Comments on: Southern Women http://www.broadrecognition.com/politics/southern-women/ A FEMINIST MAGAZINE AT YALE Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:17:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Louise http://www.broadrecognition.com/politics/southern-women/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Louise Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:34:15 +0000 http://www.broadrecognition.com/?p=71#comment-16 I'm 'Googling' ideas to create a 'Princess' themed board game for my 5 yr old daughter, who seems obsessed with Disney Princess 'stuff' (thanks to relatives who send such 'stuff'). I want to create a challenging board game that allows her to strategically trepse across the game board (that will be decorated with castles and dragons and princesses and all that stuff she adores).........but I want the strategy and obstacles to reflect what a 'True Modern Princess' is in my mind. I grew up in the South and lived on both East and West coast (and now in England)......I could never stomach to adopt a true 'Feminist' position in life, because it always meant I had to compete with men. To be equal to them. I think Southern women (the ones I know!) step outside all that and are extremely strong willed and self-sufficient in many ways, yet they expect their men to step-up-to-the-plate so as partners they share equal duties. But I never knew a Southern Woman who wouldn't just step in to 'do-it-herself' when needed. I never knew that word 'subservient', if anything, I learned the opposite, yet at the same time, I learned a respect for the opposite sex. Just the same I expect the opposite sex to respect me. What is lovely about Southern Women, in my mind, is they can be strong, yet have no issues to wanna 'glam' up with lipstick and sexy dress. There is NOTHING wrong with being a woman and adorning makeup and glitz for occasion. Burning Your Bra seems so silly, when there are so many frilly fun lacy bras to wear! Your article was refreshing. I ran across it in my attempt to create a 'Princess' themed board game for my daughter.....that steps away from Disney princess but not into Feminist Non-Princess. Trying to create a nice 'middle ground' board game that celebrates a 'Southern' style of woman. I’m ‘Googling’ ideas to create a ‘Princess’ themed board game for my 5 yr old daughter, who seems obsessed with Disney Princess ‘stuff’ (thanks to relatives who send such ‘stuff’).
I want to create a challenging board game that allows her to strategically trepse across the game board (that will be decorated with castles and dragons and princesses and all that stuff she adores).….….but I want the strategy and obstacles to reflect what a ‘True Modern Princess’ is in my mind. I grew up in the South and lived on both East and West coast (and now in England).…..I could never stomach to adopt a true ‘Feminist’ position in life, because it always meant I had to compete with men. To be equal to them.
I think Southern women (the ones I know!) step outside all that and are extremely strong willed and self-sufficient in many ways, yet they expect their men to step-up-to-the-plate so as partners they share equal duties. But I never knew a Southern Woman who wouldn’t just step in to ‘do-it-herself’ when needed. I never knew that word ‘subservient’, if anything, I learned the opposite, yet at the same time, I learned a respect for the opposite sex. Just the same I expect the opposite sex to respect me.
What is lovely about Southern Women, in my mind, is they can be strong, yet have no issues to wanna ‘glam’ up with lipstick and sexy dress. There is NOTHING wrong with being a woman and adorning makeup and glitz for occasion. Burning Your Bra seems so silly, when there are so many frilly fun lacy bras to wear!

Your article was refreshing. I ran across it in my attempt to create a ‘Princess’ themed board game for my daughter.….that steps away from Disney princess but not into Feminist Non-Princess. Trying to create a nice ‘middle ground’ board game that celebrates a ‘Southern’ style of woman.

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