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real shaman
2009-05-23 11:55:59 AM  
"But what happens when our daughters get to adulthood and they realize that the world isn't a fairy tale?"

They become stripper coke whores......
 
me texan
2009-05-23 11:59:29 AM  

real shaman: They become stripper coke whores......


The economy needs service industry workers to keep going. Its a win-win with the exception of having to deal with the incessant whining of the helicopter engines for 17 years.
 
AliasUndercover
2009-05-23 12:07:06 PM  
Good f-ing riddance.
 
odisae
2009-05-23 12:08:21 PM  
This one grew up thinking she was a princess and look how she turned out.

[image from princessmadeleine.net too old to be available]
 
Norad [TotalFark]
2009-05-23 12:08:56 PM  
"But what happens when our daughters get to adulthood and they realize that the world isn't a fairy tale?"

Why, their worldview collapses in on itself, then they lose their way and eventually start slobbing knobs for a $20 crack rock, Mom.
 
ihatedumbpeople
2009-05-23 12:09:37 PM  
Raise them to be princesses and see how that works out. If they find a dumbass stupid enough to marry them, he'll end up killing himself or her, preferably her.
 
czerno
2009-05-23 12:10:31 PM  
Disney has farked over so many girls. There are so many women out there with such unrealistic expectations for men that it is ridiculous.

I'm glad I found a women that didn't have a farking VCR growing up. And surprise, she doesn't have super unrealistic expectations out of me.
 
gopher321 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2009-05-23 12:11:37 PM  
Yet another casualty of the recession: Little Princess Syndrome

Followed quickly by "Slap-Upside-the-Head Syndrome.
 
I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros
2009-05-23 12:11:53 PM  

ihatedumbpeople: Raise them to be princesses and see how that works out. If they find a dumbass stupid enough to marry them, he'll end up killing himself or her, preferably her.


Prince Charming already has two wives anyway: Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.
 
Rodeodoc
2009-05-23 12:12:50 PM  
FTFA: "For many women, there's still a piece from childhood to want to be a princess," says Mary Beech, a Disney vice president

The Obvious tag was keyed up for this article, but it exploded.
 
Wrong_Intentions
2009-05-23 12:14:00 PM  
So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?
 
pugsleythegreat
2009-05-23 12:14:40 PM  
I actually RTFA, and as suspected, it was a waste of time. Am I the only one tired of getting this "recession" shiat bashed into my skull every day?

Every damn commercial prefaces with "In these tough times..." or "With our economy..."

sweet bejeesusing fark. Enough already.

Is the sunny outside? send the spawn outdoors. Is the sun down now? ok come inside, wash your filthy child self, eat dinner, go to bed.
 
vegasj
2009-05-23 12:14:46 PM  
princesses early, whores soon enough.
 
Galileo's Daughter
2009-05-23 12:15:19 PM  
"Invoking Ariel has actually gotten her to try and enjoy eating octopus at a local restaurant," he said.

I wonder if this will get my daughter to try octopus the next time I take her to a Japanese restaurant.
 
J. Frank Parnell
2009-05-23 12:15:19 PM  
Jewish families who've been naming their daughters Sarah for thousands of years unavailable for comment.

This is nothing new, at all. Slow news day i guess.
 
oflinkey
2009-05-23 12:15:49 PM  
Wrong_Intentions: Some of you do, in a way. Read the article:

It should be noted that, overall, men of that age group still are more likely to exhibit narcissistic traits, including the belief that "If I ruled the world, it would be a much better place."
 
netweavr
2009-05-23 12:16:47 PM  
Wrong_Intentions
So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?

That would actually take effort. The princess requirement is simply "exist."
 
Lissa is my name
2009-05-23 12:16:59 PM  
I grew up watching all the princess movies and I turned out fine. Might have been because I was dirt poor and my mother instilled some realistic values in me. Still, I'm glad I have a little boy instead of a girl. He'll be less likely to grow up a princess. Hopefully anyway. ;)
 
colslax
2009-05-23 12:17:11 PM  

AliasUndercover: Good f-ing riddance.


This.
 
Gals Panic
2009-05-23 12:18:04 PM  
Glad I have 2 boys and a planned Vasectomy in a few months.
 
Mr. Coffee Nerves [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2009-05-23 12:18:18 PM  
I'll believe it when "Platinum Weddings" and "My Super-Sweet 16" is cancelled
 
me texan
2009-05-23 12:19:59 PM  

Wrong_Intentions: So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?


We jump off the house with an improvised batman cape and a string tied to the roof heat vent - learn our hard lessons early in life and roll with the punches from there on out.
 
AmazingRuss
2009-05-23 12:20:12 PM  

Wrong_Intentions: So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?


