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Auggie

(31,067 posts)
Tue May 14, 2013, 04:53 PM May 2013

Mother shuns Disney Princess ideal; dresses daughter up as five heroines

A photographer has commemorated her daughter's fifth birthday by dressing her up as five different influential women from history - Amelia Earhart, Coco Chanel, Susan B Anthony, Helen Keller and Jane Goodall - and capturing the images for a photo series.

Jaime Moore from Austin, Texas, wrote on her website JaimeMoorePhotography.com that instead of dressing Emma up as a Disney princess - which is 'an unrealistic fantasy for most girls' - she decided to take photos of her emulating real women worth admiring.

'My daughter wasn't born into royalty,' the mother-of-two explained. 'But she was born into a country where she can now vote, become a doctor, a pilot, an astronaut, or even President if she wants and that's what REALLY matters.'

MORE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2323795/Mother-shuns-Disney-Princess-ideal-dresses-daughter-REAL-heroines-history-commemorate-fifth-birthday.html



Very, very cool. More photos at the link.

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Mother shuns Disney Princess ideal; dresses daughter up as five heroines (Original Post) Auggie May 2013 OP
How fabulous malaise May 2013 #1
Amelia would have been my personal choice. hlthe2b May 2013 #2
What a darling girl. Beautiful photos. eom Frustratedlady May 2013 #3
I Love It! HangOnKids May 2013 #4
Wouldn't want 5 year-olds to be unrealistic. Robb May 2013 #5
That girl sounds AWESOME! nolabear May 2013 #7
a cow princess mermain train is interesting.... the disney princesses are mostly bettyellen May 2013 #8
that is MY KIND OF GAL! Skittles May 2013 #13
What a Great Read! Thanks! KoKo May 2013 #6
Dressing up as Earhart sounds like tempting fate a little... N.T. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #9
I don't agree ... Auggie May 2013 #10
Not to wander off topic but there are a couple of really good movies WCGreen May 2013 #11
KNR joeybee12 May 2013 #12
Those are a very good choice of women, very well rounded from all different fields. nt Raine May 2013 #14
Why Coco Chanel? newmember May 2013 #15
Soooo awesome! kath May 2013 #16
That is so cool. nt hack89 May 2013 #17

Robb

(39,665 posts)
5. Wouldn't want 5 year-olds to be unrealistic.
Tue May 14, 2013, 05:02 PM
May 2013

Saliently, my 4 year-old told me last night she was pretending to be a cow mermaid princess train. Named "Isabella." Who flies rockets while singing the work chant from "Island in the Sun."

My days have never been more interesting.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
8. a cow princess mermain train is interesting.... the disney princesses are mostly
Tue May 14, 2013, 06:10 PM
May 2013

weak little victims of circumstance waiting for men to bail their asses out. Sad examples for little girls.

Auggie

(31,067 posts)
10. I don't agree ...
Tue May 14, 2013, 06:47 PM
May 2013

heroic acts involve a certain amount of risks. As long as it's not reckless or foolish, go for it!

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
11. Not to wander off topic but there are a couple of really good movies
Tue May 14, 2013, 06:54 PM
May 2013

about Coco Chanel. Both were released in 2009. Loved both.

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023441/?ref_=sr_4

Coco Before Chanel

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1035736/?ref_=sr_2

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