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Lord have Mercer what have we done

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your aversion to anything earnest or sincere has affected us in the following ways 1. youre annoyinggggggg

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[talking shit about a guy] he could not earn the trust of a horse

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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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very much a fan of this post so i felt compelled to make my own. print it out and give it to your coworkers or hang it in your cubicle and go "don't make me tap the sign"

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Tumblr, I propose a battle of wits!

I have put Iocaine powder in one of these two goblets. You choose, then we both drink.

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Jill Karla Schwarz, 'Tam Lin', ''Fairies and Elves'', 1984 Source I'm going to use this post as the perfect opportunity to direct you to my favorite song from the folk band Fairport Convention from their 1969 album 'Liege & Lief', Tam Lin (which, I'm sure, I've posted about at some point)

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Collection

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There’s a chance we’re only waking From a dream of the god in our breast                                  Aquatic - Son Lux

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the curse of summer is buying and eating an inadvisable amount of fruit in single sittings.

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the contrast between chant 2 and epic 3….hades trying to substitute persephone’s warmth and light with gold and electricity….the difference in the imagery between the cold flashiness of the jewelry vs the warmth of the sunlight….

its…..a Whole Lot….

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I hope when the song the dog days are over by Florence and the machine comes up randomly on your playlist that it means that the shit you’ve been living through is indeed over and brighter days are ahead of you soon

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An ad for your deepest desires :)