Fairy Tales are Violent (Reasons for Eliminating Fairy Tales)

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Otherworld Connections Podcast Ep. 44

In this episode of Otherworld Connections, we begin an exploration of the culture around fairy tales. We start off with one of the five main reasons why fairy tales are being banned, edited or censored. The first and foremost reason is regarding violence. We unpack how the term “violence” is misunderstood and by editing fairy tales actually increases the violent content in fairy tales!

Links

Violence – Etymology, Origin & Meaning

Jack and the Beanstalk (The Original Fairy Tale Explained)

The dark origins of the fairy tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” – RANDOM Times •

My decoding of: Jack and the Beanstalk and Show White

The story of the three little pigs | FolkTale.info

The earlier versions of Little Red Riding Hood were violent and grotesque

Books

Vikernes, Varg & Cachet, Marie. (2017). Paganism Explained: Part 2: Little Red Riding Hood & Jack and The Beanstalk. Marie Cachet.
https://www.amazon.com/Paganism-Explained-Part-II-Beanstalk/dp/1981555374/ref=pd_sim_d_sccl_2_1/143-5438009-6316566

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