Nov 20th, 2008
by Mary P Jones.
Image credit: Photo byGlamhag on FlickrLicensed under Creative Commons
In the original (non-Disney) version of Cinderella, the evil stepsisters, unable to fit their large feet into Cinderella's tiny glass slipper, cut off their toes. I always wondered what they were thinking. Of all the places to try to hide a bloody foot, a clear [...]
Oct 23rd, 2007
by Mary P Jones.
My daughter recently received a Disney princess book as a gift from my friend Kelly, and it is her absolute favorite book in the world right now. Now I know that as a feminist, I should be offended at the Disney princesses. And as an ultra-liberal with a deep discomfort with and distrust [...]
