Responce to the Princess Problem (Jezebel)


	Responce to the Princess Problem (Jezebel)

allisaurous

8-4-2009 6:30 PM

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disney, jezebel

allisaurous says:

What I dig most about princesses is the escapism and the beauty-- not the princess' beauty, but their dresses and stuff. So I guess that makes me materialistic, rather than vain.

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