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redqueen

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3. I was like you with mine,

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 11:10 AM

Dec 2011

when they were that age. We watched Disney and enjoyed the movies together, but I also talked to them about the differences in the way the characters were portrayed. I made sure they didn't get the message that such things were fair or realistic. We enjoyed the movies, the music, the jokes, etc., but at least a mention of the issue was included the first time we saw it. IMO if we let them absorb these messages with no filter (let alone championing it and cheering it on), that's on us.

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Disney Princesses and the Battle for Your Daughter’s Soul [View all] seabeyond Dec 2011 OP

My niece is a little too young to insist on any of this herself (16 mo), but I fear for her. iris27 Dec 2011 #1

hm.... lol seabeyond Dec 2011 #2

I was like you with mine, redqueen Dec 2011 #3

Good Article libodem Dec 2011 #4

lol. i bought my 3 yr old son the most life like baby doll i could when he kept insisting i seabeyond Dec 2011 #5

Two of the boys libodem Dec 2011 #6

GI Joe & Barbie iris27 Dec 2011 #7