Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times (Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, #1)

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Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times (Politically Correct Bedtime Stories #1)

by James Finn Garner (Goodreads Author)

3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 · rating details · 2,346 ratings · 292 reviews

Once upon a time, in the olden days, heavy-set middle-aged men would congregate in their elitist clubs, sit in over-stuffed leather chairs, smoke air-choking cigars, and pitch story ideas and plots to each other. Problem was, these stories, many of which found their way into the general social consciousness, reflected the way in which these men lived and saw their world: t...more

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Published April 7th 1994 by MacMillan Publishing Company (first published 1994)

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May 13, 2011 K.D. Oliveros rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to K.D. by: Emir (Peace!)

Shelves: humour, borrowed

Well, I find this book somewhat funny yet strange. Prior to this, my only idea of politically correct statements is not to say "poor" but say "financially challenged" or "short/dwarfish" but "vertically challenged". The reason is that most of us Filipinos speak pure English only when we talk to foreigners and because they are visitors here, they are probably too polite not to require us to be very careful with our language (as long as we don't curse or use vulgar terms) to the extent of using po...more Well, I find this book somewhat funny yet strange. Prior to this, my only idea of politically correct statements is not to say "poor" but say "financially challenged" or "short/dwarfish" but "vertically challenged". The reason is that most of us Filipinos speak pure English only when we talk to foreigners and because they are visitors here, they are probably too polite not to require us to be very careful with our language (as long as we don't curse or use vulgar terms) to the extent of using politically- correct statements. In our own language, the equivalent of these statements should be the S.I.R. (smooth interpersonal relationship) statements like when we say okay lang (she's okay) when we are referring to the looks of an ugly person. Communicating per se with a non-Filipino in the office is already somewhat of a struggle (we call it nosebleed) so requiring everybody to be politically correct will be quite difficult to do.

This is the reason why I could not give this more than a 3-star rating. I find this book somewhat not too relevant. Yes, the way Garner tried to incorporate his politically correct statements and scenarios is commendable and for sure, it required a lot of his efforts and imagination. Also, tampering these well-loved classic fairy tales is a bit strange for me. I mean, while reading, I got reminded of the story of say Jack and the Beanstalk that I thought I only heard when I was still very young and while reading I was in a reminiscing mood trying to remember the kind face of my now dead teacher who I loved very much. So, the politically correct angle that Garner tried to incorporate in his version actually bot me distracted and made me want to find which of my Aesop, Grimms, Andersen books has that story of Jack and the Beanstalk so I can re-read it and remember how much I adored my dead teacher.

But still I appreciate my friend for lending me this book that he rated with 5 stars and I do not want to break his heart so I am giving this 3 stars :) (less)

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Aug 29, 2010 erry rated it 4 of 5 stars

Political correct bedtime stories – Dongeng, hegemoni lelaki dan Barbie

"Once upon a time, there is life …………………bla bla bla.............
and they are live together. happy. ever after. forever."

Sebuah pakem standar dari dongeng pengantar tidur. sebuah dongeng yang pernah membawa fantasiku - dan juga hampir seluruh anak perempuan di dunia - terbang ke sebuah negeri antah berantah. menjadi seorang perempuan muda yang baik hati, ramah tamah, suka menabung dan tidak suka membuang sampah sembarangan. ya...more Political correct bedtime stories – Dongeng, hegemoni lelaki dan Barbie

"Once upon a time, there is life …………………bla bla bla.............
and they are live together. happy. ever after. forever."

Sebuah pakem standar dari dongeng pengantar tidur. sebuah dongeng yang pernah membawa fantasiku - dan juga hampir seluruh anak perempuan di dunia - terbang ke sebuah negeri antah berantah. menjadi seorang perempuan muda yang baik hati, ramah tamah, suka menabung dan tidak suka membuang sampah sembarangan. yang karena kebaikannya (plus kecantikan fisiknya) akhirnya dijemput seorang pangeran tampan berkuda putih, dan mereka hidup bahagia selamanya.

Tetapi siapa yang menyangka, ternyata di balik kisah2 dongeng tsb ada banyak hal lain yang "tersembunyi". tidak hanya sekedar hitam vs putih. juga tak sekedar kebaikan yang akan menang melawan kejahatan. Dalam buku ini, Garner mengangkat issue tentang gender, budaya patriarki, sexist, classist dan juga..Barbie.

