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I have two girls. Netflix seems to have the most girl-positive shows that aren’t cheesy or cheap. I generally have a pretty negative view of Disney and wouldn’t

I have two girls. Netflix seems to have the most girl-positive shows that aren’t cheesy or cheap. I generally have a pretty negative view of Disney and wouldn’t sign up for it for the same reasons as you.

jkmcf 7y ago
I agree. My daughter loves Spirit. OTOH, she also loves Disney's Elena of Avalor, which I think is exceptionally well done. The Disney stuff targeted at older kids seems pretty horrible to me.
- xrd 7y ago
  Yeah, Disney has definitely improved with their content. I don't like being marketed about Frozen, but I do love the story of Frozen: the love of two sisters saves them NOT a handsome man. It's just that Disney is like the scorpion and the monkey story (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog). "I couldn't help it. It's in my nature." They just can't help but try to sell a bunch of shit to my kids.
xrd 7y ago
Yeah, care to share what shows you enjoy watching? I have two girls as well. I'm flirting with the idea of a review site for parents with the same concerns as you and I have. Maybe you want to write about what shows you enjoy putting in front of your girls? I'm curious? Here is an example of the site: http://kidti.me/2019/review-monument-valley-the-most-brilliant-game-there-is-but-for-kids/ http://kidti.me/2019/review-monument-valley-the-most-brillia...
- IgorPartola 7y ago
  That’s not a bad idea. My kids love She—ra and Glitter Force. The latter is a pretty formulaic adaptation of Sailor Moon, but it is well done. PJ Masks is all the rage now. Octonauts is very educational. Puffin Rock was their favorite when they were younger. There is also Story Bots, with Snoop Dogg. What’s even better than all this though is how much they love the podcast Wow in the World. It’s an NPR thing. I don’t even mind listening to it in the car (I told my kids from a very young age that kids music does not work in my car for some reason. Saved my sanity so many times!)

jkmcf 7y ago

I agree. My daughter loves Spirit. OTOH, she also loves Disney's Elena of Avalor, which I think is exceptionally well done. The Disney stuff targeted at older kids seems pretty horrible to me.

xrd 7y ago
Yeah, Disney has definitely improved with their content. I don't like being marketed about Frozen, but I do love the story of Frozen: the love of two sisters saves them NOT a handsome man. It's just that Disney is like the scorpion and the monkey story (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog). "I couldn't help it. It's in my nature." They just can't help but try to sell a bunch of shit to my kids.

xrd 7y ago

Yeah, care to share what shows you enjoy watching? I have two girls as well. I'm flirting with the idea of a review site for parents with the same concerns as you and I have. Maybe you want to write about what shows you enjoy putting in front of your girls? I'm curious? Here is an example of the site: http://kidti.me/2019/review-monument-valley-the-most-brilliant-game-there-is-but-for-kids/ http://kidti.me/2019/review-monument-valley-the-most-brillia...

IgorPartola 7y ago
That’s not a bad idea. My kids love She—ra and Glitter Force. The latter is a pretty formulaic adaptation of Sailor Moon, but it is well done. PJ Masks is all the rage now. Octonauts is very educational. Puffin Rock was their favorite when they were younger. There is also Story Bots, with Snoop Dogg. What’s even better than all this though is how much they love the podcast Wow in the World. It’s an NPR thing. I don’t even mind listening to it in the car (I told my kids from a very young age that kids music does not work in my car for some reason. Saved my sanity so many times!)