Disney Princess Recovery, a fascinating (and well-written!) blog by a progressive educated mother trying to extricate her little girl from the clutches of the Princess-Industrial Complex. I've been reading it all afternoon.
Current Mood:thoughtful
Current Music:Simon & Garfunkle, "Scarborough Fair"
Have you heard about the Clique series? They're like the Gossip Girl books, but (just barely) toned down for girls around middle school age. Yes, that still creeps me out. The other day at the Reference Desk, I had a girl around 12 or so ask me where the Clique books were. During our conversation, I realized that her eyebrows were plucked (somewhat messily) and that she was wearing a lot of mascara behind her glasses. She was a wonderfully nice girl too, which makes it even worse! I understand wanting to play and experiment with make-up at any age, but it still made me want to hit my head against the desk.
Oh my god, on Friday I was teaching a class of entering second-graders, and one of the little girls was totally wearing liner and mascara - which is more than I was! In-freaking-sane.
I'm not sure if I approve of the premise; it's a little too much like aggressive mind control rather than responsible child-rearing. I'll read it though, it's an interesting concept!
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Date: 2010-07-10 09:41 pm (UTC)now i need an icon.
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Date: 2010-07-11 01:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-10 11:08 pm (UTC)Have you heard about the Clique series? They're like the Gossip Girl books, but (just barely) toned down for girls around middle school age. Yes, that still creeps me out. The other day at the Reference Desk, I had a girl around 12 or so ask me where the Clique books were. During our conversation, I realized that her eyebrows were plucked (somewhat messily) and that she was wearing a lot of mascara behind her glasses. She was a wonderfully nice girl too, which makes it even worse! I understand wanting to play and experiment with make-up at any age, but it still made me want to hit my head against the desk.
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Date: 2010-07-11 01:14 am (UTC)Let me know when you've had a chance to look over the Labyrinth revision? I think I sent the latest draft around mid-May.
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