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Princess image for girls debated

NEW YORK, April 23 (UPI) --

The Cinderella phenomenon has been around for decades and UCLA child psychologist Dr. Mark DeAntonio said he thinks it's healthy.

"I think it's normal for kids to kind of fanaticize roles, to try them on for size," said DeAntonio. "And both boys and girls do this, and it's a very normal thing."

But some mothers are worried their daughters' self-esteem may be hurt by the plethora of princess products in stores, ABC News reported Monday.

"When you have 25,000 items beaming at your daughter every day, it stops being really a choice," said author Peggy Orenstein, who writes about women's issues.

She questions the affect of the perfect-looking princesses as role models for girls.

"It really is ultimately about looking pretty, and having a lot of stuff," she said. "And as somebody who studied body image, I really worry about what it's setting girls up for. Will the girl who is wearing 'Princess' across her chest when she's three be wearing 'Spoiled' across her chest when she's six, and 'Porn Star' when she is 12?"

Disney, which helped to popularize the trend, made $3 billion on the princess image last year.

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