Baru sadar, kalo memang banyak sekali unsur sexist dan gender di sini. Budaya patriarki dan laki-laki yang mendominasi. Kaum perempuan seringkali hanya dijadikan sebagai sebuah objek dan bukanlah subyek. Penilaian terhadap seorang perempuan lebih banyak didasarkan kepada apa yang diharapkan para pria tentang wanita. Dan contohnya adalah Barbie.

Barbie yang sempurna secara fisik adalah prototype dari fantasi pria tentang wanita secara fisik. Barbie dijadikan gambaran ideal tentang fisik seorang perempuan. Barbie adalah symbol penjajahan kaum adam terhadap kaum hawa secara fisik. Anehnya, Barbie pulalah salah satu hal yang bisa membuat jutaan kaum wanita rela melakukan diet ketat yang menyiksa, perawatan kecantikan dan salon yang juga tak kalah menyiksa (baik secara fisik maupun finasial) serta banyak lagi hal gila yang sanggup dilakukan kaum hawa hanya atas nama “kesempurnaan fisik”. Mulai dari operasi plastik, sedot lemak, botox, catox, brontox hingga menderita anoreksia, bulimia, anemia, insomnia, dan masih banyak “mia-mia” lainnya. Susahnya jadi wanita. Ups, bahkan kata “wanita” pun juga kata yang bias gender.

Wanita yang diambil dari kata “wani” dan “tata”. Orang yang ditata. Perhiasan. Damn, apakah hanya itu arti kaum hawa? sekedar makhluk tanpa otak, tanpa kepribadian yang hanya didandani dan dijadikan perhiasan bagi kaum lelaki? Harga diriku berontak. Aku tak kan pernah lagi mau menggunakan kata wanita (kecuali terpaksa…sekali). Kata “perEmpuan” terdengar jauh lebih bermartabat. Karena “perEmpuan” diambil dari kata “Empu”., yang memiliki. Pemilik. Orang yang dihormati. Satu point inilah yang membuatku tertarik dgn buku ini. Karena dalam seluruh penulisannya, Garner selalu menggunakan kata “perEmpuan” (dengan huruf E besar). Untuk mengingatkan arti penting kaum hawa yang sebenarnya.

Barbie oh Barbie. Hatiku mendua. Satu sisi, aku ingin melawan dominasi tak berdasar kaum laki-laki atas diri kaumku. “perEmpuan” adalah manusia bebas yang bebas menentukan nasibnya sendiri. Merdeka dari dominasi. Merdeka dari “keharusan2” yang ditimbulkan budaya patriarki. Merdeka atas hak reproduksi dan kesetaraannya sendiri. Termasuk juga merdeka dari keharusan berbadan ramping, tinggi, kurus dan berbodi seksi seperti Barbie. Akan tetapi, di lain sisi, aku belum bisa membuang Barbie. Aku masih belum mampu membuang, melelang atau bahkan menghibahkan puluhan koleksi barbieku yang berjejalan di lemari. I still luv Barbie. Ironis. Ternyata, aku belum merdeka dari Barbie.

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Jul 08, 2010 Emir Never rated it 3 of 5 stars

The dust jacket of James Finn Garner’s Politically Correct Bedtime Stories Modern Tales For Our Life & Times has these words:

"Once upon a time, in the olden days, heavy-set middle-aged men would congregate in their elitists clubs, sit in over-stuffed leather chairs, smoke air-choking cigars, and pitch story ideas and plots to each other. Problem was, these stories, many of which found their way into the general social consciousness, reflected the way in which these men lived and saw their w...more

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Dec 26, 2007 Damar dara rated it 3 of 5 stars

James Finn Garner has taken 12 time-tested tales and retold them with the newfound sensitivity of our times. Here's a snippet from "Little Red Riding Hood":
The wolf said, "You know, my dear, it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone."

Red Riding Hood said, "I find your sexist remark offensive in the extreme, but I will ignore it because of your traditional status as an outcast from society, the stress of which has caused you to develop your own, entirely valid, worldvie...more

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Mar 23, 2009 Chelsie rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a cute, and short little book full of revised, but well loved traditional stories! I laughed a lot, and never knew how these crazy stories would turn out! I however wasn't very fond of the politically correct version of snow white, where the prince has an impotence problem and a apparent fetish for girls in a coma. Other than that story, I loved it!!!

