After feminist Peggy Orenstein’s three year old daughter expresses her enjoyment in dressing as Cinderella, Orenstein begins to worry, thinking that dressing as a princess “can undermine girls’ well-being” (Orenstein 327). Wanting to get to the bottom of the princess culture, Orenstein sets out on an investigation, learning that “princesses” are a money-making machine. Through the director of consumer products at Disney, Inc., Andy Mooney, Orenstein is persuaded to think that the princess culture is just a phase; however, she still provides evidence of the dangers of the expectations to be a “princess” in society. In Orenstein’s article “Cinderella and Princess Culture”, appearing in the New York Times, originally titled “What’s Wrong with
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Orenstein ties together the fantastic idea that most of the products that are sold pertain to beauty. Orenstein shows this expert idea by describing what exactly was being sold. By doing this, she effectively proves her point how the princess culture is increasing and how it may be a danger for some kids.
Orenstein scrambles down about the Club Libby Lu stores, in which the stores sold all things princess. She continues to mention that children from the ages 4 to 12 can attend “Princess-Makeover Birthday Parties.” Furthermore, she makes an excellent point with bringing up the beloved Dora the Explore. Orenstein describes her as “the intrepid, dirty-kneed adventurer.” The diction that Orenstein uses sparks the idea that Dora is not anything like a princess, considering that princesses are meant to be cleaned-kneed and not “dirty-kneed”. However, Orenstein mentions of how Nickelodeon created an episode in which the beloved Dora the Explorer is transformed into a “‘true princess’”. A Dora doll was soon released in which Dora’s short hair would grow lon the moment the crown touched her hair. This doll was called, “Magic Hair Fairytale Dora”’
Orenstein ties together the fantastic idea that most of the products that are sold pertain to beauty. Orenstein shows this expert idea by describing what exactly was being sold. By doing this, she effectively proves her point how the princess culture is increasing and how it may be a danger for some kids.
Orenstein scrambles down about the Club Libby Lu stores, in which the stores sold all things princess. She continues to mention that children from the ages 4 to 12 can attend “Princess-Makeover Birthday Parties.” Furthermore, she makes an excellent point with bringing up the beloved Dora the Explore. Orenstein describes her as “the intrepid, dirty-kneed adventurer.” The diction that Orenstein uses sparks the idea that Dora is not anything like a princess, considering that princesses are meant to be cleaned-kneed and not “dirty-kneed”. However, Orenstein mentions of how Nickelodeon created an episode in which the beloved Dora the Explorer is transformed into a “‘true princess’”. A Dora doll was soon released in which Dora’s short hair would grow lon the moment the crown touched her hair. This doll was called, “Magic Hair Fairytale Dora”’