What beauties! Maybe somebody just like you is lurking around here....
Is that a normal thing to be asked? Seems like an odd question to me. I've enjoyed many of the films throughout my life but have never once thought I was one of the princesses. In fact, I think the whole "princess" culture thing is irksome & oft detrimental- never realized it extended to adults?!
It's all in the imagination and being open-minded. I do not think it has anything to be normal or not. Who determines what is normal or not?
I meant normal in the dictionary definition sense of "conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected." As in, is that a question the person I responded to usually gets asked when she tells men she likes Disney.
To your second question:
If you are implying that the "princess culture" associated with Disney is all in the imagination and open-minded, I regret to inform you that studies are showing that not to be entirely the case. Fully concur that it is possible, but science is leading us to believe that it may not be the norm. Which again, in this context has a clear definition.
Pretty as a Princess: Longitudinal Effects of Engagement With Disney Princesses on Gender Stereotypes, Body Esteem, and Prosocial Behavior in Children
Why Disney princesses and ‘princess culture’ are bad for girls
Disney Princesses: Not Brave Enough
The Princess Problem by Rebecca Haines
That doesn't even touch on my personal issues with it, from which I will spare you (let's just say it started with my classmates obsessions with Ariel & Jasmine). It would be nice to think it is a light, fun, fluffy thing, but the reality is darker. To your benefit, most people give no ish about any of that, and when confronted with the issues generally repel them in disdain with negative feedback. Which I pretty much expect to be the general reaction to my even bringing it up, but c'est la vie.
Let's just say that if I was the poster I responded to, and my date's reaction to my disclosing that I enjoyed Disney was to immediately, in earnest, try to get me to pigeonhole myself as one of the "princesses" I would personally have been less than thrilled. I would also have probably said Ub Iwerks to confuse him.
Thanks for providing your insight into my situation. My love for WDW is a big part of me, however, it is not what defines me as a person. My characteristics and personality is what makes me the person I am today. There is so much more to me as a person that I often wonder what a woman is actually looking for sometimes. But I get it when you say everyone has a "type". I know what you mean by that because it's not like I will have a relationship with every nice woman I come in contact with either on a first date or second date. So I definitely see your point of view and appreciate your thoughtfulness. I think a lot of what I am dealing with right now is the online dating concept. I have done it several times over the years and each time I have done it becomes the same thing over and over again. I'd rather meet someone more organically where it happens naturally, but I think we all do.
