soupy says

Yay ultra-gendered children's toys teaching ultra-materialism!

"You want to feel like a princess every moment of every day," Ms. Beech said, "even if you're riding a bike or kicking a soccer ball." It is even possible, as one mother at the Disney store confessed, to go to the bathroom the Cinderella way. "There's Drizella and there's Anastasia," her recently toilet-trained daughter remarks when she flushes.

And to think, just this morning, I cursed out loud upon seeing "Bella Cinderella Magical Princess Dance Studio " advertised on TV.

An instructional DVD by prima ballerina Bella and her friends helps get your little sovereign’s dance steps up to snuff for the big event. Steps are easy to follow with the accompanying Cinderella dance mat, which has footprints to show maidens where to put their feet during each waltz or ballet. Bella teaches her young protégés 10 enchanting dances and 8 songs in all and even touches on how to behave like a princess.

It is DDR for 4 year olds (girls).

PS: I'm all better. My sickness must have been a 24 hour bug.

currently Josh Joplin Group, "Here I am"