I know I need to get some more blogging in, at least on a more regular basis. I use all sort of excuses not to, kids being crazy, heat sapping my brain, too many other things to do (cleaning, edits, working on Primal Magic), but in truth I just need to feel I have something interesting to write about that ya’ll want to read.
So here’s the deal. I’m going to throw out some suggestions, and ya’ll can tell me what you’d find most interesting. No limit in choices.
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Showing posts with label Random Thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random Thoughts. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Magic Chat: A Princess of a Different Kind
With a young daughter to raise I think a good deal about what things I can do to support a possitive self image that will support her physical, emotional, and even magical growth. What I saw posted on one of my lists reminded me of how much things have and will still be changing.
Wonder Woman Gets a New Voice, and It’s Female
Quote from the article...
"During a telephone interview from her home in Florence, Ore., Ms. Simone was effusive when discussing Wonder Woman. “She’s just the best kind of person,” she said. “She was a princess who didn’t need someone to rescue her. I grew up in an era — and a family — where women’s rights were very important, and the guys didn’t tend to stick around too long. She was an amazing role model.”
The thing that strikes me most about this article, is when I think back to my daughter and how she her always talks about wanting be a princess. How many of the TV/Movie princesses are helpless, in need of being rescued? Well here, my sisters, is a princess we can all be proud to have our girls emulate.
To be honest, I didn't give how fiction and media protrayed princesses much her until I saw my daughter and the other little girls playing "princess" and having the boys rescue them. Coming from a mom who "baked" both her kids on Xena, I found it really bothered me. When I heard my son (8) and my daughter (4) argueing because she kept wanting to play the princess as a "damzel in distress" and my son said he'd not play with her anymore if she kept playing the helpless princess (my son is such a wonderful feminist)
After that, I began to look over her selection of tapes more closely. I recently introduced my daughter to Princess Diana. My daughter had known Diana as Wonder Woman for a long time, but when I mentioned she was also a princess, then that was an entrily new matter to my little girl. So there's hope yet. :)
Wonder Woman Gets a New Voice, and It’s Female
Quote from the article...
"During a telephone interview from her home in Florence, Ore., Ms. Simone was effusive when discussing Wonder Woman. “She’s just the best kind of person,” she said. “She was a princess who didn’t need someone to rescue her. I grew up in an era — and a family — where women’s rights were very important, and the guys didn’t tend to stick around too long. She was an amazing role model.”
The thing that strikes me most about this article, is when I think back to my daughter and how she her always talks about wanting be a princess. How many of the TV/Movie princesses are helpless, in need of being rescued? Well here, my sisters, is a princess we can all be proud to have our girls emulate.
To be honest, I didn't give how fiction and media protrayed princesses much her until I saw my daughter and the other little girls playing "princess" and having the boys rescue them. Coming from a mom who "baked" both her kids on Xena, I found it really bothered me. When I heard my son (8) and my daughter (4) argueing because she kept wanting to play the princess as a "damzel in distress" and my son said he'd not play with her anymore if she kept playing the helpless princess (my son is such a wonderful feminist)
After that, I began to look over her selection of tapes more closely. I recently introduced my daughter to Princess Diana. My daughter had known Diana as Wonder Woman for a long time, but when I mentioned she was also a princess, then that was an entrily new matter to my little girl. So there's hope yet. :)
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Testing a theory
It's been suggested that my having multiple blogs and posting there it will atract more readers. I am not certain of the truth in this but I'm going to give it a try. I already have these three blogs, the lj I've been using reguraly...
Blogs
Live Journal: http://moondancerdrake.livejournal.com/
My Space blog: http://blog.myspace.com/moondancerdrake
Wordpress: http://moondancer.wordpress.com/
and now I'm going to add one at blogspot. Any other places ya'll think are a good idea. It this crazy, or do you think this is worthwhile? I'll be making at least one post a day, and just coping them at each for now. Perhaps I will get very creative and find a special use for each. :)
Blogs
Live Journal: http://moondancerdrake.livejournal.com/
My Space blog: http://blog.myspace.com/moondancerdrake
Wordpress: http://moondancer.wordpress.com/
and now I'm going to add one at blogspot. Any other places ya'll think are a good idea. It this crazy, or do you think this is worthwhile? I'll be making at least one post a day, and just coping them at each for now. Perhaps I will get very creative and find a special use for each. :)
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