A faerie tale is a harmless children's story that ends with happily ever after, right? Well, maybe not. Tell me, how many times have you driven past a tall tower in which a alarmingly beautiful princess was trapped? If you've seen such a scene, how many times have you then seen an overly charming prince riding upon a brilliant steed canter up to the tower to set her free? And of course afterwards the couple fall madly in love with each other and are wed the next day.
This is the image a faerie tale implants into a child's mind. It teaches our boys that they are the dominant gender, and that they can easily get whatever girl they want to fall in love with them. It teaches girls that beauty and wealth are the only things that will get them what they want in the world; it shows them that males are the ones who are here to save and solve problems. Are these the things we really want to be etched into the minds of our future generations? Is there even a way to solve said problem? How could you ever stop a parent from reading their child a faerie tale in which good always conquers evil?
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