![]() ![]() "Traditional fairytales bring this concept of women having to be saved by men, that women are incapable of being their own heroes, that kindness and courage are somehow intertwined with taking abuse (Cinderella) and all of this reflects on how women are seen today. ![]() She decided to use her poetry to modernize the toxic gender roles perpetuated by traditional fairytales. I also find the concept of masculinity, where men have to be a certain level of stoic which involves repressing emotions." And not just women but men too," she explains. "There are these really detrimental ideas that enforce gender roles, like passivity to the point of sleep (Sleeping Beauty and Snow White) and therefore unable to give consent yet are basically kissed when unconscious. ![]() "I think the most interesting things about fairytales is how they bind women to this idea of moral perfection. ![]()
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