This Disney Princess vibrator isn't just a violation of copyright

As if Disney Princesses weren't already problematic enough, childhood fantasies are sexualized in the name of irony.

From The Daily Dot:

The girly, delicate “Love Discovery Mini Vibrator” looks like your standard $68 sex toy, except that it’s being marketed as the clitoral stimulator of choice of Disney Princesses Ariel and Jasmine, with the caption “Yas gurl all princesses do it.” Nothing says “you should buy this sex toy!” like an endorsement from a mermaid.

Not funny, shopjeen. I doubt Disney's lawyers will be amused either.

Catholic girls' school promotes a spiritual "feminism"

AdFreak's Rebecca Cullers shared this nifty campaign from Mercy Academy, "a tiny, all-female Catholic college-prep academy in Kentucky."

She writes,

What's most remarkable is that a Catholic preparatory school is taking a view of women's education that doesn't end in a prince. Lord have mercy, but Mercy Academy has a progressive view on women's role in the world.

Perhaps this shouldn't be so shocking. Despite continuing to officially refuse women in its priestly ranks, or to allow them to use medical methods of reproductive choice, the Catholic Church does have a radical side.

Pope Francis, in particular, has been outspoken in his insistence that the Church serve the poor and not waste its time worrying about gay people — and maybe some of its other policies as well.

The school is run by the Sisters of Mercy of America.

Mercy Academy believes that, "the prime responsibility of each student is to learn how to learn and think critically" Their goal is "a self-motivated learner who is interested in expanding her knowledge and who is capable of applying what she knows to human problems."

Sounds pretty good to me, in principle, no matter what you believe.

This Disney Princess knockoff is accidentally brilliant

Via BuzzFeed

That's right — those characters, in general, teach girls to be bland: dependent on men to define themselves, lacking agency, and generally vacuous.

I wonder if the people who named this toy were trying to say "white girl".

See also:

Via Cookdandbombd

Barbie... she's so benign.

Who needs Princes?

This image was recently shared on Facebook by A Girl's Guide To Taking Over The World.

Since my lesbian friends on FB gave it the "thumbs up" I figured I could share it here and have it taken in the appropriate "Some chicks marry chicks. Get over it." context.

I think my gal-lovin' gal friends liked it because the body language shows real passion and affection, not just "making out".

I'm not sure Disney will be as pleased.