[my Aunt] Took Me To My First

My Parents Are Both From Vermont, Very Old-fashioned New England. We Heated Our House With Wood My Father Chopped. My Mom Grew All Of Our Food. We Were Very Underexposed To Everything.

When My Friends And I Would Act Out Movies As Kids, We'd Play The Guys' Roles, Since They Had The Most Interesting Things To Do. Decades Later, I Can Hardly Believe My Sons And Daughter Are Seeing Many Of The Same Limited Choices In Current Films.

I Would Say How Important It Is That We Stop Teaching Kids, From The Beginning, That Boys Are More Important Than Girls. It's The 21st Century, You Know, Let's Go Here. We Have To Show Kids That Boys And Girls Share The Sandbox Equally And Do Equally Interesting Things. We're Teaching Kids Something That We Have To Try To Get Rid Of Later On. Why Not Just Stop Filling Them With Unconscious Gender Bias?

I Love Theater. Just, It Never Spoke To Me.

The Only Movies I Saw Till I Was 17 Were Made By Disney. My Parents Had This Thing. Disney Was Like, You Know, "ford Is A Good Car. Disney Makes Good Movies That Are Good For Kids And Safe."