A Current Studies done by Liz Grauerholz with Lori Baker-Sperry result in the fact that fairy tales may be a main support system in our idea of beauty and what were teaching our youth specifically girls. They say " We don't discourage children from reading fairy tales, even with these misleading stereotypes and failure to include minorities, but we strongly recommend parent or adult interaction while children read or view fairy tales."
They basically are though. Now I can perfectly understand where they are coming from and that entire article makes sense, even the historical facts used to support. Although I believe they should continue reading them these stories, I mean what else are we going to read to our youth? We can't read them chapter books because of lack of interest they'll have and what makes that more appropriate? I'd rather have women who think they need to be pretty who like reading rather than the complete opposite. Also the Grimm Fairy Tales were made in the 1800's to teach boys and girls their society roles, which makes perfect sense. We just held onto these classic stories for far to long, this isn't our fault, and it's no big deal. It's been far to engraved in our lives. In the article it insists on a parent aid to be there as if it were rated PG-13. It's a story. Sure it may make your little girl want to be pretty, and you're son either gay or masculine, like prince charming. The above quote when the two people on the study state that, then what's the point, what are we going to do to fix this? It doesn't make any sense. Also the reason why it's no big deal is because we don't get our entire influence of what are role in life from fairy tales anymore anyways. Fairy tales like everything else in our lives influence us, give me one influence and I can name 38472394 things wrong with it. The idea that they think famalies are actually reading, rather than watching the disney movies is a complete epidemic in itself.
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