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Disney Princesses, Deconstructed
Jeff Brunner put together this analysis of the evolution of the Disney princess. What do you think? Progress? tumblr_kr8nybGVqn1qzmvbao1_500 Sent in by Fiona A. UPDATE: Commenter Jackie sent in this version for the Disney princes : Capture For most posts on Disney princesses, look here , here , ...
How to Date a Disney Princess
How to Date a Disney Princess
blogs.babble.com — We already got the skinny on how to be a Disney Princess (”skinny”, incidentally high on the list) now it’s the princes’ turn. (more) How to Date a Disney Princess
No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund
nytimes.com — Parent alert: the Walt Disney Company is now offering refunds for all those “Baby Einstein” videos that did not make children into geniuses. They may have been a great electronic baby sitter, but the unusual refunds appear to be a tacit admission that ... (more) No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund
Disney Princesses Deconstructed [PIC]
Disney Princesses Deconstructed [PIC]
buzzfeed.com — > Disney Princesses Deconstructed Disney movies are a lot less whimsical when you put character motivations in such stark terms. (more) Disney Princesses Deconstructed [PIC]
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Disney Princesses, Deconstructed
(Obsolete Feed) — crossposted from Sociological Images For most posts on Disney princesses, look here, here, here, here, and here.  Two other great posts include this rejection letter (”we don’t hire women”) and this post on the original inclusion of black slaves in Fantasia. [Love Isn't Enough editor's note: Note, too, that but for Jazmin, who is kind of brownish, Disney's princesses hold fast to a European-influenced beauty hierarchy.] Hat tip to Jezebel for alerting me ...

Quick Pic: Disney Princesses - Feminism? What Feminism?
MamaPop™.com — ... of ✩ archives ✩ subscribe ✩ twitter ✩ fine print « Quick Pic: Put The Shirt Back On, Iggy | Main [image] Quick Pic: Disney Princesses - Feminism? What Feminism? Posted by Sweetney Disney_princesses You've come a long way, baby... But the female role models Disney has created for our girls over the years? Ehh, not so much. Disney_princesses That said? The dudes ain't doing so hot, either: Disney_princes   source Posted by Sweetney on November 02, 2009 at 08:38 AM in Quick Pic | Permalink ...

Of Girls, Boys, and Gender
Wired For Noise — ... So naturally, I was then visited by the surprise pregnancy faerie who brought me a daughter. And with her an overwhelming supply of Disney princess themed, bubblegum pink, gender enforcing rules on a stick. ...

Baby Link Roundup #8,611: Que Sera Sera
Thingamababy — ... in perspective for me. Life is like a box of chocolates… And now, some links: 1. Disney princesses, deconstructed [princes, too!] — An awesome rundown in two images of why I may never own a Disney animated movie. 2. ...

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