Cinderella Ate my Daughter

I'm sorry this late, I have been studying a lot for my bio exam and I have been really stressed about it. 

Cinderella Ate My Daughter
By Peggy Orenstein

Response
After reading Cinderella Ate My Daughter, I will still be a princess girl.  They were a huge part of my childhood and made me who I am today.  I'm not sure if it was in a good way or a bad way but somehow had a very big influence.  My mom was big into making sure we had princess parties with Cinderella coming to my party.  I was the girl who had many barbies, who had the American Girl who looked just like me, I eventually went into the Bratz phase because barbies got old.  I disagree that Pocahontas or Mulan were not as populare because I had the sleeping bag and tent for Pocahontas and for Mulan I was six when it came out and I had the poster for it and I have loved Mulan for the warrior that she was even though she was a girl.  I don't think I could ever not be into princesses my mom has always liked disney and the movies that they make not just for the love.  As I think about it I don't think my mom really understands what is going on with the movies and the hidden messages that are behind the scenes. 
One quote that I found interesting was
"A reward for her is 'You look so pretty, you look so beautiful.'  People tell her that all the time, and we do, too.  We tell him, 'You're so smart."
I think this idea is what the Disney princess movies show young girls that we don't compliment girls on their brains but on their beauty.  The idea that girls only should focus on their looks and it doesn't matter if you are smart enough, your goal is to clean and to take care of your family.  This shows with the different types of toys that are produced my companies that are only specified for one gender. 
In Toys R Us they showed this segregation of males and females with one side of the aisle was boy toys and the other was girls with dolls and babies and things to play house with.  Even on their website they separate toys into girls and boys sections http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2255956 .
I believe any child should play with any toy, I was babysitting a little girl this past weekend and she was telling me she wanted to play football and liked to draw warriors.  She was an independent girl who didn't care what other people thought.