It's good to be Queen!

I love the movie Frozen, and I think it is just awesome!  For many reasons the funny songs, Olaf, sisters who love each other, and of course having our first Disney Queen :)

I'll admit, I'm an Elsa pusher.  I've never been too thrilled with the Disney Princess obsession for my little girl.  Many people tell me all the time that I'm silly but I still believe in the power of hegemonic structures and the influences they have on our kids!

One example I've noticed is that I've never watched Batman having the need to settle down.  Lego Batman (Harm's favorite movie) he doesn't even have a girlfriend.  But that is very different for little girls.   Recently in Walmart I spied this toy:

And while there is nothing wrong with cleanliness I never seemed to be able to find the Captain America Cleanliness is the key to Freedom boys cleaning kit.  This is not the first time of course.  I remember seeing this book at Hastings with similar disdain:

Again I searched in vain for Thomas the Tank Engine wedding spectacular coloring book but despite my best search again it never materialized.  I guess that is why I like Elsa.  She has a sister who falls in love and that is great.  She doesn't find someone in that movie and that is fine too.  She has kick A powers and is a great queen. 

I don't want to raise my daughter thinking her worth needs to be tied to a man.  I pray I can raise a little sweetie pie who knows marriage is a wonderful thing, when it's right (the same lessons I will strive to teach my sons) but don't let it define your self worth.