Today on Offbeat Mama there is a entry about Disney princess messages and whether or not parents can change them. As much as I grew up loving Disney movies and still managed to wind up a feminist, do I want my potential future daughter watching them (or even my son who can receive the same women-are-weak-and-need-a-man-and-only-looks-matter message)? In all honesty, no. But is that realistic? No, probably not... especially if I ever plan on letting my children out of the house. So, the question is...
Can we revise the message of Snow White, for example, that tells girls that their beauty will make other women hate them? Can we find something empowering amidst prevalent messages that men fall in love with women for what's on the outside, that men are women's rescuers, that a heterosexual marriage (preferably to a wealthy, handsome prince) is the most important life goal?
This makes me want to write a few dozen empowering princess books.
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