Fairy Tales are Violent (Reasons for Eliminating Fairy Tales)

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!LinksViolence - Etymology, Origin & Meaninghttps://www.etymonline.com/word/violenceJack and the Beanstalk (The Original Fairy Tale Explained)https://wordandsorcery.com/jack-and-the-beanstalk-original-fairy-tale/The dark origins of the fairy tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” – RANDOM Timeshttps://random-times.com/2020/02/08/the-dark-origins-of-the-fairy-tale-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs/The story of the three little pigs | FolkTale.infohttps://folktale.info/english-folktales/the-story-of-the-three-little-pigs/The earlier versions of Little Red Riding Hood were violent and grotesquehttps://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/10/05/the-earlier-versions-of-little-red-riding-hood-were-violent-and-grotesque/BooksVikernes, 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_________________Otherworld Connections is live every Wednesday 3.00pm-4.00pm Eastern Time on Revolution Radio (Studio A): https://www.revolution.radio/.https://thesecretkindergarten.com/category/otherworld-connections/Support Gino's work: https://buymeacoffee.com/ginovolante