• more about #disneyprincess
    Her Grace: SNOWED IN: I still want to be a princess and occasionally demand that my girlfriend address me as such. If a duke could rule his domain, I don't see why I can't... more »
    resonanteye: I'm gonna sue disney for not delivering that prince they promised me. more »
    Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: I never fell into the Princess trap because I always liked the villains more. Ursula's still a cool-ass broad in my opinion. more »
    Mary Ratliff: This seems the same as Barbie, Videogames, and everything else involving children. For good parents, it will be something where their child enjoys it ... more »
    Maulleigh: I loved all that Barbie shit--but my parents always told me to do well in school so that I could go to college and do whatever I wanted in life. Isn't... more »
    tscheese: Actually, I wanted to be a king when I was a kid. Not a princess, not a queen, a KING. My dad gave me a bright yellow hat from a seed-corn company (ah... more »
    cynicalbeatle: When I was a kid, I was wayyyyy more into horses than any princess or Barbie stuff. Now that I have daughters, I haven't expressly forbidden any of th... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: My parents always kinda ruined the princess experience. When we went to Disney World, my dad kept saying "notice how they have loudspeakers everywhere... more »
    vamusical: So because little girls like being princesses, that means parents put them on a pedestal? That makes no sense. I was OBSESSED with princesses and fair... more »
    sjct: Not to worry, I think it's about the costumes. I remember back to age 5 or 6 when I had a princess-type dance recital costume that I loved, LOVED, LOV... more »
    Lola Lotus: Or this (yes, my parents are hippies): more »
    Interrobanging: I've never understood this whole thing. It seems to come up often on Jez too. To me Ariel,Belle,Aurora,etc..I never looked at them as princesses, they... more »
    Lola Lotus: Paper Bag Princess! She saves the prince and goes on to happily live alone. more »
    Jello Mix: Clearly, we should Blame Canada. more »
    RayneDear: My daughter plays princess, but she does it with a sword and shield, battling dragons, climbing trees, and generally getting as dirty as possible. She... more »
    takeitasred: My favourite princess is Sara Crewe; courageous, unbreakable, smart, imaginative, social justice seeking, and not actually a princess until the end of... more »
    victoriasauce: My daughter LOVES princess anything and I have no problem with that. I was the same way and turned out just fine. Just like I played Grand Theft Auto ... more »
    megscissorhands: Wouldn't Ariel eating octopus sort of be like cannibalism? more »
    megscissorhands: You have to give Disney credit for making a pretty heroic attempt to defy gender norms with Mulan (and Pocahontas, to a lesser extent). Growing up, Be... more »
    Jello Mix: Sara Crewe was my favorite princess growing up. more »
  • #mousetraps

    Addressing The Princess Problem

    Just this year alone, Disney believes it will make nearly 4 billion dollars internationally off of their "Disney Princesses" brand, a marketing scheme that has set off a wave of "princess fever" amongst young girls. More »
  • #sarahhaskins

    Sarah Haskins Takes On The Disney Princesses