Learning You Can Ask For Help And Receive It Is A Good Lesson For All Kids I Think - Tumblr Posts
2 years ago
What I'd give for one of the Cinderella remakes to go into how when you're in an isolated and abusive situation, sometimes you need to be saved and you're not weak if you can't escape by yourself
I've never been a fan of bad faith reinterpretations of fairy tales, especially ones which flatten the originals into "princesses is saved by a prince and nothing else", to then go #girlboss. The princess can save herself because she's a strong female character! (Implying if you're in a bad situation, it's because you're not strong enough to get out)
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hot take but cinderella is one of my favourite disney characters
she feels real in a way that mulan or moana aren’t
they feel too heroic and strong
and that’s good!!! it’s good to have heroic female characters
but Cinderella is small and weak and needs help and there’s nothing to be ashamed about there
asking for help is far harder than doing it alone
learning you can ask for help and receive it is a good lesson for all kids I think