Free to Be You and Me
Henstooth Video - Henstooth Video
Release date: 2001-11-20
DVD
Director:Len Steckler
Actors: Marlo Thomas, Alan Alda, Harry Belafonte, Mel Brooks, Rita Coolidge
70's, Animation, Arts & Entertainment, Body Image and Self-Esteem, Bright, Children, Children's, Children's Entertainment, Children's Issues, Children's Stories, Children's Video, Children's/Family, Childrens, Color, Cultural Diversity [k], Earnest, Easygoing, Educational, English, Excellent For Children
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Free to Be You and Me
Date undefinedIt was a wonderful treat to revisit Free to be You and Me! And a gentle reminder at how much we take for granted now in the realm of parenting and working. This was one of the first mass market efforts to show kids that mommies and daddies could move away from traditional jobs, that daddies were nurturers, that boys had feminine sides and girls masculine and that differences were something to be celebrated not dismissed. Rosie Greer's singing It's Alright To Cry was brilliant and the baby sequence is delightful. Even though Free to Be You and Me is over 30 years old, it's message is current and worth getting out. My 12 and 10 year old nieces watched it with me and enjoyed it very much.
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Free to Be You and Me is timeless, brilliant, and super fun for kids of all ages.
Great cast, wonderfully imaginative songs.
Too bad nobody's making an updated version!
Free to Be You and Me
Date undefinedMy daughter now talks about being a police officer and pretends to direct traffic. She practices running races like Atalanta and my toddler asks me to show her the babies and she sings "free to be" all day long.
These stories and songs influenced me, opened the world to me, and they do the same for my young daughters. I remembered every word from my own childhood and sharing this with my daughters is emotional, special, and worthwhile.
Anyone who says female empowerment is no longer necessary is (1) not female; and (2) doesn't have daughters.
I credit these lessons with my sense of social justice and I hope my daughters develop this as well.
