JoJo’s Flying Side Kick is about a Tae Kwon Do student who must break a board with a flying side kick in order to win her yellow belt. JoJo is nervous about the test, telling her Grandaddy: “I’m freakin’ out!” He helps her by giving a tutorial on fancy footwork from his boxing days. JoJo [...]
Archive for the ‘Princesses’ Category
The limits of a list
Posted in Body image, Books, Cool and radical girls, Marriage & family, Media, Most girlpower *GGG*, Princesses, ReelGirl recommends, tagged Good books for girls, Princesses on February 8, 2011 | 6 Comments »
In response to the current national dialogue on media and products for girls, New York Times writer Lisa Belkin generated a list of books with strong female role models. On her blog, pigtailpals, Melissa Wardy points out that Belkin’s suggestions are dominated by princesses; better strong than weak ones, but what about the radical idea [...]
NYT writer suggests books with strong girls
Posted in Books, Cool and radical girls, Princesses, tagged Good books for girls on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Peggy Orenstein’s book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, has helped to incite a national dialogue on how kids’ media and products influence girls, which ReelGirl loves because that’s supposed to be the whole purpose of this blog. I write “supposed to be” because, as any one who reads this blog knows, I’ve strayed far from my [...]
Girl characters lacking in animation movies
Posted in Movies, Princesses, Superheroes, tagged Ariel, Cars, Diney, Fairytales, Jasmine, Pixar, Princesses, Ratatouille on January 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I wrote this for The San Jose Mercury news in 2007 when “Ratatouille” opened. The movie’s hypocritical reference to sexism helped to inspire my blog, ReelGirl. Please read and let me know what you think. Phooey on `Ratatouille’: Female leads lacking in kid films STUDIOS ACKNOWLEDGE, ACCEPT SEXISM By Margot Magowan Article Launched: 07/06/2007 01:32:35 [...]
Why are kids the gender police?
Posted in Body image, Media, Princesses, Sexuality, tagged Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Disney princesses, Peggy Orenstein on January 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Lots of comments on my last post about Peggy Orenstein’s new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, and that no matter how no matter how hard parents try, girls and boys adamantly refuse to be nudged out of their prescribed (marketed!) gender roles. Orenstein elaborates on this challenge in her book: right around ages 2 [...]
Female desire and the princess culture
Posted in Body image, Books, Cool and radical girls, Health, Media, Movies, Music, Politics, Princesses, ReelGirl recommends, Sexuality, Sports, Statistics, Superheroes, Television programs, Toys & products, tagged Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Disney, Peggy Orenstein on January 18, 2011 | 31 Comments »
Thank you Peggy Orenstein for writing the brilliant book Cinderella Ate My Daughter. Every parent should read this new, excellent analysis of the ubiquitous princess kid-culture and its various mutations in the world of grown-up women. Orenstein, a NY Times journalist, mom, and writer takes on and deconstructs two (so annoying!) messages every parent [...]
Sarah Palin gets ‘Foxified’ in new SNL skit
Posted in Body image, Media, Princesses, tagged Foxified, Roger Ailes. Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin, Tina Fey on April 11, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Last night Tina Fey reprised her Sarah Palin role on Saturday Night Live. I’m psyched Tina Fey’s brilliant parody is back. Not only is she hilarious, but her portrayals of the politician in 2008 were instrumental in turning America on to the silliness of Palin’s candidacy. Tina Fey was funny last night as usual, but [...]
Phooey on Ratatouille
Posted in Media, Movies, Princesses, Toys & products, tagged Disney, Pixar, Ratatouille, The Lion King on April 4, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I wrote this for The San Jose Mercury news in 2007. It inspired my blog ReelGirl. Phooey on `Ratatouille’: Female leads lacking in kid films STUDIOS ACKNOWLEDGE, ACCEPT SEXISM By Margot Magowan Article Launched: 07/06/2007 01:32:35 AM PDT “Ratatouille” made $47 million opening weekend, but as I watched the film with my 4-year-old daughter, I [...]
How fairy tales really end
Posted in Art, Princesses on March 16, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Vancouver artist, Dina Goldstein, took some brilliant photos about how fairytales really end. Please check out her site and take a look at her fabulous work.
Rapunzel
Posted in Media, Most stereotyping *SSS*, Princesses, tagged Ariel, Brenda Chapman, Disney, Ed Catmull, feisty, Hans Christian Andersen, jaunty, John Lasseter, Kathryn Bigelow, Monsters and Aliens, Pixar, Princesses, Rapunzel, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Jobs, Tangled, The Bear and the Bow, The Incredibles, The Princess and the Frog, The Snow Queen on March 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Disney’s Rapunzel movie changes title and cast to attract boys The LA Times reports that that after the disappointing box office for “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney is drastically remaking it’s new Rapunzel movie to attract boys. It’s now called “Tangled” and co-stars a “swashbuckling” male in the lead. Tangled Some people are upset. [...]
