By: Lisa Ray

Lisa Ray — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:30:41 +0000

Terrific summary of our project — thanks! An explanation of the “other people’s home” rule: This was for our 8-year-old (not our 13-year-old). I just couldn’t bring myself to place her in the position of explaining to an adult that she couldn’t watch a certain movie or play a certain game. I didn’t want her to feel too much pressure or have to answer an adult’s questions about the project. I was just trying to protect her. What I’ve found, however, is that she hasn’t needed the protection. She’s perfectly comfortable standing up for herself. In fact, she’d agree with you — she told me yesterday that she rejected some Disney books in the school library (in favor of other choices) because “it wouldn’t make sense if we only did it at home!” Seems I did not give her enough credit. That rule may soon be rescinded.

My comment about the sweatshirts was less about Disney per se and more about the state of gendered-character clothing. It struck me as I took that photo. I hadn’t seen anything with a female character in a cross-armed, leaning back position — I can’t imagine a princess posed like that — but if they exist, that’s great. My older daughter wore that Pooh sweatshirt for at least two years — it was one of her favorites when she was younger. I still think it was probably first purchased in the boy’s department.

Thanks again for the kind post.

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By: Lisa Ray