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Evening Quickies: Justin Bieber Says “Every Girl Is A Princess”

Jessica WakemanApril 11, 2012 //
On Justin's Virginity
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The pop star's sex life isn't hashed over like female pop stars his age. Read More »
Selena's Justin Tat
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Selena Gomez has a (fake!) tattoo of Justin's name. Read More »
Justin's First Kiss
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Even pop stars can have awkward first kisses. Read More »
Morning Quickies
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Meet Mollie King, the woman with whom Prince Harry is "smitten." Read More »
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  • Justin Bieber says in the new Seventeen that he “just tries to make [Selena Gomez] happy, that’s all,” by treating her like a princess. Awww. He goes on to say “I think it’s important to make all women feel like they’re princesses, because every girl is a princess.” I can’t tell if this is a barf-ily sweet sentiment or painfully unrealistic dating advice tailored to girls who grew up in “princess culture.”  [PopCrush]
  • Britney Spears is reportedly in final stages of a $15 million deal to join Simon Cowell’s show “X Factor.” Pardon me, but isn’t this show a singing competition — not an autotune competition? [Celebrity Cafe]
  • Mr. Big, I mean, Chris Noth, married his fiancée Tara Wilson earlier this month in Hawaii. [People]
  • Betty White joined Twitter … and she’s already using it to flirt with boys. [The FW]
  • Do “mamas boys” do better in relationships because they don’t have mommy issues? [Nerve] Keep reading »

Say “Nay!” To “My Little Pony” Talking Princess Celestia Doll

Peggy OrensteinJanuary 20, 2012 //
Disney Princess Style
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They're cartoon characters, but we still covet their fab outfits. 8 Photos »
I Want To Be A Princess
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This woman auditioned to be a princess at Disneyland. Read More »
Yet Another Princess
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Oh, yes, there's another one. Read More »

Rebecca Hains, best be known these days as the woman who got busted by the TSA for trying to take a red velvet cupcake through airport security, is, in her real life a media studies professor at Salem State University and author of Growing Up With Girl Power; Girlhood on Screen and in Every Day Life. She is also mother to a little boy who loves “My Little Pony,” a show, Rebecca says on her blog, that, like the beloved Powerpuff Girls, appeals equally to both sexes, defying the notion that boys/men won’t watch stories about girls/women.

I have to admit I’m not a “My Little Pony” aficianado — my daughter was never into them and I recalled the old show as being inane, and largely about selling toys (the fact that the ponies were revived for the Hub, a TV station owned by Hasbro, and are skinnier and “prettier” in their new incarnation only reinforced those impressions). Creator Lauren Faust writes on the Ms. Magazine blog that she was not initially a fan, either:

[Shows based on girls’ toys] did not reflect the way I played … I assigned my ponies and my Strawberry Shortcake dolls distinctive personalities and sent them on epic adventures to save the world. On TV, though, I couldn’t tell one girl character from another and they just had endless tea parties, giggled over nothing and defeated villains by either sharing with them or crying – which miraculously inspired the villain to turn nice. Keep reading »

Girls Can Like Superheroes, Boys Can Like Pink Stuff

Jessica WakemanDecember 25, 2011 //
Baby Hipsters
Shopping guide: nine items every hipster baby needs. 9 Photos »
Bad Baby Clothes
Seriously wrong baby clothes. Read More »
R-Rated Kids Toys
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Nine highly inappropriate toys for kids, like STD dolls. 7 Photos »

Let’s do the Time Warp, yeaaaah!

Amelia has gone back in time and unearthed a video of Baby Jessica Wakeman (real name: Riley), who is just as opinionated as she is in adult form. Riley is seen shopping in a toy store, with a man I presume is her father, when she goes off on a rant about how pink is not just for girls. You tell ‘em, Riley! And in another 15 years, there is an internship waiting for you at The Frisky. [YouTube] Keep reading »

Brace Yourselves For Yet Another Disney Princess

Jessica WakemanDecember 12, 2011 //
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You know what little girls don’t have enough of? PRINCESSES. The scarcity of doe-eyes, glass slippers, and pink frilly dresses is truly criminal. But children need not suffer anymore: Disney is introducing a new princess marketed towards two- to seven-year-olds. “Sofia The First,” a red-haired princess in an elegant purple gown, is getting her own TV movie and TV series that will air on both Disney Channel and Disney Junior. But Sofia is noteworthy not just ’cause she is a princess — because she is a girl princess. Up until now, all Disney princesses (like Jasmine, Snow White and Cinderella) have been adult women. Hopefully this means Sofia is concerned with something more important than scoring a ring from Prince Charming?  [NY Times] Keep reading »

