'Princess' birthday party?

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What exactly is this? Someone dressed as a princess teaching kids how to be likewise?

My DD had one about 9 years ago, 8 little girls dressed up in their favourite Princess dresses, games, a Princess cake and lots of sugar.
She loved it.
Totally harmless imho. Two years later she had a roller disco party in torn jeans, the Princess stage is a short one usually.

What don't you get? It's a princess usually Disney themed party. There's usually one or two staff members dressed up as Disney Princesess. The kids can dress up in outfits, they run around for a bit, dance to some songs, play some games, blow some bubbles, have something to eat, then head home.

I've 3 kids - each of them has been to a couple when they were younger. It's all pizza parties and climbing wall parties for the youngest now.

To be honest I find this feminist ‘girls shouldn’t like anything girly as it’s gender stereotypes’ just as bad as enforcing gender stereotypes.

Amen

To be honest I find this feminist ‘girls shouldn’t like anything girly as it’s gender stereotypes’ just as bad as enforcing gender stereotypes.

Agree

To be honest I find this feminist ‘girls shouldn’t like anything girly as it’s gender stereotypes’ just as bad as enforcing gender stereotypes.

This

It's where kids get a chance to dress up as their favourite Disney princess. Simple.

To be honest I find this feminist ‘girls shouldn’t like anything girly as it’s gender stereotypes’ just as bad as enforcing gender stereotypes

Yup!

It's a party theme. Just like a pirate party or a farmyard party or a peppa pig party or a unicorn party. Guests might dress up and then the games, decorations etc match the theme. I dont see what's so hard to understand about that!

@BrieAndChilli I agree with your final paragraph. It would be great if it was like that.

But my son has never been invited to a princess party. My daughter gets invited to them all the time and there are only girls in attendance. if its not princess parties, then its unicorns, or makeovers. Theres always pink and glitter.

She refuses to wear a princess outfit and goes as Captain America or whichever superhero she feels like that day.

She is sad when she is not invited to the football parties being held for the boys in the class. She would much rather go to that but it doesn't seem to occur to those parents to invite girls. Only boys get invited to those parties.

And lets face it at the younger ages its the parents deciding on the party theme.

It would be awesome if people did not reinforce gender stereotypes but unfortunately they do (with nearly every party invite we get).

@TheMemoryLingers true OP doesnt state its for girls or girls only - but I bet it is.

It's reinforcement of adult gender stereotypes on young girls

Oh here we go. So girls aren't allowed to like anything pink or "girly" then?

Some people have fell off the fun wagon. Must be tiresome if you are the daughter of a feminist.

To be honest I find this feminist ‘girls shouldn’t like anything girly as it’s gender stereotypes’ just as bad as enforcing gender stereotypes

Its a fundamental misunderstanding of feminism to believe that girls shouldn't like anything 'girly'. And btw its also a complete misunderstanding of the point that I made.

Of course they can.

The problem lies when that is the only choice they are given.

It means there’s going to be kids, a lot of pink, a lot of sparkles and possibly some nauseating renditions of ‘let it go’,

It’s fine. It’s just another popular phase a lot of kids go through, I think there’d be more boys having their princess phases if their parents weren’t so hell bent on drumming it into them sparkly pink shit is for girls. I’ve honestly seen more gender stereotyping from boys parents than I have girls.

This stuff exists, someone is going to like it 🤷‍♀️

Kids have a Princess phase - it's no big deal ... lt wears off! I had just such an obsession when l was little and l'm a very in your face feminazi now

@LagunaBubbles

Oh here we go. So girls aren't allowed to like anything pink or "girly" then?

Well of course they can like pink and girly things. I don't think anyone has said they can't. How silly.

Not that there's anything wrong with pink and sparkles - it's just not the only choice!

Not that there's anything wrong with pink and sparkles - it's just not the only choice!

Completely agree

Not that there's anything wrong with pink and sparkles - it's just not the only choice!

But plenty of girls including my DD have access to plenty of stereotypically “boyish” things with a brother so close in age and vice verse. She chooses pink, girly and glittery every time. She is aware that’s not her only choice but that’s what she loves.

I hate this thing we have now where If a girl is into “girly” stuff then it somehow must have been forced on her but If you have a real tomboy girl it’s seen as somehow superior and she’s far cooler and special.

Thanks everyone.

Mate sent me a pic of it : exactly as you all predicted.

For the sake of the thread there were only girls at this party.

(well, there was at least 10 pics, and the only children that were in the photos were dressed as 'princesses' and were female)

There’s nothing wrong with an all female princess party...

I hope they all enjoyed themselves.

Some people have fell off the fun wagon. Must be tiresome if you are the daughter of a feminist.

My daughter is the daughter of a feminist and dresses as a princess often. Do you know what a feminist is?

Well you sound a bit sneery about your friend’s photo/party. If the children had a lovely time, does it really matter what they were doing? Mine hasn’t been to a princess party yet but would love it. That’s the idea of parties isn’t it- for the children to have fun.

To be honest I find this feminist ‘girls shouldn’t like anything girly as it’s gender stereotypes’ just as bad as enforcing gender stereotypes.

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Were you imagining posture and diplomacy lessons like on The Princess Diaries?