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Those "modern fairy tales where the princess saves herself" types of books not only misrepresent the gender roles in fairy tales (there are tons of stories where girls get to save the day), but they fundamentally misunderstand the entire genre.

Fairy tales aren't about saving yourself.

These aren't epic myths or heroic legends about the great warriors who slay every monster in their path because they're so awesome. Fairy tales are almost always about ordinary, even incompetent, people who get thrown into strange situations where they only succeed because of the help of others.

It's not a gendered thing. The boy who goes off to seek his fortune is usually the dim-witted third son whose older brothers are the strong, smart ones. The third son succeeds because he is kind to the magical helpers who then complete the tasks for him--and the exact same thing happens when a girl is the main character.

The characters in a fairy tale rarely succeed because they embrace their own strength and take their own path. Much more often, they are told step-by-step what to do, and they succeed because they obey--respecting the wisdom of others.

The core virtue of a fairy tale is not pride, but humility. It's not a story about the strong, but those who are weak, small, helpless. The people who can't do it all on their own, but can recognize the worth and wisdom of others.

Turning this story into a "girl power" (or even a "boy power") story warps it into something that is fundamentally the opposite of a fairy tale, and it has nothing to do with the gender of the main character.

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making Plance edits in 2025? why yes, yes i am

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i've always been your fan! 🌸

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Actually Lucy is incredibly valid because if I came home happliy, thinking my family had cleaned up because they love me and are happy to see me, and found out that a girl who I perceived as prettier was in my place and I'd seemingly been made obsolete during the THREE DAYS I was gone on an odious trip to visit family, and the boy I'm half in love with seems to be hanging on her every word, when *I* was a teenage girl, I'd have burnt the whole place down and lit a cigarette on the embers

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Recent photos from my life. This autumn has been stunning.

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ryu my boy i love him so much

ryu is usually quiet, taciturn and doesn't show much emotions but rather keeps a straight face.

chizu has always been the only one who understood him:

and he only opens up and smiles in front of her:

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I think, 1.

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Listen I know it's been five years, but if I make jokes about Voltron it lessens the pain 🥲

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"oh. oh." was huge for the english language

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I drew this years ago and forgot. Hilarious.

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Oh Lord, I’m so *gestures to all of me* & I need help with *gestures to everything*

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Naruto 30 day challenge

day 29: favourite couple- shikatema

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The way you move is like a full on rainstorm And I'm a house of cards You're the kind of reckless that should send me running But I kinda know that I won't get far [...] Drop everything now Meet me in the pouring rain Kiss me on the sidewalk Take away the pain 'Cause I see sparks fly, whenever you smile

Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift

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Themmmm I think about them at least once per day

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First time posting my knitting to tumblr. Look at my Bug Son