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Nov 15, 2009 Hamid rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

برداشته یه سری از داستان‌های قدیمی کودکان رو که خیلی معروفن، مث سیندرلا و اینا، طوری اصلاح کرده خالی از تبعیض جنسی و نژادی و ... باشه که مثلن کمپین‌های حمایت از حقوق زنان نتونن به داستان معترض بشن. بعد ایده خیلی ایده‌ی خاص و نویی نیست. پرداختش هم خیلی جالب نیست. نمونه‌های طنز خیلی خیلی بهتر چه تو ادبیات خودمون و چه تو ادبیات همین امریکا خیلی زیاده

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Sep 23, 2008 Tawny rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: satire

I had wanted to use this book in a classroom setting, but since the stories were changed not only to include "politically correct" ideas, but also immorality and murder, I think I'll pass. Here's a sampling of the harmless stuff:

Red Riding Hood entered the cottage and said, "Grandma, I have brought you some fat-free, sodium-free snacks to salute you in your role of a wise and nurturing matriarch."

From the bed, the wolf said softly, "Come closer, child, so that I might see you."

Red Riding Hood sa...more

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Feb 10, 2009 Nilam Suri rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

bagusan book of lost things...

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Feb 03, 2013 Andrea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: traditional-lit

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner takes traditional literature we are all familiar with--Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood, and the Ugly Duckling--and eliminates all of the stereotypes as well anything else anyone would find even remotely offensive, which, in turn, makes these pieces completely ridiculous and laugh-out-loud funny. My focus in reading this book was Rumpelstiltskin, which, quite frankly, was not the strongest piece in the book. It does, however, empowe...more

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Feb 06, 2010 Ch_jank-caporale rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: traditional-lit

When this book was published, it was thought quite humorous. I find it rather trite. But it does raise some intersting questions about the evolution of traditional tales and the "moral lessons" that are embedded in them for children. Tongue-in-cheek, Finn Garner "cleans up" the offensive stereotypes. For instance, in the tale I studied this week, Little Red Riding Hood, when the wolf offers to offered accompany her through the dangerous woods, replies, "I find your sexist remark offensive in the...more

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Apr 17, 2011 Aaron Delcourt rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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As it's name would suggest, this book is filled with bedtime stories, retold in a humorous, politically correct manor. In every case two major things change about the stories. One is that, the terminology is humorously unoffensive. The other is that, the stories don't turn out the same way they were originally written.

They also have a philosophical and political twist to them. The original stories go into little or no detail about the nature of the wo...more

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Apr 24, 2009 PurplyCookie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: humour-parody

Leap into a fairy-tale world where trolls are "dirt-accomplished and odor-enhanced," witches are "kindness-impaired," and Cinderella wears a gown "woven of silk stolen from unsuspecting silkworms." We can only regret that Garner had to exclude "The Duckling That Was Judged on Its Personal Merits and Not on Its Physical Appearance" for space reasons.

In this thin book Garner proposes to create "meaningful literature that is totally free from bias and purged from the influence of its flawed cultura...more

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Apr 18, 2010 Cheryl in CC NV rated it 2 of 5 stars

It would work better as a parody of a parody, I think. That is, Garner is obviously making fun of the politically correct movement. But he's doing so clumsily, imo. So, if one reads this as him being tongue-in-cheek, making fun of those who make fun of PC, then the book is a little funnier. Mainly I'm glad it was short.

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Feb 06, 2013 Richard rated it 5 of 5 stars

George Bernard Shaw once said that if something is funny, search it for truth. This book is full of truth, and it boldly and plainly illustrates the absurdity of political correctness. I love sarcasm and satire, and this book has plenty of it, so I found it delightful. It provides a marvelous picture of the current social and political landscape, and reveals the whole political correctness dogma for the foolish fraud that it is. Eleanor Roosevelt once said that no one can make you feel inferior...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Uci rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mengutak-atik dongeng memang seru, apa pun maksud dan tujuannya. Jadi inget pernah dikasih tugas merekonstruksi dongeng di kuliah penulisan populer. Waktu itu saya pilih dongeng putih salju (yang benar putih salju kan ya, bukan putri salju? :D)

Ceritanya sang ratu jahat dalam perjalanan ke rumah putih salju nyasar, dan karena kehausan serta kelaparan, dia embat deh salah satu apel yang dia bawa. Tapi karena nggak hati-hati, yang dia makan malah apel beracun. Dia pun tertidurlah.

Suatu hari panger...more

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Dec 17, 2011 Bea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Tongue-in-cheek reading. Some of the stories were funny due to the corrections. Others were tedious. Some endings were changed, too. Overall, I enjoyed the book.

