I came across this article this morning and I thought I
would share it! It is an article
about an ad campaign for all-girls school in Louisville, Kentucky. It is an ad campaign aimed at middle schoolers
and high schoolers telling them “You’re Not A Princess” and encouraging them to
“Prepare for real life.” I
actually love this campaign. I
love it because so many girls are told that being a princess is the best kind
of life to have. We grow up
thinking that’s the epitome of what we should want as women. This campaign encourages girls to save
themselves and empower them to get the education that they need to succeed in
the real world.
Not everyone thinks that this is a good idea, one commenter
thought that this campaign was “shattering dreams before they even have a
chance to begin” and “conditioning children to be bitter and hardhearted before
they are old enough to understand that it’s not that simple.”
Thoughts? I have
attached the article here!
When I first read the phrase "you're not a princess" it was a little off-putting, but I think that's only because it's a negative phrase. The campaign does a good job of using that as an attention grabber and then following it up with empowering statements that say you don't have to wait around for a prince or meet up to these standards you can have so much more. Love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good way to prepare girls for real life.
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