Photographer's ‘Boys Can Be Princesses Too’ Series Urges Parents To Drop Gender Stereotype Norms

Whenever we are said to think or imagine something, our reflexes create a picture in our minds as we are taught. Our society has set some standards not only for women but also for men. What we fail to notice is the glamour and beauty of people. The society has stereotyped women as calm, beautiful and men as strong, masculine gender. But there’s Kitty Wolf, a Chicago-based photographer who wants to break the stereotype. He believes that anyone, regardless of gender, can “enjoy the magic, beauty, and empowerment of a fairy tale princess.” Wolf started a new campaign ‘Boys can be princesses, too.’

Men are always taught that dressing like a princess makes them seem inferior, weak, or not boys and it’s only for girls. “Putting on a princess dress doesn’t make a boy a girl anymore than putting on a shell makes them a real ninja turtle. When I say ‘can be a princess,’ I mean they can be a princess when they play the same way they can be a superhero when they play, even though neither is literally possible by definition. I simply feel that a child’s imagination should not be limited by their gender,” Kitty wrote on his website.

His inspiration for his new campaign came from a little boy in one of his preschool classes. In his free time, the boy liked to pretend and play as a princess. Wolf overheard two of his female classmates one day that princesses were for girls and he couldn’t play as a princess.

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