Yes, Herman Cain, “Princess Nancy” Is A Sexist Way To Refer To Nancy Pelosi

Jessica WakemanNovember 10, 2011 //
Cain Getting Handsy?
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Herman Cain was accused of sexual harassment by two women. Read More »
Campaign Sexism
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Your handy-dandy guide to sexism during the 2010 elections. 13 Photos »
Sexism Vs. Pelosi
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Nancy Pelosi portrayed as the Wicked Witch of the West. Read More »
Herman Cain Princess Nancy

With seemingly a new woman coming forward every day detailing sexual harassment by Herman Cain, you might think the GOP wannabe presidential candidate would try not to look like a jerk. But during last night’s GOP debate, Cain referred to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi as “Princess Nancy” while grousing about Congress. The audience chuckled and clapped; the (all white) dudes flanking Cain on either side looked uncomfortable. “Princess” is a disrespectful way to refer to a powerful, take-no-prisoners woman without calling her a “bitch” and suggests she doesn’t do what she does in Congress because it’s her job but because, oh, she’s such a princess!

Herman Cain is a sexist pig. It’s time for him to drop out of the race already.  [Washington Post] Keep reading »

Hitched: The Wedding Dress Body Project

Andrea GrimesNovember 2, 2011 //
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What's In A Name?
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Why there's no way in hell Andrea Grimes will change her name. Read More »

Wedding dress shopping. Here’s what happens to me: I walk into a bridal salon and tell the nice maternal saleswoman that I want a tea-length gown with no flowery accents. I am ushered into a dressing room where I am told that they have one tea length gown, it is covered in flowers, and did I want to try on, say, this $1,500 satin gown with a 14-foot train? For funsies? Repeat nine times. Nine. Nine.

“This is your one chance to be a princess!” one saleswoman told me. When I explained to her that my “princess” vision actually, like, seriously really did include a tea-length dress and she was just going to have to see if she could manage to wrap her mind around that, this total stranger looked at me like I had just shot her kitten point-blank in the face in the middle of the dress shop.

So, I went to the custom dressmaker. I told her what I wanted. She said she could totally do that, but she wouldn’t start the dress until next year, even though we’re getting married in April. Why?

“So you have time to get your weight where you want it.” Keep reading »

Disney Swears Off Princess Stories For The Time Being

Jessica WakemanNovember 22, 2010 //

My little nieces think I’m a nut job: They hand me Cinderella Barbie and tell me we’re going to meet Prince Charming at the ball and I’m, like, “Instead, let’s pretend Barbie is a brain surgeon! Or the first female president!” Lucky for crazy aunts like me, Disney is abstaining from princess flicks for a bit. After “Tangled,” Disney’s newest flick about Rapunzel, the company will focus on non-princess-centric movies, like “Winnie The Pooh” and “Reboot Ralph,” about a video game character who has been left behind with new technology (i.e., “Toy Story” 2.0). Two princess-related movies in development, “The Snow Queen” and “Jack and the Bean Stalk,” have also been killed.

But Disney isn’t swearing off princesses because pretty women who moon after boys all day are sucky role models for little girls. (Ha!) Rather, princess flicks, the company lamented, do not rake in enough dough. Keep reading »

Mommy Loves Her “Princess Boy” Who Likes To Wear Girls’ Clothes

Jessica WakemanOctober 15, 2010 //

This is the sweetest story: this little boy likes to wear princess clothes and that’s just fine with his mom. Cheryl Kilodavis has written a children’s book called My Princess Boy about how it’s OK for boys, like her son Dyson, to enjoy pretty dresses. It warms my dark, craggy heart. Some moms are the best. [My Princess Boy via Colorlines] Keep reading »

17 Phrases We’re Tired Of Hearing About Women

Jessica WakemanMarch 10, 2010 //

Sometimes a girl just gets sick and tired of all the cutesy little words and phrases that exist to describe women. I mean, cougar? Puma? Cheetah? Who can keep them all straight?

Depending on the situation, most of my life I’ve been called either a “princess” (for wanting what I want when I want it) or a “femi-Nazi” (for being a feminist with thoughts and opinions).

Oh, but one lucky day I’ll be called a M.I.L.F., or even “a woman of a certain age.” Can you tell that I just can’t wait?

We at The Frisky put our pretty little heads together and made a list of 17 words and phrases about women and girls that we’re just sick and tired of hearing. Won’t you let us know which ones you’re done with, too? Keep reading »

So This Is What A Princess Looks Like

Annika HarrisMarch 5, 2010 //

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand attends the Balmain fashion show. [Paris, 3/5/10]
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