Name: In Defense of the Princess
ISBN: 9780762458776

Jerramy Fine

How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women

In Defense of the Princess

Courtney

I am what anyone would consider a very feminine girly girl. I am at heart, also a feminist. I joined the US Navy and took advantage of the opportunities that feminism throughout the ages has afforded me. However, I did unfortunately face some negativity for choosing to wear the black skirt instead of the pants with my dress uniforms. Surprisingly, it was only from women that I faced this discrimination, no matter how marginal it was. My skirt was the perfect length, neither longer nor shorter than two inches above or below the knee as the uniform regulations allowed. Of course, not all women cared, or went out of their way to make comments about my more feminine demeanor and appearance, but there were a few that tried to convince me that I need to dress and act more like the men in the military to hold my own. Umm, no. 

Feminism has afforded me to exist as the female that I want to be amongst men. Let me reiterate that not a day in my life was I out of regulations with hair, minimal makeup, or uniform choices, but it was frowned upon by some that I chose to not indulge in wearing pants or embracing a more masculine appearance.

In my personal opinion and choice of comfortability, skirts are so much better than pants. I love the floofy knee and tea length tulle skirts and wear them all the time! Of course, it doesn’t help that I’m more on the petite side and can never really find a pair of pants that doesn’t need hemming, and “ain’t nobody got time for that.”

I think it’s so wonderful that children are encouraged to be whomever they want to be, and enjoy any character that they love, but in the past few years, I feel like there’s been an unnecessary extent of some princess bashing and unfair comparisons that this author so wonderfully and passionately defends! She defends so many princesses, both fictional and real, and explores how they serve as wonderful role models that children should not be discouraged to look up to!

In Defense of the Princess How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women

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