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Feminist Fairy Tales is a 1996 anthology of revised and original fairy tales by feminist Barbara G. Walker.

Quite a few fairy tales are less than friendly towards women (case in point, there is an entire fairy tale genre about heroic wife-beating). The author sought to right the wrongs by rewriting famous and lesser-known fairy tales to empower female readers, especially those reading in the children's section.

Fairy Tales rewritten for the anthology:

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-''MOD NOTE: This writeup appears to be biased. Either additional description and explanation is required to support the position presented, or a re-write is required to remove the apparent bias.''
+'''''Feminist Fairy Tales''''' is a 1996 anthology of revised and original fairy tales by feminist Barbara G. Walker.
-[[Fairy Tales]] retellings are nothing new. Rewriting fairy tales to have a more female-friendly story is also nothing new since, sad to say, quite a few fairy tales are less than friendly towards women (case in point, there is an entire fairy tale genre about heroic wife-beating). So you would think that noted feminist Barbara Walker's 1996 anthology of revised and original fairy tales, rewritten to empower female readers--especially those reading in the children's section--would be something unremarkable.
+Quite a few fairy tales are less than friendly towards women (case in point, there is an entire fairy tale genre about heroic wife-beating). The author sought to right the wrongs by rewriting famous and lesser-known fairy tales to empower female readers, especially those reading in the children's section.
-You would be wrong. As it turns out, Barbara Walker is partially so noted because her "feminist" writings are outdated and baseless.
+{{examples|Fairy Tales rewritten for the anthology:}}
-The stories were also written with an agenda in mind. Walker is a self-proclaimed atheist...but she also wants women to worship and imitate "the Mother Goddess" because she believes that such worship will make people behave better, stop fighting wars, become more moral, etc. Practically every story features either some reference to the benevolence, wisdom, power, etc. of the Mother Goddess or harsh criticism of those who do not worship or sufficiently appreciate this deity. It quickly becomes clear that Walker is not so much telling stories as propagandizing.
+* ''[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (novel)|Snow White]]''
+* ''[[Beauty and The Beast|Beauty and the Beast]]''
+* ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]''
+* ''[[Aladdin (novel)|Aladdin]]''
+* ''[[Little Red Riding Hood]]''
+* ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''
+* ''[[Cinderella (novel)|Cinderella]]''
+* ''[[The Emperor's New Clothes]]''
+* ''[[Three Little Pigs]]''
+* ''[[Saint George and The Dragon]]''
+* ''[[The Frog Prince]]''
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 * [[Double Standard Abuse (Female on Male)|Double Standard Abuse]] {{context}}
-* [[Fairy Tales]] {{context}}
 * [[Gratuitous Rape]] {{context}}
-* [[Idiot Plot]] {{context}}
 * [[Men Act, Women Are]] {{context}}
 * [[Straw Feminism]] {{context}}
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-* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]] {{context}}
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+[[Category:Fairy Tale]]
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