Are Fairytales too Violent for Children?

[HeIsRisen2018]

http://fox8.com/2018/05/15/outdated...y-tales-parents-change-while-reading-to-kids/



Me personally, I believe that we're only raising the future generation to become wimps. That's just my

 

[King Dan of Great the 1st]

I can't read the article but people do think everything is offensive these days. The establishment is raising the future generation to be wimps, why would they want it any other way.

 

[evenifigoalone]

That's how it be on this jerk of an Earth

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

That's how it be on this jerk of an Earth

I'm sorry, but I'm a little confused by this comment. Are you calling the people who change the stories jerks, or the people who don't change them?

 

[Michael74]

Parents can change fairy tales if they want to. They know their children best.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

Parents can change fairy tales if they want to. They know their children best.

Yeah, I suppose if they really want to, but I don't see any need for it though.

 

[Knotical]

That really depends on the version of fairy tales that are being told. A lot of the original versions of what we tell today were much darker, and more violent. The movies made today are very watered down.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

That really depends on the version of fairy tales that are being told. A lot of the original versions of what we tell today were much darker, and more violent. The movies made today are very watered down.

True, that's a very good point.

 

[evenifigoalone]

I'm sorry, but I'm a little confused by this comment. Are you calling the people who change the stories jerks, or the people who don't change them?

It's not really meant to be either, it's similar to "it be like that sometimes" or "whatever will be will be". Tbh it's just my new favorite phrase and that's the only reason I said it. ^^;

 

[Garion]

http://fox8.com/2018/05/15/outdated...y-tales-parents-change-while-reading-to-kids/



Me personally, I believe that we're only raising the future generation to become wimps. That's just my

EVERY GENERATION before us emulates us..... AS IT SHOULD.
So we are effectivly diluting the gene pool by living a life not of God's advice then teaching that flawed life to the children.

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

EVERY GENERATION before us emulates us..... AS IT SHOULD.
So we are effectivly diluting the gene pool by living a life not of God's advice then teaching that flawed life to the children.

I'm sorry, could you please repeat that in layman's terms?

 

[Garion]

I'm sorry, could you please repeat that in layman's terms?

We teachin bad stuff to our kids over and over again .

 

[HeIsRisen2018]

We teachin bad stuff to our kids over and over again .

True, but I don't think that reading a story like Snow White and The Seven Drawfs to a child is going to make them want to poison anyone with an apple, and if it does, they've got serious issues.