From the story of SNOW WHITE:
"...once when the queen was having a bad hair day and was desperately in need of support, she asked the usual question and the mirror answered: 'Alas, if worth be based on beauty, Snow White has surpassed you, cutie.'"

From the story of THE FROG PRINCE:
"The princess was taken aback. "I'm sorry if this sounds a...more

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Sep 25, 2012 Valerie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: traditional, print-format, cinderella

This version of Cinderella is the most unique variant I have come across. Cinderella’s natural birthday mother passes away. Her father remarries a woman with two daughters. One day the price sent an invitiation to the house for a “the exploitation of the dispossessed and marginalized peasantry” (p 31). Cinderella helped her sisters- of- step get ready for the ball and then continued with her chores. After her mother- of- step and her sisters- of –step left for the ball, a man appeared to Cindere...more This version of Cinderella is the most unique variant I have come across. Cinderella’s natural birthday mother passes away. Her father remarries a woman with two daughters. One day the price sent an invitiation to the house for a “the exploitation of the dispossessed and marginalized peasantry” (p 31). Cinderella helped her sisters- of- step get ready for the ball and then continued with her chores. After her mother- of- step and her sisters- of –step left for the ball, a man appeared to Cinderella. This was her fairy Godperson. With the help of her fairy Godperson, Cinderella got dressed for the ball. When she entered, she was so beautiful, that almost every man in the building become distracted by her. The prince announced to the men that he wanted Cinderella for himself, but this only caused the other men to want Cinderella for themselves more. A Fight broke out amongst the men, which in turn, made the women jealous. All of the women at the ball surrounded Cinderella and became very hostile. All of this was interrupted when the clock struck twelve and all of Cinderella’s fancy clothing disappeared. Cinderella announced that she would be fine with being killed at that moment because now she was finally comfortable in her clothing. Shockingly instead of continuing the hostility, all of the women striped off their fancy clothes and shoes. However, none of the men noticed this, as they were all still busy fighting over Cinderella. In fact, they all fought to the death. The women of the town began forcing the men of the town to wear uncomfortable women’s clothing and they renamed the castle Cinderwear, as inside, they now produced comfortable clothes for women.
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This Cinderella variant is so different from any other variant I have come across. I actually have a hard time comparing this to other versions, since there are so many huge differences. I was surprised to read that Cinderella’s fairy Godmother was now a man who was dressed in a suit. This variant is amusing and shocking to someone who is used to the traditional tale of Cinderella.
Classroom Connection:
I think this variant can be used to show that there can be many different versions of one story. This text might be a little to complex for younger grades, as it deals with politically correct topics and has larger words in it. Instead of diving deep into this text in a classroom, I might just present it to students and then use it as a vocabulary tool.
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Apr 18, 2010 Darlene rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'll try to squeeze this in among my heavier reading so that I can pass it on.

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Mar 04, 2010 Yvensong rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Yvensong by: Ryk & Julie

Shelves: fantasy

Fun little read with several places to chuckle at. Garner has taken several fairy tales from Little Red Riding Hood to Cinderella and changed the majority of the language to be politically correct. We meet up with vertically-challenged and kindness-challenged and...(well, you get the drift) characters.

Some people may be disturbed by the violence as these tales are a throwback to the earlier Grimm's tales instead of the white-washed tales of Disney and other cleaned up versions. Even so, if you...more

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Jul 12, 2012 joesylmarie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read this back in high school, a friend let me borrowed it and I was hooked. I'm pretty sure I finished this in less than 12 hours. The humor is deep, political and for the lack of better words, Wall Street-ish. The part about Snow White and her wicked Stepmother joining in business together, slaving the seven dwarfs and hire Prince Charming as tennis instructor. It is funny, witty and entertaining. This book is not for everyone but I believe that people should give it a try, especially those...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Jessica rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-want

This really, really quick read was actually quite amusing in its satire. I look forward to reading the follow ups: Once upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories and Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season.

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Sep 25, 2011 Katiem rated it 2 of 5 stars

I think this book would have been more enjoyable had I read each story several months apart. As it was I found myself bored with the repetitive humour in the series of stories. I also find it funny that to be politically correct (tongue in cheek or not)all the women have to be ultra feminists, the animals all have to have equal rights, and the men all stay the same exploitative scum that have been passed off as "the hero" for generations.

