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Gigi, Kid of the Damned

I'm still surprised, now and then, to have a daughter named "Genevieve." I like the name a lot (more, of course, than any other name for our second girl), but it's not a name that, two years ago, I would have predicted we'd choose. As anyone who's heard me talking to or about Genevieve would surmise, the surfeit of wonderful nicknames is one of the reasons I like the name so much, and my favorite nickname is "Gigi."

Unfortunately, I just learned that Gigi is the name adopted by the creators of Gigi, God's Little Princess, a recent addition to the Jesus-industrial complex: "Parents and children alike will be won over by the lovable innocence of Gigi, a little girl who just knew she was a princess-she had known it from birth! But where were the castle and royal jewels? With a little help from Mommy and Daddy, Gigi realizes that she is not just any princess-she is the daughter of the greatest King of all! A wonderful discovery for little princesses everywhere, Gigi, God's Little Princess will subtly teach girls of their importance and belonging to the King of all kings."

Belonging to the king... What, like Priscilla Presley? Strollerderby's take: "Gigi is apparently a response to the princess phenomenon that nobody with daughters seems to be escaping (if you can't beat 'em, etc. etc.). You can insert your own snark about Disney Princesses not being subservient enough here."

*sigh* I think I'll just keep thinking of Genevieve as the namesake of the visionary child saint who steeled the Parisians against attack by the Huns in the fifth century. With prayer, unfortunately.