Archive for the ‘Fairy Tales’ Category
Belle The Bookworm?
Disney’s version of Beauty and the Beast was touted as a modern feminist retelling of the ancient story, in that Beauty read (gasp) books. What a very emancipated and independent heroine she must be! But wait just a moment: was she reading works of great literature or mighty erudition? Or was she perhaps perusing practical […]
In: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Fairy Tales
Let’s Hear It For The Ugly Sisters
There have been subversive retellings of the Cinderella story, and so there should be. Everyone has to believe that the Ugly Sisters were vain, cruel and nasty, because of the universal conviction that the face is the mirror of the soul. In fact, it was only rational for the unfortunate sisters to fear financial exclusion […]
In: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Fairy Tales
On Snow White As The Centre Of Male Attention
The potential of Snow White and her seven devoted male companions has been amply exploited in porn – it is easiest to do in animation, of course. There are even cartoons floating around online showing Snow White solo but with her breasts bare; she is much older than in the 1937 version but nevertheless instantly […]
In: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Fairy Tales
