First it was My Little Pony - that's right, ponies. Imaginary ponies, made sexier by raising the butt and giving them a come hither look:
Then it was Strawberry Shortcake. Somehow making her skirt longer made her creepy. Oh wait, I know it's that over the shoulder boudoir photo shoot vibe...
And then it was Rainbow Brite and her entourage, who hit puberty and became the primary colored lolitas:
Which is why I was actually excited when I saw the new version of Tinkerbell. Oh sure, she is still super skinny, blonde and suffering from lollipop syndrome, but what was once the most creepily sexual (and mute) cartoon character ever has had a reverse makeover. The only body modification she has undergone is having feet that are a bit larger so that she can walk now and has actually been given an outfit that won't flash her fairy bits.
But, Oh Noes! That means she is a lesbian. Yep, if your kid puts leggings and boots on under that mini dress, she is gonna grow up to like the ladies. But, hey, at least she won't be freezing her faerie ass off.
Tinkerbell image from Alas! A Blog, My Little Pony images from Celebrate Your Naughtiness (though not when it comes to ponies), Strawberry Shortcake from Annie.in.MN, Rainbow Brite from Jezebel.
Marketing at its best: James practically begged me the other day for the new Tinkerbell movie. I was happily surprised of course thinking that I had succeeded in my evil plot to make my kids "gender neutral" when it comes to movies and toys.
ReplyDeleteHowever, now that I've learned of Tinks transformation I am now suspect and can't help but see the obvious relation to Peter Pan. So now I'll just revel in the fact that my sword wielding, karate chopping, "I wanna be Batman for Halloween for the 4th year in a row" 6 year old boy begged me the other day to buy him that "really cool Tinkerbell movie".