9/29 Reactionary Paragraphs

The essay titled "What's Wrong With Cinderella", by Peggy Orenstein came to my attention simply on the title alone. As a little girl my mother made sure to by me all of the Disney Movie classics such as Cinderella and all of the accessories to go along with it. Never did i once think that i was being brainwashed into thinking that the unrealistic life would have an effect on the woman that i am today. When you are a child you are innocent and the finer things in life are something that are unrealistic, but there is nothing wrong with dreaming. Orenstein has everyday battles with raising her young daughter when she does not agree with the images her daughter has in the media to look up to. Growing up a princess is how i was treated and still am treated to this day by my father. Peggy Orenstein forgot to mention how a fathers love can make her feel like a princess and not only a fairy tale. Yes as a child i was surrounded by pink, but once i started school and broadened my views on the world i found other things to obsess with such as softball and music. Not every little girl thinks they are going to be princesses for the rest of there life. Once you enter the adult world you tend to want a more professional goals for yourself than getting pampered all day long or fighting evil step sisters.

Jason Kelly's "The Great TV Debate" questions whether while raising a child should there be a limit on the intake of television a child watches. Kelly has a two year old son who watches television some of the times but has the will power to turn it off to engage in a book or play with toys. Now a days in this day and age there are very few kids who are not addicted to electronics such as television and video games. Similar to Peggy Orenstein, both authors question if what their child views influences the person that they will eventually become Will his two year old son be illiterate? I believe it has everything to do with the morals you instill in your kids, teaching them right from wrong and the ability to make their own decisions for themselves.