[HPforGrownups] Re: female characters

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 3646

foxmoth at qnet.com wrote:

> When I was a kid in the fifties, I used to wonder why the "kid
> escapes into a world of magic and adventure" stories  were always about
> *girls*.
>         Alice, Dorothy, Wendy, Lucy... I think Harry provides a little
> gender balance, myself.

I'll second that, too, now that I think of it. The Disney store (an
oft-requested destination) is chock-full of "girl stuff" (pink soccerballs,
little school kits, jewelry, etc.) but not nearly so much stuff appropriate
for boys. *ahem* boys who aren't into dinosaurs.

--Amanda