Speaking of Barbie...

My last post mentioned Barbie and Disney.  As a father of two little girls, I get the joy of being constantly inundated with both of these brands, especially their 'Princess' incarnations. 

Both have a large library of insipid, cloying, sexist, patronizing movies, but I was surprised to learn one thing:

I find the Barbie Princess movies better for one reason: Barbie as a princess is always the protagonist, getting herself out of problems and saving the kingdom.  Disney princesses are rarely the protagonist, and usually are saved by a prince to become a trophy wife in a far-off castle.

I can't believe I just wrote this post.