How can we forget those crazy, colorful and aggressively positive memes floating around during the late 90s? It was all over the Internet, found in forms of stickers, backpacks, folders, school supplies, clothing, and so much more. These Lisa Frank memes gave young girls a cute saying to live by in their early elementary, middle school years, but looking back now, they are a lot more than that.
As a young girl, I wanted Lisa Frank everything simply because of the bright neon colors that stood out everywhere. I thought the animals were adorable, and they had a special little meme for every holiday too. I never really looked deep into the meanings behind some of these memes. They may be aggressive for a young child’s icon, however they have these meanings behind them that can truly teach life lessons.
Lisa Deborah Frank is an American businesswoman also founded Lisa Frank Incorporated she started when she was only twenty-four years old. She started this idea of neon school supplies to target young girls, using these bright colors, friendly quotes and animals such as unicorns, puppies, kittens, dolphins and more. She started this interesting enterprise in college at the University of Arizona; she pitched the idea to her parents who were not for supporting this crazy idea until people absolutely loved it. She just goes to show that following your passions can take you oh so far.
Lisa Frank and her aggressive but also positive feminist memes have been confidence boosters in young girls and so much more. Not only do they get to enjoy the colors and the cute animals but also they know to “Be the reason someone smiles today” and “Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful” and it also extremely important to remember this now. She gives young girls ideas that they are important and to not let people tell them otherwise. When we bought these items we never looked at it this way, however they have so much meaning behind them.
These memes also remind us to love all mankind. She sends a message to treat people and animals with respect because every living thing deserves love. Incorporating animals in all the stickers and pictures is important because with grew up giving them the love that they deserve. They can create a bond with animals that is also very important and will stick with them for most of their lives.
Most people do not quite think about the reasoning behind Frank’s ideas and thoughts but she took her passion into so much more than just business, money, and power. She had a dream for young children, especially girls to expand their creativity and imagination and at the same time it is important to remember to love and be kind to others. It just makes it so much better that they get to rock adorable funky school attire and apparel. The artists get to share their passions with the world while kids get to enjoy it with some fun.
