Comments on: Spare Us. Please. https://booksquare.com/spare-us-please/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=spare-us-please Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Sun, 22 May 2005 16:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Booksquare https://booksquare.com/spare-us-please/#comment-78169 Sun, 22 May 2005 16:01:03 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/04/26/1275/#comment-78169 I agree that it’s a very important question — far too important to suggest that fairy tales play a dominant role. Had the researchers looked at the flipside of the argument, asking how many women who read fairty tales and identified with their characters didn’t end up in abusive relationships, I might have taken the study more seriously.

I’m sure there are people who overidentify with fictional characters, but my experience, limited as it is, shows that we know the difference between fiction and reality. That being said, I’d be very happy if more children’s reading featured strong women rather than rapscallion boys because I do think fiction can change one’s mindset.

]]> By: Jenny https://booksquare.com/spare-us-please/#comment-78132 Sun, 22 May 2005 13:24:27 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/04/26/1275/#comment-78132 I think you may have misinterpreted the research. It concerns FACTORS (Including cultural, family and environmental role models) which children grow up with. It is not an attempt to dismiss fairy stories from children’s diets at all. Nor is it an attempt to blame survivors of domestic abuse. However, it is seeking an answer as to why women believe that they cannot LEAVE abusive situations. Which, personally, I feel is a very important question.

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