I get concerned about gender stereotypes. I think its okay that boys play with dolls and that girls like trucks. I don’t want to force princess clothes on my daughter. If she wants to wear a bulldozer t-shirt, I am all for it.
If she must be a princess, I hope that she will at least be self-rescuing princess, and more like a Princess Leia (without the metal bikini) than Princess Ariel.
Penn Jillette recently came to some realizations about little girls and princesses. Penn Jillette, of the magic act Penn & Teller, has geek credentials. Ken even visited him out in Las Vegas: Penn & Teller: Magic Geeks
Several months ago, Penn Jillette went on a video rant about how his daughter is not his little princess. He even calls the princess culture downright un-American. His daughter should be a freedom fighter, not a princess. She should dress up like Susan B. Anthony, not Ariel.
From Crackle: Penn Says – My Daughter is Not a Princess (The video is PG.)
Hat in hand, Penn follows up with a video pointing out just how wrong he was. Yes, he had a princess party for his daughter’s fourth birthday party. There was even a Cinderella impersonator to entertain the girls.
From Crackle: Penn Says – Princess Party Stop worrying about it, shut up and take a picture of your daughter wearing a tiara. It’s your daughter’s party, not yours.
Thanks to Thingamabay for pointing out the video clips: Penn Jillette on Princess Syndrome
