Some pertinent images

[browngirl]

Look what I found: an adorable hobbitlass and Brunhilde aka Broomhilda as a Disney Princess! (I am probably more accepting of the Disney Princess shtick than I should be, since I live with a little girl who loves them, but I see and agree with Ms. Washington's point).

Also, I found http://www.becauseofthemwecan.com . I have been looking for something to post about Black History Month that conveyed, well, what the month means to me, education, inspiration, knowledge of the past and hope for the future. This does so brilliantly. The photographer is Ms. Eunique Jones and here's an article about her project.

Comments

[fangirl715.livejournal.com]

Hey, nothing wrong with wanting to be able to dress up in pretty clothes, and the idea that some handsome and debonair individual would be willing to ride to your rescue is very appealing--it's just nothing something one should expect to have happen, or build one's adult life and expectations around, that's all. :-) I definitely understand where Ms. Washington is coming from with that, too.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*nod* It's another variation, rather than one set way. And in the movie, when we first meet the character, she's being punished for trying to run away, so she clearly wasn't passively waiting either.