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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone is a progressive until their son wants to wear a princess dress to daycare. [/quote]

Eh, that's fine too.  A bunch of boys did when my DD was in daycare (she was 4 when the first Frozen was HUGE).  All the kids fought over who got to be Elsa.

Now they are 11 and the girls no longer dress like princesses, neither do the boys, (though they may be gay or lesbian, who knows) and they're all fine.  This is just such a non-issue.  [/quote]

A lot time kids want to pretend to be the protagonist of the story who has power (or "powers" and authority) and get to wear cool clothes! That's why superhero costumes are always so popular. Stories with female protagonists in popular media targeted at kids are disproportionately heavy on princesses/royalty so it's not surprising to see a lot of princesses costumes. I like the idea of paying attention to the content of any shows they are watching, books they are reading and watching how they play. If they're dressing up fancy but showing agency, then why worry?

I loved dressing up and playing pretend complete with poofy dresses and tiaras as a kid and now I'm a military physician, so I'm not worried about my kids having a princess phase.

Modern Disney is still a corporation that wants your money, but the modern content they are putting out isn't as retrograde as people are thinking. My daughters really loved Star vs the Forces of Evil and it riffs on the concept of "princesses" and royalty. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/star-vs-forces-of-evil-boy-princess_n_5a15907ae4b03dec8249695b[/quote]

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