Memo to Mothers: Watch Your Back

Adrienne Martini — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Very, very few little girls manage to escape their childhoods without a princess obsession. The suits at Disney, clever little marketing monkeys that they are, know this. I keep trying to convince myself that this is mostly benign, this girly urge to flock to Belle and Ariel and Cinderella. But recently the satin and tulle has been stripped from my eyes.

The LA Times' Rosa Brooks made me see the light. When you take a hard look at what happens to the mothers of princesses, you can't help but be horrified. Most are missing. Many are dead. The maternal casualties pile up. The princesses' bland smiles and blank eyes are hiding something.

I'm keeping my eye on you, Snow White. You, too, Jasmine. This mama ain't going down without a fight. Bring it on, bitches. Bring. It. On.

Image credit: about.com

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