tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350385440599909907.post7083954185091340599..comments2023-10-09T01:50:50.889-07:00Comments on Knightly Notes: The Brothers Grimm made me do it!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10285552575405130912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350385440599909907.post-15545344638792041862010-11-02T23:59:12.077-07:002010-11-02T23:59:12.077-07:00Oh dear..is that really how Hansel and Gretel goes...Oh dear..is that really how Hansel and Gretel goes.. my mum's version is more along the lines of, they were playing together one day. Their parents had warned them not to go into the forest, but they decided to go on an adventure. <br /><br />Personally I am not a fan of the classic fairy tales although I did love them as a child. As an adult, I've noticed how frail and hopeless the women are...always needing a man to come save them. :) Kinda like old Hindhi moves where all the women could do was shout "Batchao" at Amitabh as the evil villan...Tanuranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350385440599909907.post-91973186651241206992010-10-31T21:14:58.907-07:002010-10-31T21:14:58.907-07:00@ The Bull Tamer Agreed. I was just venting after ...@ The Bull Tamer Agreed. I was just venting after having to modify the story on the fly. That was kind of my point up front (but with no structure and clear direction, I can see how it could have gotten lost) where I talked about the media always wanting to blame something eg. if violent video games is resulting in a more violent society today why did my generation not sit in a dark room popping white tablets (Pacman) or chase after magic mushrooms that made us feel invincible (Mario brothers). Actually now that I think about it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285552575405130912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350385440599909907.post-61190374470315227212010-10-31T03:29:45.781-07:002010-10-31T03:29:45.781-07:00These children's stories can't be all bad ...These children's stories can't be all bad -we turned out ok ...didn't we?The Bull Tamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269421492704771778noreply@blogger.com