Comments on: Living in a Pantone pink No. 241 world http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/ Traipsing through this jungle called parenthood Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Naomi http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/comment-page-1/#comment-46701 Naomi Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:27:15 +0000 http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/#comment-46701 my friends daughter helped him fix the car, while wearing a fairy costume :-D just stumbled on this blog, I'm going to send him a link. my friends daughter helped him fix the car, while wearing a fairy costume :-D

just stumbled on this blog, I'm going to send him a link.

]]> By: Clint http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/comment-page-1/#comment-32084 Clint Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:32:22 +0000 http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/#comment-32084 Jennifer, it's been awhile since I wrote this post and your recent comment brought me back to it. My daughter and I recently watched the animated Disney version of Peter Pan for the first time and I am completely reevaluating my relationship with Tinkerbell. While I always remembered her as being a girl who could beat the boys, she really has some not nice qualities in the movie. She is jealous and petty, spiteful and shallow. There is a scene at the beginning of peter pan where she stands on a mirror and sees her reflection. In it, she examines her hips and the width of them in a disapproving way. That one scene right there speaks volumes about her character and the type of role model she might be to young women. And don't even get me started with the mermaids! Jennifer, it’s been awhile since I wrote this post and your recent comment brought me back to it.

My daughter and I recently watched the animated Disney version of Peter Pan for the first time and I am completely reevaluating my relationship with Tinkerbell. While I always remembered her as being a girl who could beat the boys, she really has some not nice qualities in the movie. She is jealous and petty, spiteful and shallow.

There is a scene at the beginning of peter pan where she stands on a mirror and sees her reflection. In it, she examines her hips and the width of them in a disapproving way. That one scene right there speaks volumes about her character and the type of role model she might be to young women.

And don’t even get me started with the mermaids!

]]> By: Jennifer http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/comment-page-1/#comment-31905 Jennifer Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:40:47 +0000 http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/#comment-31905 I stumbled upon your blog and while I'm not a parent, I just wanted to say i love the shout out for The Paperbag Princess. It was given to me as a child when it first came out and I have delighted in giving it to my nieces. I find it's a great way to combat the unfortunate sexist undertones of so many disney movies. I stumbled upon your blog and while I’m not a parent, I just wanted to say i love the shout out for The Paperbag Princess. It was given to me as a child when it first came out and I have delighted in giving it to my nieces. I find it’s a great way to combat the unfortunate sexist undertones of so many disney movies.

]]> By: megachick http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7868 megachick Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:07:21 +0000 http://dadventure.ca/2007/02/07/living-in-a-pantone-pink-no-241-world/#comment-7868 we, too, are inundated with princess material. i have managed to use it to some advantage however, as a behavioral role model. when my daughter throws a tantrum, i ask her whether she is behaving like a princess or like the witch/stepmother, etc. sometimes this even causes her to stop and change her attitudde. also, when she tries to order us around and uses the reasoning that she is the princessm she shouldn't have to do anything, we say "if you're the princess, i'm the queen(king) not your servant. get up and get/do it yourself." i have to admit, though, the first time she tried to pull that, i did laugh out loud. we, too, are inundated with princess material. i have managed to use it to some advantage however, as a behavioral role model. when my daughter throws a tantrum, i ask her whether she is behaving like a princess or like the witch/stepmother, etc. sometimes this even causes her to stop and change her attitudde. also, when she tries to order us around and uses the reasoning that she is the princessm she shouldn’t have to do anything, we say “if you’re the princess, i’m the queen(king) not your servant. get up and get/do it yourself.” i have to admit, though, the first time she tried to pull that, i did laugh out loud.

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