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I haven’t read this book yet, but someone else has, and they wrote a great blog entry about it! Here’s writer and TV commentator Margot Magowan on the book Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Cindy Orenstein. This is from her blog, ReelGirl.
http://margotmagowan.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/female-desire-and-the-princess-culture/
Title: Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Author: Peggy Orenstein
Genre: Parenting, Girls
I’m in the middle of this one right now. I’ll let you know what I think. So far, it’s interesting, but thus far a mere commentary on observations. No suggestions on how to change things. And there’s a part of me that wonders, as an actual former Disney Princess, how I personally contributed to the madness. I’m sure you’ll read all about it in my blog when I’m finished. 😉
I’m curious to see if you like it! Let me know; I haven’t read it yet. As a mom of two boys, it’s less relevant to me, although still relevant—we are not without our princess fantasies. 🙂 Plus, there’s always something being marketed to kids, and the theories are probably pretty similar.
the family that reads together 