls. If I had a 9 year old she would not get any of this shit.

Major points for the phrase "girl power index" and the sentence "Next year, Disney Fairies will be rolled out in earnest."

Yet another example of the Women Now Empowered By Everything Women Does phenomenon. I support giving 9 year old girls zip guns and dropping them off at Disney headquarters.

Comments

[tinymammoth.livejournal.com]

"The mothers are ambivalent. Some say their daughters would be trying on makeup at home if they weren't trying it on here. Some say this is okay, but only on special occasions. Some say this place troubles them, but so does the notion of banning something because that might cause their girls to want it more. ("I wish they were excited about a Lego party," says mom Rebecca deGuzman. "Do they have to show their bellies?")

Why can't these parents say no? It's crazy.

[skepticle.livejournal.com]

AND NOW I MUST RANT:

I read the NY Times article about the reprincessing of American Girls and...

Well I worked on a DVD game for Disney and the market research was VAST. About 70 pages and a PP presentation about who the Princesses appealed to and why.
IN COLOR.
WITH CHARTS.
AND GRAPHS.

Many girls are attracted to that girly stuff, some are not, some are stifled by well meaning parentals and some are given whatever they want whenever they want and they only way to combat THE GREAT PINK FACEHUGGING DINSEYLAND DESTRUCTO is to listen and let kids be the people they are going to be with as much guidance as one can. Hopefully they grow up with some manners and not die.

I guess the bigger question is really how to stop the advertising manipulation machine.

[tinymammoth.livejournal.com]

I don't really object to the superfemme princess stuff, I do think a lot of little girls really like it (like my niece). This is the thing I think all parents should be vetoing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ucitysoccer/45825300/

Some little girls want to do girly things and some do not, and I think both things are fine, but no little girl should be dressed up as a little hooker.

oh dear.... The Jon Benet Syndrome Strikes again...

[drieuxster.livejournal.com]

It is SOOO hard for me to concieve of such a world where they are training courtesans from such ages...

Remember that a well trained courtesan is a real investment in long term family power and control systems based in aristocratic social systems.....

Can we say "Good Bye Republic, It was so nice to have known you...."

[salome-st-john.livejournal.com]

Is it just me, or has everyone who clicked that flickr link also considered clicking "may offend"?

[substitute.livejournal.com]

Mae O'fennd was crowned Miss Prepubescent Princesstute of GreaterEastern West Texas in a three hour ceremony at the Eastern West Texas Normal School and Pig Repository (chapel).

Her parents thanked Dr. Lurlene Pincher of the Dance-a-rama Studio, Li'l Hottiez Childrens Salon, and of course Jesus. Mae herself was not available for comment.