tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post3761075730302531677..comments2024-03-28T18:17:21.840+01:00Comments on The Multicolored Diary: Are millennials killing the fairy tale?The Multicolored Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144973071708552103noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-32356029060658683472018-05-24T01:34:00.578+02:002018-05-24T01:34:00.578+02:00Glad you tackled this, and may I say in a fabulous...Glad you tackled this, and may I say in a fabulous fashion! Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-34200615928513467142018-05-21T11:01:53.367+02:002018-05-21T11:01:53.367+02:00In the 1970's fairy tales were considered as t...In the 1970's fairy tales were considered as too cruel to be told. I was a father then who was supposed to tell. I can't remember my own father telling fairy tales. Maybe not only millennials are to be blamed??<br /><br />Rob Vanderwildt, Antwerp<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-86648889199203506682018-05-20T09:52:26.185+02:002018-05-20T09:52:26.185+02:00Yes, absolutely! Yes, absolutely! A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-31589689860807288102018-05-20T09:51:12.350+02:002018-05-20T09:51:12.350+02:00I recently read that one too! The one I was referr...I recently read that one too! The one I was referring to is Sicilian. A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-62627655203833857642018-05-20T06:53:42.121+02:002018-05-20T06:53:42.121+02:00I haven't seen the poll or the original articl...I haven't seen the poll or the original article, but based on the discussion of this blog, the author(s) of the questions asked about the poll are the main problem. They didn't get #5 [The big mistake of the article (and the poll) is that it does not make a distinction between necessary (and natural) changes for social values, and changes that result from people misunderstanding how Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11579929944377283760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-53026798893066226962018-05-20T05:09:35.896+02:002018-05-20T05:09:35.896+02:00Truly worthwhile reading. Thank you! May I pass i...Truly worthwhile reading. Thank you! May I pass it on to a humanities program for high school students?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229212739259238642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-43005566554905973442018-05-20T01:39:46.967+02:002018-05-20T01:39:46.967+02:00I haven’t come across that one, but as you’ll know...I haven’t come across that one, but as you’ll know, the Italian Cinderella is a murderer. She’s talked into killing her first stepmother by her governess, then the governess becomes her second stepmother and Cinders finds she has made a huge mistake! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-84129777604139030552018-05-18T23:56:17.248+02:002018-05-18T23:56:17.248+02:00Enjoyed this!Enjoyed this!Kelsey Ketchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989218843528643553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-45105881744618370392018-05-18T19:46:44.891+02:002018-05-18T19:46:44.891+02:00I don't know why whoever out there saying mill...I don't know why whoever out there saying millennials are killing things is so gung-ho about it. I wonder if previous generations had to go through this too, but it wasn't as wide spread because of no internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-67304639244358515502018-05-18T19:14:32.487+02:002018-05-18T19:14:32.487+02:00I like the version of Cinderella where she uses a ...I like the version of Cinderella where she uses a magic portal to steal stuff from the Prince of Portugal, and when he tells her he'll die if she doesn't marry him, she says, "die, then." :DA Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-51059175421287267422018-05-18T19:13:44.573+02:002018-05-18T19:13:44.573+02:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-45991571664105021282018-05-18T18:45:30.681+02:002018-05-18T18:45:30.681+02:00Personally. I like the version of "Cinderella...Personally. I like the version of "Cinderella" where her stepsisters are cutting down their feet to fit into the glass slipper. John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-51692005087037989332018-05-18T18:38:01.718+02:002018-05-18T18:38:01.718+02:00Fantastic post. I agree with everything you've...Fantastic post. I agree with everything you've said about the need for folktales to evolve and the fact that there is no single correct version. Everyone is hating on millenials these days, sigh. Anstice Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659015918272722407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-80371755235646577162018-05-18T18:06:42.551+02:002018-05-18T18:06:42.551+02:00This is so excellent, Csenge! I'm going to use...This is so excellent, Csenge! I'm going to use it in Multicultural Folktales class!SMCC Storytelling Institutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172829919930351375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-12024314705597366672018-05-18T16:17:08.238+02:002018-05-18T16:17:08.238+02:00Thank you for this post. Most people don't see...Thank you for this post. Most people don't seem to realize that there is no fixed canon for the tales themselves. Distinct adaptations (such as Disney movies) sure, but not the tales. MythicMistresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561090295649587354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-78615378100752178262018-05-18T14:58:49.550+02:002018-05-18T14:58:49.550+02:00I love that one :)I love that one :)A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-21551963986210924272018-05-18T14:55:26.107+02:002018-05-18T14:55:26.107+02:00The Ugly Duckling is actually based on a much olde...The Ugly Duckling is actually based on a much older tale called The Eagle Who Thought He Was a Chicken. I tell it to gay and lesbian audiences as a story about the importance of finding your people. All children should hear it.torriestorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745187333010998621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-53684316529791623512018-05-18T12:06:35.825+02:002018-05-18T12:06:35.825+02:00In a lot of these kinds of articles you can see ho...In a lot of these kinds of articles you can see how the writer only knew the Disney or the picture book versions.A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-41084854635509239332018-05-18T11:50:57.798+02:002018-05-18T11:50:57.798+02:00Yes, yes, yes. You said it so well. This issue h...Yes, yes, yes. You said it so well. This issue has bugged me for quite awhile and here it is again. So many recognized source talk as of they are experts but they don't really have the knowledge. You did a great job explaining this! Also, I remember reading The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno Bettelheimlibrarylinda10https://www.blogger.com/profile/12589793636310996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-45675981179026911632018-05-18T09:42:41.358+02:002018-05-18T09:42:41.358+02:00In my eyes, that is kind if the entire point of Ra...In my eyes, that is kind if the entire point of Rapunzel. I like to think of it as a tale that warns against abstinence only sex education :D :DA Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-6760724998092991792018-05-18T01:15:40.136+02:002018-05-18T01:15:40.136+02:00Excellent post! Most people these days have been b...Excellent post! Most people these days have been brought up on books of bedtime stories that put together stories from all over and retold them for young children. That’s all they know about the world of folktales/fairy tales. And yes, probably got their versions from Disney as well. <br /><br />Neil Gaiman’s retelling of Hansel and Gretel mentions in an afterword that there were times in the Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-55720410735474280622018-05-18T00:48:33.312+02:002018-05-18T00:48:33.312+02:00Love this!Love this!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432302620700328040noreply@blogger.com