Speak for yourself.

/posted from the batcave
 
Needlessly Complicated
2009-05-23 12:20:14 PM  

czerno: Disney has farked over so many girls. There are so many women out there with such unrealistic expectations for men that it is ridiculous.


Well, unrealistic expectations, anyway.

I grew up reading stuff like Little Women and Anne of Green Gables. I turned out just fine.

Also, imagine my surprise when I learned what happened in the ORIGINAL story of the Little Mermaid.


/spoiler: she didn't make it.
 
neenerist
2009-05-23 12:20:34 PM  

Wrong_Intentions: So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?


The ghey tights.
 
Atharaenea
2009-05-23 12:21:36 PM  
I grew up watching princess movies too. I identified with the princes, who actually did shiat, instead of the helpless princesses. Weird, since I didn't turn out to be a lesbian.
 
Joce678
2009-05-23 12:21:52 PM  
"business has grown from $300 million that first year to an anticipated $4 billion internationally this year."

How does that make them a "casualty"?
 
Byn
2009-05-23 12:22:26 PM  
Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ! I could only read 2.5 paragraphs of that tripe before I actually felt my IQ points begin to drop.

Who gives a damn if your daughter wants to be a princess? Let her! It's called imagination. Why not just let your child enjoy her innocent fantasy while she can? It won't be long before she grows up, understands the recession, and starts turning tricks for lawn furniture.

Good lord people are retarded. What happened to us?!
 
Lampmonster
2009-05-23 12:22:39 PM  

Wrong_Intentions: So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?


Don't diss my plans. I might be 33 but it could still happen.
 
CtrlAltDelete
2009-05-23 12:23:01 PM  
Make no mistake, it hasn't disappeared. It's still there, it just adjusted a bit.

Instead of "Daddy, I want 15 Bratz party pretty ponies with matching mp3 player!!"

It's "Daddy, I want 14 Bratz party pretty ponies with matching mp3 player!!"

If the economy goes even further to sh*t, you can guarantee someone is going to b*tch about the particular color of sackcloth their homemade clothes happen to be.
 
ecmoRandomNumbers [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2009-05-23 12:23:21 PM  
Your princess is some several guys' dirty, filthy, cum-dumpster.

Here's a novel idea, parents: Teach your girls to be independent and successful... not by how much cum they can swallow, but by career goals.

It's like the women's lib movement never even happened.
 
Lissa is my name
2009-05-23 12:23:58 PM  

Atharaenea: I grew up watching princess movies too. I identified with the princes, who actually did shiat, instead of the helpless princesses. Weird, since I didn't turn out to be a lesbian.


No, you just turned out to be a real woman, not a fairytale.
 
Uptown Hipster Doofus
2009-05-23 12:24:00 PM  

Wrong_Intentions: So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?


Too much like work. I grew up wanting to be Bruce Wayne.


/Hey kids, ask your guidance counselor about an exciting career as a millionaire playboy.
 
little miss
2009-05-23 12:24:26 PM  
4 year old princess = cute!
Middle-aged "princess" = disturbing.
 
farbekrieg
2009-05-23 12:24:41 PM  

Wrong_Intentions: So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?


I am the bat!
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J. Frank Parnell
2009-05-23 12:25:09 PM  

Joce678: How does that make them a "casualty"?


After awhile you just expect the submitter to have no idea what they're submitting and you ignore the title entirely. There's a small section where they mention it's getting tougher to treat them like princesses because of the economy, but then it's back to what the story is really about.
 
Hiro's Protagonist
2009-05-23 12:25:41 PM  
Females love social complexity and have a narrative intelligence (in general, it's the hormones)


That's why they love princess stuff
 
David Bowie's Package
2009-05-23 12:27:12 PM  

Mr. Coffee Nerves: I'll believe it when "Platinum Weddings" and "My Super-Sweet 16" is cancelled


THIS.
 
Juniper Jupiter
2009-05-23 12:28:11 PM  
I am SO farking glad they closed down the Libby Lu store at the mall where I live. There's a certain sad or creepy factor when they get the one little girl that shows up at a time, dress and doll her up, then take her out in front of the store to dance with the workers. It looked like it was between a beauty pageant, a strip dance minus the stripping, and the pink light district.
 
Wrong_Intentions
2009-05-23 12:28:22 PM  
Recently, Disney also came out with a line of princess-inspired wedding dresses, aimed at that age group of young women.

If I see this at the altar, I'm running the other way. I don't care how pregnant I've gotten her.
 
oroku_saki
2009-05-23 12:28:23 PM  

Wrong_Intentions: So then how is it that we boys don't grow up thinking we'll be Batman?


