Princess Culture

I think and have always thought the real issue and driving force behind horrible children in general and these "princesses" we discussed in class today are the parents. I don't think cutting out a little girl’s princess exposure will stop her from being a spoiled little brat if her parents let her be one. You know what I mean? 
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Ariel, Jasmine, and Belle were some of my closest friends and I hung out with them on a regular basis.  Yes, I had toys from the movies, dressed up like Disney princesses, and reenacted with friends around the neighborhood but I didn’t associate being a princess with getting whatever I wanted. 
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I guess what I'm getting at is that I grew up with the Disney princesses and all kinds of pink toys and crowns and such and I turned out just fine. It wasn't because one morning my mother shut down my princess aspirations during breakfast either. My parents called me Princess when I was little but I never took it for more than a nickname type deal. Were my parents just better at letting me see what the real world was about at a younger age than most little girls? 
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At the time I know I was angry with my parents for not letting me have whatever I wanted and asked for but I can see now that one of the most important things my parents taught me was the meaning of the word "no." I learned that I didn’t need everything I asked for and that although I may have wanted whatever it was that I would live to see another day without it. 
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Princess culture isn't to blame for little girls growing into financially irresponsible, self-indulgent women. Parents who let their daughters do whatever they want and have everything they ask for are where the true problem lies.