1. Apparently Disney don’t think girls can be heroes.
Marvel comics, which is Disney-owned and publishes The Avengers series, has released a line of T-shirts in anticipation of the upcoming sequel to the extremely popular film. The T-shirts, which are being sold on the Disney website, include a blue version for boys that says: “Be A Hero”. Cute.
The female T-shirts though, come in red and pink and have the slogans that read “I need a hero” and “I only kiss heros”.
Customers let rip on the company’s Facebook page, and a petition started by women’s advocacy group Miss Representation on Change.org has garnered 7000 signatures.
What d’ya reckon?
2. We’re crossing our fingers that this Oprah news is true. Click here to read.
3. Bradley Cooper lives with his mummy.
But it’s not what you think. Cooper, 38, recently admitted to his current living arrangements, and if possible, it has only made him more desireble.
His father died from cancer 2 years ago, and to cope with their mutual grief, the mother and son shacked up together and haven’t looked back.
Cooper has taken his mother as his date to several red-carpet events in the past, and has been very open about their close relationship. But this is the first time he’s admitted they actually live together. He was quoted in this month’s Details magazine:
Top Comments
Oh for goodness sakes most of these comments are void. And the 'fluffy snippet' is total spin. Way too much of this around here lately and all the sheep follow. The 'female' Tees are not aimed at kids they are womens tees. There are no Marvel tees in the girls range. Disney offer many positive characters for girls. These tees are Marvel inspired. Big deal. As for Dora being the only good female role model. LOL!!!!!! seriously someone is living under a rock.
There are very few heroes in any cartoons and movies, not just Disneyland t shirts. About the only 'hero' I can think of for children is Dora the Explorer and Wonder-woman. The Smurfs are all male except for a token girl smurf. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and all the others are male, except for Minnie and Daisy. Spider-man, the Phantom, Batman, new hero Harry Potter, all men. Even cartoons that don't have a hero, are generally based around men. Consider the Flintstones, Garfield, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, the Road Runner, Denis the Menace. There has been a bit of a turnaround lately with 'princesses' being made popular with our daughters. Thank goodness we do have Dora to offer our girls.
I'm confused, I grew up with all those "male" hero's and I don't feel I suffered from the lack of a "Female" hero. I am most defiantely not the stereo typical kind of woman, I'm a hands on, practical, change my own light globe, fix my own car kinda gal. I don't understand this need for equality in all things included fantasy and fiction. Teach your children the difference between reality and fiction, and better yet teach your girls that there are no hero's just ordinary everyday blokes, who are doing the best they can with what they've got, and who someday will be a hero to a special girl, usually their daughters.