Comments on: Summer and the readin’ is easy http://www.idivamemphis.com/2007/06/26/summer-and-the-readin-is-easy/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: M http://www.idivamemphis.com/2007/06/26/summer-and-the-readin-is-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 M Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:32:09 +0000 http://www.commercialappeal-web.com/idiva/2007/06/26/summer-and-the-readin-is-easy/#comment-2212 I was a huge Nancy Drew fan as a young girl. I thought I would like mysteries, so I read some other authors but it wasn't mysteries I liked. It was Nancy. She was inspiring because of her intellect, independence and individuality. She was truly a role model for young girls. It's unfortunate that today's young girls are inundated with females who are the creations of men in the entertainment industry or females who choose to become jokes, such as Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and others. Several years ago I noticed the pink explosion as well as the words on the bottoms of clothing and the use of adjectives such as "diva, goddess, princess, queen," and so on for words to describe females. Maybe it started with the Disney cartoons and all their princess characters. It was disturbing, and it is disturbing. I find fault with parents who encourage their daughters to "think pink" instead of encouraging them to think. Recently "The Commercial Appeal" ran a photo in a neighbors section showing little girls at a birthday party with martini glasses and being "divas." Do these parents not remember the studies showing candy cigarettes influencing children to smoke in real life? I just wonder if these girls with martini glasses will drink sooner because of the cocktail culture they are being exposed to at such a young age. This blog discussion isn't new. There's been much discussion about Nancy Drew and her influence on women, including women who have attained power in politics. There's even a book about it, but I can't think of the title. Nancy Drew influenced generations of young girls, and I hope that she continues to do so. I was a huge Nancy Drew fan as a young girl. I thought I would like mysteries, so I read some other authors but it wasn’t mysteries I liked. It was Nancy. She was inspiring because of her intellect, independence and individuality. She was truly a role model for young girls.

It’s unfortunate that today’s young girls are inundated with females who are the creations of men in the entertainment industry or females who choose to become jokes, such as Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and others.

Several years ago I noticed the pink explosion as well as the words on the bottoms of clothing and the use of adjectives such as “diva, goddess, princess, queen,” and so on for words to describe females. Maybe it started with the Disney cartoons and all their princess characters. It was disturbing, and it is disturbing. I find fault with parents who encourage their daughters to “think pink” instead of encouraging them to think.

Recently “The Commercial Appeal” ran a photo in a neighbors section showing little girls at a birthday party with martini glasses and being “divas.” Do these parents not remember the studies showing candy cigarettes influencing children to smoke in real life? I just wonder if these girls with martini glasses will drink sooner because of the cocktail culture they are being exposed to at such a young age.

This blog discussion isn’t new. There’s been much discussion about Nancy Drew and her influence on women, including women who have attained power in politics. There’s even a book about it, but I can’t think of the title. Nancy Drew influenced generations of young girls, and I hope that she continues to do so.

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