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The themes that RHG and I mentioned permeate every aspect of our society. So while sure, we can throw out Snow White, it doesn't prevent our kids from seeing the four dozen magazine covers at the grocery checkout, every one of which features an airbrushed woman on the front, or the commercials that come on in between the Disney Channel shows, in which twelve year old girls are dolled up in leopard print and gogo boots, or the reality shows in which women compete against each other for the hand of prince charming. The messages we disagree with are out there everywhere. The key is not to hide from them, it's to point out what we disagree with and why. That doesn't change the fact that I can't stand Snow White -- Grimm or Disney. Incidentally, this thread reminds me of that weird movie about the Grimm brothers. That was too bizarre. |
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01-22-2009, 05:33 PM | #22 |
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Rock a bye baby in the tree top.....
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Not all fairy tales are bad, IMO. Take a story like the Ugly Duckling, for example, which has a beautiful message. Take Hansel & Gretel, which is scary and dark but generally devoid of social commentary (at least that I can remember--I haven't read it lately).
But what is redeeming about Snow White? I just plain single that one out and wish to remove it from the canon. At least my canon. I agree that the themes in Snow White are elsewhere, and I don't ingore them. If I did, I would probably not be engaged in this conversation, as I would shrug my shoulders and say things like "you are reading too much in." So it's a delicate thing, to seek to navigate through the waters of sex, sexism, superficiality, mindless entertainment, etc. and discern what is worthwhile and what is not. My point in general is that it's worth considering, as a parent or as a person. And not all fairy tales pass muster. |
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I simply think you're overreacting. If the so-called negative stereotypes of Snow White threaten your children's psyches, God help them when they finally have to enter the real world. Heck, there's even charges of racism thrown at Star Wars, for heaven's sake. You can find a problem with anything, if you're looking for it.
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Wasn't there a book of politically correct fairy tales a decade or two ago? I should look that up again. This discussion has been had many times over through the years.
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Are you under the mistaken impression I have no discriminating tastes when it comes to children (or adults, for that matter)?
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I'd be more concerned if my daughter started watching Hannah Montana (is that the Disney show?) or reading Teen Vogue. So far we have escaped the Disney princess phase, and I'm happy with that. |
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Two things: First, I agree with you completely. Hannah Montana is of the devil. Second, I apologize for the crude imagery I used in my post. For some reason seeing you quote it makes me feel guilty. Sorry.
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Your responses have been to call my points "nonsense" or "reading too much in." You have not defended the story or explained why your judgment about its redeeming value is correct or ourweighs the concerns I express, if you are willing to concede they are real (which I doubt). Such information would allow me to see how these decisions are made, at which point an actual dialogue could occur. I know this is not your style, and as such, I conclude. Why must so many posts in which you participate end this way? And I mean that rhetorically. No response necessary. |
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