Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Fairytales should be BANNED

Just the other day, out of boredom, I was reading my little niece's fairytale book and I've discovered that there are some serious morale issues that ought to be reviewed. Here's some example:
1) Princess and the Frog: If you recall, the princess asked for the frog's help to retrieve her golden ball, and in return the Frog stayed with her and she was to accompany him. However, throughout the stay, she ignored him and only agreed to kiss the frog so that he'll be out of her hair. When the frog became the handsome prince though, she quickly change her view and married him. EH, isn't that a bit too superficial? If I was the frog, I'll look for some other princess. In real life, the princess would be what we call a bitch.
2) Rumpelstiltskin: The queen promised Rumpelstiltskin her child if he could help her spin straw into gold. Well, first of all, that was quite a misjudgment to promise such a thing you know you can't grant. Then the queen find ways to rectify it by spying on Rumpelstiltskin- ain't a promise a promise? What happened to "man of my words"?
3) Rapunzel: If you read carefully, when Rapunzel and the Prince met, she'll draw him up the tower using her braids even though she hardly knew the guy. And when the witch found out about it, she threw Rapunzel to the wilderness. The prince was also in despair when he was hauled up only to find the witch in the tower and became blind and they were both separated. AND YET, Rapunzel got PREGNANT with twins. When did you think the twins were conceived? I would say they were doing naughty naughty things up at the tower.
I'm not so sure about reading fairytales to my little niece. If she's smart, she might as you the unthinkable questions such as these.....and when she does, I might be really morally challenged :)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, you have to read her these now:

Link to book on Amazon.com

:P

Lex said...

Very bad agent of socialization!!!
Very very shallow! lol

Perhaps you should start reading your little niece researched papers.. she'll turn into a genius =)

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