Response to Professor

Rachel said...

Professor,

Honestly, I would have never thought about the cartoon this way until I read your blog. I too have a 4 year old and she LOVES Dora and the princesses. I really enjoy watching Dora with her, to me it is interesting. Now that you put another spin on it and related it to gender, I really like her. She allows little girls to think they can do anything they want and take the lead. Also, they learn a different language, Spanish. To me it fuels their mind and allows the children to be achievers!
My daughter is the little boss in the class telling everyone what to do and trying to be a leader. It is funny because a lot of little boys like to watch Dora and vice versa where a lot of little girls like Diego. At this young age, in my opinion, I do not want my child to act as a girl or do girlie things. I want her to do what she wants whether it is masculine or feminine and have fund doing whatever she chooses. Sesame Street now has a lot of different characters that many children can relate to or like regardless of gender. Look at Elmo!! Everyone likes him!