Texas photographer dresses up her daughter to look like famous role models

[Bucky]

http://www.commondreams.org/further/2013/06/01-2

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Not Just A Girl

Seeking inspiration for her daughter Emma's fifth birthday portraits, Texas-based photographer Jaime Moore decided to ditch the omnipresent Disney Princesses she saw all around her and "show our girls the REAL women they can be." In her series of historic portraits, Emma becomes Susan Anthony, Helen Keller and others.

Amelia Earhart


Helen Keller


The series is here ==> http://www.jaimemoorephotography.com/2013/05/09/not-just-a-girl/

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. That is a gorgeous little girl....

and a novel concept of photos.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Good for that mom.

Her daughter will grow up, and indeed is growing up, respecting the women who came before her.

These are great pictures!

[csziggy]

3. What a great inspiration - and a lovely model

When girls are so bombarded with "role models" who have no reason to be public figures, I love the concept of using women who actually did important things as people to emulate.

And Emma is just the cutest girl! I hope we see more of these emulation portraits.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Cute kid.

[Bucky]

5. OTOH, read the comments on the Common Dreams page

"All women (and men) have value. It should not be necessary to be famous"

"Interesting that the project stops at 'racial' borderlines." (poster goes on to suggest only American Indian role models, but makes no suggestions for role models of other race(!))

"With her daughter's name, where is his Emma Goldman portrait?"

"I personally, as a therapist whose client base exists of a high percentage of females who have been victimized by pedophiles, find this disturbing. Little girls should not be dressed up, posed and posted as adult women, no matter how famous they may be in u.s. society."

[intheflow]

16. Yeah, that therapist needs help.

Obviously has never heard of Halloween, and also doesn't pay any attention to the fact that none of the photos are sexual in nature, and also ignores the motivation behind the project, i.e., a mother teaching her daughter she doesn't have to be objectified as only having worth if she is a princess. Good gravy.

[niyad]

6. what a lovely idea--and what a lovely little girl. kudos, mom (obviously a very good photographer)

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Beats giving her a doll to prepare her for her roll as reproduction machine.

[Ilsa]

8. Whaaaat???? You mean she isn't

getting her a pair of triple Ds so she can look like Barbie or the new Disney version of Merida?

Good for her.

[justiceischeap]

9. Bill Gekas has been doing something similar this with his daughter for some time

He recreates old oil paintings using his daughter.



And not so old modern characters.



http://www.billgekas.com/p1014938437

[AnneD]

10. I am always depressed at Halloween....

Ever look at the costumes they have for little girls. It is either princess or slut. We always tried to be humorus-the rest was so boring.

My daughter has her dolls but she had her keyboard. She discovered that it was more fun to play the game than be a cheerleader on the sidelines.

[Skittles]

11. when I moved from England to Iowa when I was 14

I was HORRIFIED by a "pep rally" - I thought the cheerleaders were RIDICULOUS - I asked them, WHY AREN'T YOU PLAYING YOUR OWN SPORTS? I mean, WTF!!!!

[MattBaggins]

13. Damn straight

[Honeycombe8]

15. I always dressed up like a vampire...Martisha style.

Which was still sexist, but at least spooky.

[AnneD]

17. Morticia

no sexism there, she ruled the roost, or at least presided over it.

[Honeycombe8]

18. I knew that spelling didn't look right, but I couldn't place what was wrong.

Oh, well.

[AnneD]

21. Morticia...

mortician...Uncle Festis...fester.

As a knitter, I was always interested to see what was on her needles.

[MattBaggins]

12. Now that's worthy of applause.

The last one was by far the best.

[Honeycombe8]

14. This is one of the most awesome things I've seen.

I wish .... I wish I had my life to live over, so that I would another chance to be a woman like any of those women, and make a real difference. How awesome to expose a little girl to these awesome women and viewpoints, and go against dressing her up like a doll.

[olddots]

19. I tryed to dress up our daughters as dinner rolls once

[Bucky]

20. I see what you did there.

Did you have sons you could turn into gravy models?