Question to girls. Why is so cool to be a princess/fairy ?

We guys when we are kids tend to play that we are superheroes.As a guy I can understan why.

But I have always wondered why girls dream that they are princess/fairies whats so cool about it?.

I have some hypothesis but I am not sure

Just being curious :)

edited 22nd Jan '11 11:20:26 AM by FallenLegend

Make your hearth shine through the darkest night; let it transform hate into kindness, evil into justice, and loneliness into love.

No idea. This one always wanted to be either the heroic knight saving the princess or the evil witch causing trouble.

But as a hypothesis, girls are taught from early age that their main value is beauty and their success is powerful husband and pretty dresses.

edited 22nd Jan '11 11:02:23 AM by Beholderess

If we disagree, that much, at least, we have in common

Personally, I played being a hero, too. And princesses or fairies didn't hold any appeal to me. I think it's more of a enforced stereotype. People think girls should like princesses, so they give them toys associated with it and the girls learn it's good to play with them. Wash, rinse and repeat till they have their own kids.

edited 22nd Jan '11 11:04:42 AM by myrdschaem

Because fairies got wings! XD

Also, royalty. I wouldn't mind being a princess, though I'd probably cause most of my kingdom to fall into economic ruin.

/Princess Josieph

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Pretty much. Heh, if against all chance this one would ever have a daughter, no princesses or fairies for her unless she specifically asks me. Now, Warrior Princess I do not mind at all=) Also, Rebellious Princess.

edited 22nd Jan '11 11:07:39 AM by Beholderess

If we disagree, that much, at least, we have in common

If I ever have kids, I also plan at buying toys which aren't determined for gender. Let them figure out what they would like to have.

Also, pink. Argh!

If I ever designed a toy for young girls it would probably be some sort of make-up kit in the form of a glove that could fire Nerf darts at 3 rounds a second.

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Acceptable split of genderstereotypes, I guess. Of course, I'm not sure what the appeal would be since I would have rejected that thing on grounds that a make-up kid is included. Talk about being picky.

Steampunk Magic Wand then?

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oohh, shiny! *__*

What if it was a Nerf gun that shot makeup darts? Like, you hit someone in the eye with mascara?

What if one of those darts could have a small lips stamp on the bottom. It would be like semi-automatic kisses from across the room.

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Nothing wrong with make up in itself! I mean, this girl takes time to care for her hair

If we disagree, that much, at least, we have in common

^^ Ooh, cooties warfare. I like it.

Iron is good for the roots, eh?

...No jokes about mascara. I still feel like I'm going to poke my eye out when I have to use some...

I played as a super-powered pig with invisible wings. Or as a jaguar.

I'm told I was mostly out watching bugs, nature etc. And running around for no reason but the adrenalin rush. Weeeeeeeee!

edited 22nd Jan '11 11:38:40 AM by myrdschaem

I don't think girls want to BE a fairy, they want to HAVE a fairy.

I'm feeling strangely happy now, contented and serene. Oh don't you see, finally I'll be, somewhere that's green...

Not if they've played Zelda:OOT they don't.

^^ I tough the same thing until...

W.I.T.C.H., Disney Fairies and WinxClub

edited 22nd Jan '11 11:48:34 AM by FallenLegend

Make your hearth shine through the darkest night; let it transform hate into kindness, evil into justice, and loneliness into love.

Wasn't Witch about learning magic or something? (Seriously, I have no idea. I was busy reading shounen manga)

"Listen!"

D:<

**shoots Navi**

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I'm a man and I love the Princess and Fairy stuff, and I don't even fully know.

I think it's one part "hey, this is what's stereotypically girly, so I should be into it" for many girls and "hey, this is what's stereotypically boyish, so I should be into it."

And then there's that whole way of being catty thing. Wearing "Princess" on a shirt is a good way to try to look self-important to others. Which is exactly what many people who gets these things go for.

Why it appeals to me? I Romanticize Monarchism, despite my Left Libertarian leanings. The beautiful tales and imaginings tend to have kings and queens and princes and princesses. And fairies are an interesting Party of Mythology. Seriously, if someone uses "Princess" and "Fairy" in the same sentence, I immediately think of things like The Legend of Zelda. And if the Legend of Zelda, and if the Legend of Zelda isn't cool for boys I don't know what is.

[Minus that whole High Fantasy and Romantic heritage being nerdy and disgraceful thing. Can't have little kids getting into the Renaissance or Rome! Or studying! On with the destruction of culture! Hooray Anti-Intellectualism!]

Now isn't that depressing.

edited 22nd Jan '11 12:05:42 PM by Ukonkivi

Genkidama for Japan, even if you don't have money, you can help![1]

Maybe they just like wearing fancy dresses and living in a castle with a bunch of servants. Now that I think about it, that's actually pretty cool.

"But as a hypothesis, girls are taught from early age that their main value is beauty and their success is powerful husband and pretty dresses." - beholderess

... to what extent, and what do you base this on?

Anyway, I wouldn't put princessess and fairies in the same category. The point of a princess is power. The function of fairies is... magic. Damn it, the lack of an apparent synonym for magic starting with f broke my alliteration pattern!