Rather than focus on Disney movies for Liesel's entertainment, I've been slowly introducing her to some classics like Wizard of Oz, (child-appropriate parts of ) West Side Story and Annie. The latter has definitely become a favorite. I'd completely forgotten that the opening numbers have a cast of little girls doing gymnastics. She's now watched it enough she has parts memorized. 
My heart just melted when I heard her quietly singing in the back seat of the car, "Maybe they're stict, as straight as a line. Don't really care, as long as they're miiiiiiiiine. So maybe now this prayer, the last one of it's kind. Won't you please come get your baby? Maaaaaybeeeee." There are some other quotes that have come out at really inoppportune times. Like Miss Hannigan's, "KILL, KILL, KILL!" When a 2-year old repeats that to her baby sister in public there's just no way to make it cute. She sounds like a psychopath, no question. Also, when she's dragging her feet about something she now says, "I can't run anymore!" Even if she wasn't running to begin with. In any case, I'm glad she's watching something with actual humans in it, rather than animation. I'll take a cheeky orphan over a glittery princess any day. I'm hoping to take Liesel to the live Broadway show someday!
My heart just melted when I heard her quietly singing in the back seat of the car, "Maybe they're stict, as straight as a line. Don't really care, as long as they're miiiiiiiiine. So maybe now this prayer, the last one of it's kind. Won't you please come get your baby? Maaaaaybeeeee." There are some other quotes that have come out at really inoppportune times. Like Miss Hannigan's, "KILL, KILL, KILL!" When a 2-year old repeats that to her baby sister in public there's just no way to make it cute. She sounds like a psychopath, no question. Also, when she's dragging her feet about something she now says, "I can't run anymore!" Even if she wasn't running to begin with. In any case, I'm glad she's watching something with actual humans in it, rather than animation. I'll take a cheeky orphan over a glittery princess any day. I'm hoping to take Liesel to the live Broadway show someday!
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I am also not a fan of Disney princesses...Last year when Ella was starting to take interest in TV I decided to steer her in a non-cartoon direction for as long as possible. Enter Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. Ella loved seeing girls in dresses and I remembered how much I love those stories. I even broke out my books and read the series from start to finish. The phase lasted for several months, but unfortunately it's over now...Ella met Dora. Annoying voice, but at least she isn't tall and skinny with huge eyes and glitter dripping everywhere she walks.
I have a theory as to why you and Katrina don't like Disney Princesses; because you LOOK LIKE DISNEY PRINCESSES! You're both gorgeous, but no glitter...For the rest of us who look more like Quasi Moto, the princesses were "...a wish your heart makes..." Personally, my kids like Anamaniacs...
I agree totally... besides those are hard images to live up to as girls grow up. I too LOVE Anne of Green Gables. She is smart and sassy and in the end get the boy all girls wanted.
While I like to go to Disney every now and then I am glad I don't sink my money into that whole corporation. Although I would like to live in Celebration FL. A community built by Disney. But that is just because it reminds me of June and Ward Clever era!
Although I love many of the princess stories, I also HATE the way Disney has been marketing them. . . . it's like they're a bunch of unrealistically beautiful idiots, and I don't like that portrayal of women. . . . however, I also like Annie-- I showed it to Elise last summer and she sings, "the sun'll come out tomorrow". . . it brought a tear to my eye everytime! a little high pitched voice telling you to endure another day is the sweetest thing. I laughed to read Liesel saying, "Kill, Kill, Kill". hah! I can just see it-- wish I could've seen it in person!
oh, incidentally, i just bought valentine's day cards today and purposefully picks the toy story ones, instead of the Disney princess ones-- just for the very same reason you described. . . cannot quite put my finger on it :)
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