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pokerfan

(27,677 posts) Tue Jun 9, 2015, 03:24 PM Jun 2015

Ten Subversive Princess Stories That Are The Perfect Antidote To Disney

We love Disney movies, but many of the classic Disney princess movies leave us feeling that all fairytale princesses are good for is meeting their prince and getting married. Here are ten stories that take on those fairytale stories from a different angle, giving us complicated women who want more than a wedding with Prince Charming.

http://io9.com/10-subversive-princess-stories-that-are-the-perfect-ant-1710110878

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Ten Subversive Princess Stories That Are The Perfect Antidote To Disney (Original Post) pokerfan Jun 2015 OP

What, no Monty Python? malthaussen Jun 2015 #1

When I was a little girl............ clarice Jun 2015 #2

malthaussen

(17,202 posts)

1. What, no Monty Python?

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Wed Jun 10, 2015, 08:51 AM

Jun 2015

-- Mal

clarice

(5,504 posts)

2. When I was a little girl............

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2015, 09:19 AM

Jun 2015

I LOVED those Princess Stories. Not so much the "marrying the Prince thing", but more
the idea of living in a fantasy world where there was hope and beauty (along with the scary stuff).
A place where dreams CAN come true and that some people still believe in honor and chivalry.

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