It's the middle of the night

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And I have links for you. So there!
Dear Pixar, please make a movie about a girl who isn't a princess

On Rape and Men, which all the wonderful men on my friends list still need to read. I truly believe that most of you are That Guy, and like some of the commenters said, it's pretty sad that I feel the need to acknowledge guys as good just for not being raging dickheads.

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I found Spirited Away to be creepy, and I think it might give Claire nightmares (and possibly Elizabeth too, though she may be able to handle it now.) Totoro they've seen at a friend's house, I think.

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I thought Spirited Away would be too scary, especially since Fox is rather sensitive, but he loved it!

Still, he likes Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky and my Neighbor Totoro most. Pon Poco and Whispers of the Heart he also enjoyed.

He did not like Howl's Moving Castle much, and I didn't either, mainly because I dislike the books that it was based on. He was scared of some parts of Mononoke Hime as well.

I think it is simply the fact that the child characters seem very strong and independent, and there is such a sense of peace in Miyazaki's films that appeal to children.

We do try to find anime with strong female characters as well. Fox loves Card Captor Sakura, and wanted to be her last Halloween. However he changed his mind as I was wondering where to buy a yellow dress and wand.

For American cartoons with strong female leads, it is more difficult. He does like Kim Possible and Dora the Explorer.