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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pinkalicious, she’s freaking awful and lazy and selfish. Plus the term “pinkalicious” makes my skin crawl. On the other hand, Fancy Nancy is kind, likes school, hard working, learns from her mistakes [b]AND is proudly a girly girl.[/b] Love you, Fancy Nancy![/quote]

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Read some Fancy Nancy and you'll understand. She is a great role model for kids that like fancy/girly things. She shows that you can be a substantive, smart, and true to yourself. She makes mistakes, but models good behavior (apologizing when wrong, being kind to siblings, working hard in school, etc.). She likes "fancy" words that have expanded my kid's vocabulary substantially (i.e., crestfallen instead of sad and disappointed). If you have a kindergarten + aged girl, you know that SO much media is either or - you're either a pretty princess type (Disney, ahem Pinkalicious) or a Role Model Girl who is brave and strong and smart (Paper bag Princess which I LOVE, don't get me wrong!), but is almost never "girly" (Princess in Black is a notable exception to that). I don't love love my girl's super girly phase, but I really don't want her getting the message that you can either be girly or smart and brave, but not both.

https://www.shopdignify.com/blogs/shopgoodblog/36120705-role-model-extraordinaire-fancy-nancy-my-unexpected-fave
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Understood. Nice to know you’re sane!  :wink: [/quote]

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