Disney Princess

Raconteur and Barry Manilow Lyricist Marty Panzer Offers Weird Proof That a Wonderful Life Can Begin at 18

Myra Chanin | Posted 04.26.2012

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Myra Chanin

Google Marty Panzer and you'll be convinced that he was born in the CBS Mailroom at the age of 18, and he may well may have been, in the sense that the CBS Mailroom was where he began to first feel alive.

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Jabba is Dead, or My Daughters Watch Return of the Jedi

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 04.23.2012

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Davis Schneiderman

I began to suspect I had made a mistake when Kallista, 4, answered a question from Athena, 6: "No, Athena, Princess Leia didn't want to be a slave so she choked Jabba and killed him."

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Where Are All the Disney Princes?

Maria Rodale | Posted 04.23.2012

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Maria Rodale

Raising a houseful of princesses comes naturally to me. I've raised three of them. They are smart, girl-power-super-strong-and-independent, sparkly sp...

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Since Disney Has Yet to Make Her a Princess, Megan Hilty Settles for Being a Fairy

Jim Hill | Posted 01.16.2012

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Jim Hill

Some people complain about the commute that they have for work. But not Megan Hilty. Of course, if your work took you from Oz to Broadway to Neverlan...

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Truck-Loving Girls And Ballet-Dancing Boys: Why Raising Ungendered Kids Isn’t So Simple

Sarah Buttenwieser | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sarah Buttenwieser

Peggy Orenstein, you totally got to me. After reading your book, I feel all the more resolved not to let the cult of Disney Princesses into her life (or mine).

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How Princess Culture Is Harming Our Little Girls

The Good Men Project | Hugo Schwyzer | Posted 11.17.2011

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By Hugo Schwyzer The Good Men Project Encour­ag­ing princess culture -- however innocently -- contributes to the sex­u­al­iza­tion of girls. Me...

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Meet Tiana: Disney's First Black Princess (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Disney's newest movie has a princess like no other. Tiana is the first black heroine in 71-years of the company's cartoon history. The film is an upda...

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