Princesses Behaving Badly
Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings
(Sprache: Englisch)
This paperback edition offers true tales of these take-charge princesses plus dozens more in a fascinating read that's perfect for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.
You think you know her story. You've read...
You think you know her story. You've read...
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This paperback edition offers true tales of these take-charge princesses plus dozens more in a fascinating read that's perfect for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story. You think you know her story. You've read the Brothers Grimm, you've watched the Disney cartoons, and you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But real princesses didn't always get happy endings. Sure, plenty were graceful and benevolent leaders, but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their majestic closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elisabeth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev slaughtered her way to sainthood. And Princess Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield with her toddler strapped to her back.
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Once Upon a Time: An IntroductionEvery girl pretends she is a princess at one point.
Lindy, from Alex Finn s Beastly
Every little girl? Not quite.
When I was growing up, I didn t want to be a princess. I wasn t a tomboy or anything; I just wasn t into them. Horses, yes, especially the unicorn or winged or, best of all, winged unicorn kind. But then again, when I was a little girl, the Disney princess wasn t the glittery pastel-colored
juggernaut it is today. You could be a little girl and not limit your dress-up choices to Belle, Ariel, or Cinderella (or Mulan or Merida, if you re feeling feisty).
Nowadays, princess obsession is the default setting for many little girls. In 2000 Disney decided to market the doe-eyed denizens of its feature films by their primary identifying characteristic: their princess titles. And thus was born the princess plague. Princesses are now the biggest industry for the pre-tween set. In 2012 the Disney Princess media franchise was the best-selling of its kind in North America, outselling Star Wars and Sesame Street and earning more than $4.6 billion worldwide. Add to that all the collateral stuff The Princess and the Popstar Barbies, the Melissa & Doug Decorate Your Own Princess Mirror sets, countless pink-spangled princess T-shirts and you ve got what social commentators and worried parents are calling the Princess Industrial Complex.
In her fascinating book Cinderella Ate My Daughter (Harper, 2011), Peggy Orenstein examines the obsession with bundling girls into pink and pretty princess costumes. Orenstein, among many others, worries that princess play presents unrealistic expectations of feminine beauty, is overly restrictive (pink ball gown, or purple?), and is turning little girls into budding narcissists. So do I. Though no direct
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evidence supports claims that the ubiquitous princess culture harms girls self-esteem, it seems to me that the phenomenon smacks of an unjustified sense of entitlement, a kind of fake power derived not from good decision-making skills or leadership or intelligence but physical attractiveness, wealth, and relationships with strong male characters. Princess is a title that establishes bizarre expectations of how one should be treated, of what has value, and of what women will or should achieve in their lives.
Obviously, most little girls don t grow up believing that life is all dress-up heels, fairy godmothers, and Prince Charmings. But the princess fantasy is one that we don t ever really give up. Witness the fascination with Kate Middleton, the pretty girl-next-door commoner who married Britain s dashing Prince William in April 2011. Though she s technically not a princess her official title is Duchess of Cambridge Catherine s story has all the hallmarks of a fairy tale. The royal wedding even looked like a cartoon I almost expected to see twittering bluebirds carrying Kate s train.
Sweetly two-dimensional Princess Kate was the image that tabloids the world over traded on, despite the grim reality of what happened to the last British princess given the fairy-tale treatment. Blonde blue-eyed Diana was Cinderella, a similarity not lost on media then or now. Diana s real story, however her marriage of convenience, her husband s infidelity, rumors of her own unfaithfulness, struggles with fame and eating disorders, her courtship of the British press, and her eventual
Obviously, most little girls don t grow up believing that life is all dress-up heels, fairy godmothers, and Prince Charmings. But the princess fantasy is one that we don t ever really give up. Witness the fascination with Kate Middleton, the pretty girl-next-door commoner who married Britain s dashing Prince William in April 2011. Though she s technically not a princess her official title is Duchess of Cambridge Catherine s story has all the hallmarks of a fairy tale. The royal wedding even looked like a cartoon I almost expected to see twittering bluebirds carrying Kate s train.
Sweetly two-dimensional Princess Kate was the image that tabloids the world over traded on, despite the grim reality of what happened to the last British princess given the fairy-tale treatment. Blonde blue-eyed Diana was Cinderella, a similarity not lost on media then or now. Diana s real story, however her marriage of convenience, her husband s infidelity, rumors of her own unfaithfulness, struggles with fame and eating disorders, her courtship of the British press, and her eventual
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Autoren-Porträt von Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
- 2018, repr., 304 Seiten, Masse: 0,9 x 20,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Quirk Books
- ISBN-10: 1683690257
- ISBN-13: 9781683690252
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.02.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Forget conventional fairy-tale endings From pirate princesses to princesses with bizarre beauty routines to warrior royalty, this book shows there's a lot more to life than a cookie-cutter story. BustleAn important and impressive contribution to the feminist narrative. Bust magazine
Princess, diva, pain in the ass all terms that resonate throughout Princesses Behaving Badly, which tells of royal terrors who make modern gossip queens seem as demure as Snow White. New York Post
History has produced some very real, very dangerous ladies who make their movie and book counterparts seem lame by comparison. From Nazi spy to bloodthirsty killer, these women were not meek in any way. Heck, one of them even wore a mask of raw veal! You ll find out all this and more in this little book of miniature biographies. Geeks of Doom
McRobbie includes a good mix that will satisfy anyone who loves tales of history and audacity. Terri Schlichenmeyer, The Bookworm Sez
McRobbie gives many of these princesses exactly what their stories require: a narrative that tells their stories in broad strokes, without omitting any of the juicy details. ForeWord Reviews
Irreverent, informative, and entertaining, Princesses Behaving Badly is the perfect companion to royal novels. Jennifer Conner, Literate Housewife
[Princesses Behaving Badly] is a major addition to feminist libraries, and more importantly, it s lots of fun! Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight
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