ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!

[yougottaloveariel]

OK For the few of us who still come here              First go to you tube and check out this vid

How Would You Feel if Your Son Chose This?                           by  Mikki Willis (TRUST ME HERE EVERYONE)

Second Contact those who abandoned this site if you can to watch said video




left me speechless in a good way

[princessariel96]

Jan 6, 2016 19:39:24 GMT -5 yougottaloveariel said:

OK For the few of us who still come here              First go to you tube and check out this vid

How Would You Feel if Your Son Chose This?                           by  Mikki Willis (TRUST ME HERE EVERYONE)

Second Contact those who abandoned this site if you can to watch said video




left me speechless in a good way

OMGG!! I don't know how you found this, but it's truly amazing! Highly appreciated   ! Goodness gracious, what the lil guy's father said in the video honestly melts my heart  ! You know what... now, I just can't stop thinking about how cool it would be, if I too were lucky enough to have an awesome dad like this kid's  !

Btw yougottaloveariel , (maybe I'm just totally wrong or maybe) I'm pretty sure that being a guy yourself, you can relate to what I'm trying to say: Gosh, I so sincerely wish that parents would (at least) attempt to look past this horrible social stigma of branding boys who play with dolls/female figurines as being 'girly'! Honestly sometimes, it makes me so sick that even in this present day and age of the freakin' 21st century, the elders of this society feel the need to dictate their traditional values and norms on our generation. I mean, come on, we know what's good for us and what's not! Over the years, I've begun to realize that by forcing their opinions on their lads, parents are indirectly distancing themselves from their children. And what's even important is I've learnt from experience that when you are prohibited from doing something, you actually grow a greater urge within you to break the rules and experiment with it (no matter what)!

Well anyways, this was just my personal opinion, and also, the video you shared (above) aroused something in me, which made all this writing really necessary! I have a request, however: please don't judge me or see this as a rant or some sort of disrespect towards parents! I don't know I think I just got a bit too over-emotional . Sorry about that!

[buckmana]

That was an intriguing video.
It is interesting that he chose an Ariel doll.

I have seen that attitude on many occasions, that just because you are a guy doesn't mean you have to be into traditional masculine or manly things.
The most salient example I know of is when I was growing up, girls were expected to play with dolls, boys were expected to play with action toys.

I never have been a believer in gender defined roles.

Sadly, I think Disney's Princess specific marketing is always going to cause an inherent problem here, by making it specifically for girls, they might be alienating their male demographic.
It is one of the reasons I firmly believe Little Mermaid needs to be removed from the Princess franchise and stand on it's own.

Maybe Frozen and Brave need to be extracted as well, although Frozen seems to be standing on it's own fairly well.
Unfortunately, all signs I've seen point to the fact that Frozen is still treated as a Princess merchandise line, lots of dolls, but very rarely anything else.
I know for a fact if I find a Frozen item that isn't a doll, odds are high it goes in my collection!

Unforunately, I haven't found many TLM items that meet that requirement.

The thing I keep wondering about is why don't they make action figures of Princesses.
A fully poseable toy is quite enjoyable, no matter the detail level in any doll, it seems they are just made to wear dresses.
Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen a quality action figure of any Disney Princess.

Closest one I can think of is the Ariel toy from the Kingdom Hearts franchise, but I'm uncertain how posable that was.
I haven't got one personally, so I can't examine it to find out for myself.
I'd like to have one though, but it's probably a collectors item by now, therefore rare and/or expensive.

[merprincess]

Aw that was really cute I was kind of like this young boy as a kid, except I'm a girl. I rejected a lot of traditionally feminine things like makeup, glitter, even the color pink I avoided for a long time. My favorite toys were my Gameboy, mock doctor's kit, my rock collection, and a tube full of plastic bug toys. My parents dressed me in unisex clothing as an infant and toddler until I got a little older and got to pick my own clothes. That's a whole other story about how I got myself into the Princesses and TLM and femininity, but I'm just thankful I was never forced to like one thing or another, I just liked what I liked and went on with life. This parent really gets it.

I think Disney is getting a lot better about how they market their merchandise "for" genders, but they still need a lot of improvement. Take the new Star Wars movie. The main character Rey is a female, and has been extremely well-received (minus the tiny population of sexist internet trolls, unfortunately). However, Disney/Lucasfilms isn't really marketing her prominently in merch, especially in traditionally masculine type toys like action figures and Legos. Sure they do exist, but I can't find any at any local Target, Walmart, Wallgreens etc, and it's not because they're sold-out (like winter 2013-2014 when all Elsa merch was just wiped off the shelves). They claim the reason for her absence in things like Star Wars The Force Awakens Monopoly (which features Darth Vader as a playable character instead, yet he's not in the film?) is because they considered it a movie spoiler, but I have to disagree. They can just show her with her staff weapon used in the trailer or with none at all if they wanted to avoid spoiling people about her identity (which is still unknown, but the movie gives us some huge hints). I think she's a really important character to have in the spotlight, for little kids of any gender, and an excellent role model. Seeing her absence, especially as the MAIN CHARACTER, is particularly jarring. But all the same, I've seen a lot of lovely pictures and stories from parents of young children showing them with Rey's costume or her action figures, little girls with lightsabers and little boys with Rey's staff, and I like how any child can connect with this character no matter what gender they are. It's not being marketed for only little boys anymore. If only the Princess franchise, and related ones like Frozen, weren't so marketed specifically for little girls. Anyone can enjoy them, and they'd open their market even more than it is now if they considered that. The Princesses really should have action figures, how cool would it be to have a fully poseable Ariel in multiple outfits detailed to look exactly like her!? I think that would really bridge a gap between traditionally feminine toys and traditionally masculine toys with this gender-neutral alternative any kid, or adult, can enjoy. For now, we have the Funko Pop toys, which I'm aware SEVERAL collectors of all genders exist and they have the Princesses, Star Wars characters, sci-fi, superheroes, TV show characters, movie characters, really everything, and they don't market them for any particular gender. I know Target's started to stop categorizing their toys by gender, more so by franchise, and more retailers should do the same.

[yougottaloveariel]

I posted this because of the fact that despite all the "girls" stuff he could have gotten he chose Ariel


She still endures

[merprincess]

Jan 24, 2016 21:33:46 GMT -5 yougottaloveariel said:

I posted this because of the fact that despite all the "girls" stuff he could have gotten he chose Ariel


She still endures

Which is pretty awesome! I think it's definitely a movie (and Ariel is certainly a relatable character) that can appeal to everyone, not just little girls - I mean, look at the demographics of this forum, so many different types of people brought together with our love for this film!