Monday - February 13, 2012

no more scary fairy tales in an increasingly pc world

Words fail. They really do. Who’d have thought the kiddies were being traumatized?

A couple of things to share and I’m gone bye for the night.

Take a look at this.

Are fairy tales too scary for today’s children? Parents admit they refuse to read classics to youngsters
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

For generations, children have been captivated by Rapunzel and enchanted by Jack and the Beanstalk.

But it seems these traditional fairytales are on their way to an unhappy ending – as parents decide they are too scary.

One in five have ditched the likes of Hans Christian Andersen or the Brothers Grimm in favour of more modern books, a study has revealed.

Almost half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumpelstiltskin or Rapunzel to their children because the themes of the tales include kidnapping.

They also reject Little Red Riding Hood because they think the Big Bad Wolf eating the little girl’s grandmother is too upsetting, with a third saying the story had left their children in tears.

And Goldilocks and the Three Bears is likely to be left on the bookshelf too, as parents feel it condones stealing.

Even lighter tales have fallen out of fashion, with 52 per cent dismissing Cinderella as ‘outdated’ because it portrays a young woman doing housework all day.

Many consider Jack and the Beanstalk to be ‘too unrealistic’, while the use of the term ‘dwarfs’ in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is deemed unacceptable.

More to read:
source for politically correct fairy tales

Posted by peiper     on 02/13/2012 at 02:06 PM   
Filed Under: • CULTURE IN DECLINE • Politically Correct B.S. • Stoopid-People • UK •  
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