Comparing Orenstein's Cinderella And Princess Culture
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In “Cinderella and Princess Culture,” Peggy Orenstein debates the rising phenomenon of princess culture in today’s society, its financial success to the Disney corporation, and the potentially destructive effects it has on young women. Orenstein uses rebuttals and real-life examples to persuade the audience that princess culture is harming the progress made by feminism. Orenstein begins the article by giving numerous real-life experiences of how her daughter was referred to as “princess” or treated in a feminine manner, offering the reader with several specific instances of this occurring. Orenstein uses these examples to justify the inevitable eruption she has as a result, detailing an altercation in her daughter's dentist office. This retelling