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Please also read From the Beast to the Blonde by Marina Warner for some excellent thought about folklore, women and misogyny.

We also like to blame it solely on the men, but many of the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Heidi Anne Heiner) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1408 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:36:53 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1404/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1404 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MaryCatelli) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1404 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:11:54 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1400/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1400 feeds@yuku.com (LivelyLorikeet) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1400 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:09:03 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1398/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1398
Someone brought up 'Kate Crackernuts'--one of my favourite... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (petajinnathandersen) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1398 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:10:41 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1397/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1397 feeds@yuku.com (LivelyLorikeet) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1397 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:41:36 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1396/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1396
Of course not. However when all positive role models are beautiful, it means that, by implication, not being beautiful is not as good. And the fact is, most people are average looking--not ugly, but not gorgeous either. Yet it is hammered into us that, as a woman, to be worthy, you have to look like a model. And I don't mean this only in the movies or on tv (both on regular tv shows and the news), but in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (AliceCEB) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1396 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:12:47 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1394/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1394 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MaryCatelli) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1394 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:40:34 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1392/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1392 Mirrormask a couple of years ago, and it really stays closer to the older, darker origin of fairy tales, though it takes place in modern times. I wouldn't characterize it as sexist at al' both the protagonist and antagonist are female, and both... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ractatma) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1392 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:25:50 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1387/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1387 Miss Pettigrew Lives a Day being a delightful exception, although even there, the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (AliceCEB) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1387 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:00:54 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/reply/1386/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html#reply-1386
Although you said you were looking at films only, I think it might be worth your picking up a copy of Kathleen Ragan's "Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters" and "The Serpent Slayer and Other Strong Stories of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (petajinnathandersen) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/sreply/1386 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:12:35 GMT http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/topic/655/t/Are-fairy-tales-misogynistic-.html I'm doing a research project for my A Level Media course, and my hypothesis is that fairytales are discriminative towards female characters. It is under the category Women and Film so i'm looking into cinematic interpretations of fairytales rather than the actual stories. I have been looking at traditional disney films such as Snow White and Cinderella as well as modern takes on fairytales; both childrens films such as Enchanted and Shrek, and darker films like The... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bex) http://surlalunefairytales.yuku.com/topic/655 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:57:07 GMT