Board Thread:Fanon Discussion/@comment-4598697-20160208031138/@comment-27075534-20160208075916

"No, actually most fairy tales in their original form were gruesome to the extreme. In Cinderella the stepsisters had their feet mutilated to fit in the shoe and her eyes were eventually picked out by doves. Sleeping Beauty was raped while she was unconscious by the King. Hansel and Gretel were held captive by a half blind cannibal. Solders were instructed to cut out Snow White's liver and lungs, so the Queen could feast upon them... My point is: one could argue that the sanitized versions we have today are actually counterproductive to the original purpose of fairy tales, so the children can safely confront their darkest fears."

That's a quote from my favourite character in Criminal Minds, and summarises my stance, really. xD All fairytales are pretty dark - there's nothing inherently special about your OC coming from a greusome backstory, when they're all pretty gruesome.

Mattel's stance has always been clear: if the tale is bloody, or NSFW, censor it. Crystal Winter is the most obvious example, because her tale ignores the child abduction central to its plot. But another is the Red Shoes subplot in Justine's Diary - Duchess didn't have to cut off her feet. Cerise doesn't mention how her mum boiled her dad alive in oil to free her grandmother. The struggles of Psyche and the sexual debauchery of the Olympic Gods are never mentioned by Cupid.

And, like the quote says, it goes against my moral belief: fairytales exist to educate children, and their censorship only serves to blunt the impact of these tales and their cultural impact.