Probably because it's easier to pretend to be a princess than have a collection of functional Bat-gadgets and a full-blown Batmobile in our parent's driveway. Once mom tells us we can't have a Batmobile, we boys realize the limitations of our desire to be Batman.

Tiaras and dresses can be pretty cheap if you know where to look. A complete Batcave? Not so much.
 
MoonlitDaun
2009-05-23 12:28:30 PM  
Meh, some of this amazes me. I'm so glad I'm not like that... but really, get rid of this, you can still instill the unrealistic expectations with a single series of books that recently became popular: Twilight. I cannot name how many girls in my classes that have turned down dates because they want a more 'Edward-esque' boyfriend. And I doubt that's about to fade. The 'princess syndrome' is no longer an issue compared to that, in my opinion.

/Horrible books, too. Only finished the books because I read in very small doses.
 
Bugs_Bunny_Practiced_Psychological_Warfare
2009-05-23 12:29:08 PM  
Take a trip to Disneyland and you'll see all the princesses going about their castle like they rule everything and the world is theirs. Its sad when they're in their late teens or early twenties.
 
Braindeath
2009-05-23 12:30:25 PM  
Eat. Robin. Sleep. Robin. Cave. Robin. Fighting Crime. Robin.

See. There were four of them. haha. oh wait, there will be a fifth one now. Robin.

czerno: I'm glad I found a women that didn't have a farking VCR growing up. And surprise, she doesn't have super unrealistic expectations out of me.


The same can be said of guys about VCRs and developing unrealistic versions of women.

oflinkey: It should be noted that, overall, men of that age group still are more likely to exhibit narcissistic traits, including the belief that "If I ruled the world, it would be a much better place."


But that is the truth. Why do people hate the truth?
 
dave2198
2009-05-23 12:31:29 PM  

czerno: Disney has farked over so many girls. There are so many women out there with such unrealistic expectations for men that it is ridiculous.

I'm glad I found a women that didn't have a farking VCR growing up. And surprise, she doesn't have super unrealistic expectations out of me.


And I bet it was all due to her not watching Disney!

*rolls eyes*
 
Helen_Arigby
2009-05-23 12:32:32 PM  
From TFA: It should be noted that, overall, men of that age group still are more likely to exhibit narcissistic traits, including the belief that "If I ruled the world, it would be a much better place."

Dude, if I ruled the world, it would be a better place. Why? Because I comprehend such basic notions as "equal rights good", "punishing the victim bad", "education good", "torture bad", and "putting the common welfare above the interests of my cronies good". But I guess I'm a narcissist for thinking I'd be a better ruler than the shiatheads who don't grasp the above.

Also, on a vaguely related note, if you want a good look at how far our culture goes with disease-ifying everything, look up hypomania on Wikipedia. Classic symptoms of hypomania include mild euphoria, a flood of ideas, endless energy, and a desire and drive for success. I shiat you not. See for yourself. (new window)
 
oroku_saki
2009-05-23 12:35:47 PM  

AliasUndercover: Good f-ing riddance.


This. A little pretend is okay, as long as they are aware of the difference between fantasy and reality. If I ever have any daughters who try to act like a spoiled little princess coont outside of just playing dress-up, they're getting backhanded across the face. If I don't do it, my wife will.
 
CtrlAltDelete
2009-05-23 12:35:59 PM  

Hiro's Protagonist: Females love social complexity and have a narrative intelligence (in general, it's the hormones)

That's why they love princess stuff


I've seen way too much contradictory analysis in evolutionary psychology to buy into it, I think. I tend to think the answer is far less complex.

Look, it's easy to be a grifter. It's easy and fun to be the most attractive; to have people fawn over you and do everything for you, simply because you are so awesome. Of course we can argue about what that sort of treatment does to people and to one's intelligence and of course we can all say "well, that doesn't sound fun to me," but the truth is it's an attractive lifestyle for everybody. We all want that sh*t.

If we tell somebody at an early age "you deserve that kind of treatment" they aren't going to respond with "no, I really don't."
 
baufan2005
2009-05-23 12:36:54 PM  

czerno: Disney has farked over so many girls. There are so many women out there with such unrealistic expectations for men that it is ridiculous.

I'm glad I found a women that didn't have a farking VCR growing up. And surprise, she doesn't have super unrealistic expectations out of me.


That's it blame Disney, not the parents who buy everything their child asks for and will go out of their way to hunt down the 100 Dollar tickle me Elmo, or whatever current Christmas fad toys are on sale.
 
allegedman
2009-05-23 12:38:15 PM  
but can the princess girls survive the fire swamps and the dred pirate roberts and andre the giant?


/Inigo Montoya
//you killed my father, Prepare to die!
 
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