I’ve been perusing three of Jack Zipes’ books, Breaking the Magic Spell, When Dreams Came True, and Fairy Tale as Myth…and he claims that fairy tales are intrinsically marxist in method. I really don’t agree. I concur that there are some that can be read that way, and it fits, but when you describe others(like Faithful John) as “the protagonist simply improves his position in regard to material wealth and power. He seizes the opportunity to succeed, as do the princesses and fair young maidens of the peasant class.”(pg 155, Breaking the Magic Spell)

Whawhawhaaaat? Now, if you’ve READ Faithful John, the protagonist(FAITHFUL F’ING JOHN!!!) doesn’t really seize the oppurtunity to succeed. he’s already the king’s right hand man, and in fact operates completely on that level in order to help the king succeed and to protect the King’s new bride. In return, he’s threatened with the death penalty and turned to stone. Yep. Sure can see the protagonist just improving his position of wealth and power!

The other tales that Zipes claims operate this way are ‘The Brave Little Tailor’, ‘The White Snake’ and ‘Puss in Boots’. It seems Zipes main gripe with these tales are the fact that, instead of working for some higher cause(???) they seek to improve their own life.

um. I don’t know what to say about that, and only hope in further reading to prove this wrong, and poorly analyzed.

ok, so this article isn’t really anti-video game, but it is really stupid. And it does have something to do with video games.

Apparently, this complete and utter mentally incapicated yahoo thinks that video game warning should be larger. That’ll stop kids from buying them and also warn parents better. Riiiiiight.

Any parent who buys games titled ‘Manhunt’ or ‘Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas’ or ‘Doom 3′ or anything like that, and DOESN’T BELIEVE that there might be mature themes to them ought to be drug out in the street and shot, their kids being put in foster care. Hell, put the kids in a coal mine to work, they’ll STILL receive better parenting!

Putting larger labels on the games won’t do jack. It’s like putting larger warnings on cigarrettes. Is that gonna stop a smoker that reaches for them, or someone just trying them out?

*long pause while Froyd manages to regain control of his laughter*

No. This plan is just stupid.