User blog comment:DatAsymptote/In Defence of Damsel-in-Distressing/@comment-26423188-20200203231750

I read this on my way to school but I'm back to comment and I wish I had more time to go through everything and pinpoint what I love. You're a incredibly potent writer Zena! :0 You convey ideas succinctly but still manage to drive so much impact behind what you say.

And of course, this topic is one of my favorites to read and learn about. I really did not appreciate the women in fairytales when I was younger, and I definitely fell into the trap of thinking princesses were cooler/stronger/somehow better when saving themselves. I wish I could send this to everyone I know, because the mere thought of someone still holding such a negative view of female fairytale protagonists is so. disheartening? It just makes me sad because I've grown to love them and their messages so :( I guess it's not just the fairytales themselves but also how media, and then other people, portray fairytales in a certain light and that all snowballs.

All that aside, I'm very glad you posted this!! It's definitely helped me formulate what I would hypothetically say in a situation where someone was misinformed.