The best thing I can say about this book is that it was sh...more

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Jun 25, 2010 Lady Knight rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, intelligent-humour, adult, public-library, fairy-or-folk-tale-retelling

The sequel to the bestselling "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories" is at times amusing, but overall felt drab. This time around if continues quite a few more of Aesop's fables redone and some more redone fairytales.

The book kicks off with "A Politically Correst Alphabet" and then has the following tales:
- Hansel and Gretal
- The Ant and the Grasshopper
- The Princess and the Pea
- The Little Mer-Persun
- The Tortoise and the Hare
- Puss and Boots (My personal favorite)
- Sleeping Persun of Better-Th...more

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Apr 19, 2010 Helena rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is a fantastic quick read and is excellent for some chuckles. Mr. Garner does indeed add political correctness to the fairy tales we have heard all our lives; Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel and so on. His feminist outlooks to stories where womyn are oppressed and exploited in a male dominated society are very funny and enjoyable. From the Emperor’s "clothing optional" lifestyle to the Three Codependent Goats Gruff you will be giggling whilst you read these p.c. fairytales. I would de...more

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Mar 12, 2012 Chelsea rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is full of the classic fairytale stories including Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, and much, much more. All the stories however have been rewritten for "our life and tims," meaning that all the stories are politacally correct. I found the stories funny and interesting to read. I would read this to my class after lunch because it is a good, relaxing read and all the stories are only a few pages in length. I might also have the students choose their own story and rewrite it to be pol...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Jacqueline added it

I have read this book once before; looking at it again made me think differently. The title alone I was like what is this about i don't remember. I kind of thought of politics like republicans. When i read it, i thought parts was funny and i was even kind of like what?? This is great to read to kids because it expands their imagination. They know the original story so hearing a different version makes other possibilities in thier mind. The pictures are very colorful, but they are warm as well. I...more

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May 06, 2009 Lindsay Gough rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ridiculously funny. If you have a deap hatred for anything PC, this book offers releif and therapy. I read it outloud with some friends and we were laughing the whole time. My favorite stories were "Goldilocks" and "The Emperor's New Clothes".

"The emporor is naked!" The parade stopped. The emperor paused. A hush fellover the crowd, until one quick-thinking peasent shouted: "No, he isn't. The emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle!"

PS. Do not actually read this to your kids as...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Fox rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, folklore, humor, own, short-stories, 2012

This book was something I could not resist purchasing, especially with the .95 price tag. The book.. well, it is pretty much what it claimed to be.

Each fairy tale is lovingly turned into a politically correct, and sanitized version of its formerly heathen self. I read the book with my boyfriend, each of us trading off stories between sips of beer. I would pretty much say that that is the best way to read the book.

Otherwise, well, the jokes get old rather quickly. Still, an amusing novelty read.

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Mar 05, 2011 E Walburg rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a hilarious little collection of re-told fairy tales. In his versions, Garner points out the "negative" cultural influences in each original story, such as sexism, class distinction based on wealth and other numerous stereotypes. The results are highly entertaining and contain new morals that are more relevant to today's audiences.

Patriarchal influence and the oppression of women are present in nearly all of the old fairy tales, something Garner explicitly points out. Stories that norma...more

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Sep 25, 2008 Mary rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: humor, political

I'll ditto my friend's review, that these fairy tales included some immoralities and violence that were not part of the tales we grew up with. I try keep in mind that the violence level in fairy tales has gone up and down depending on the current culture where they are told. Fairy tales and myths, with their unknown origins, have permission to embody a cultural elasticity that is frowned upon in other literature that can be traced back to a specific source or author. I've heard/read (the proverb...more I'll ditto my friend's review, that these fairy tales included some immoralities and violence that were not part of the tales we grew up with. I try keep in mind that the violence level in fairy tales has gone up and down depending on the current culture where they are told. Fairy tales and myths, with their unknown origins, have permission to embody a cultural elasticity that is frowned upon in other literature that can be traced back to a specific source or author. I've heard/read (the proverbial quote with no reference, ha ha) that fairy tales were originally shared among adults, that only later they were related to children (19th century?) to teach morals. Also opined is that Grimm removed a lot of the sex and changed some of the violence to better teach the lesson intended to the age group.

I feel that the "old violence" of the older tales is shared in the context of transporting the reader to another world that seems to be so different from our own, while the writings of Garner bring that violence solidly and abruptly into our own living room, with added comments on immorality. At the risk of sounding like I'm making excuses, I feel that the old violence had the goal of teaching morals, but the satirical violence comes across as quite graphic and senseless if the author's intent is misunderstood. This indicates to me that it is not appropriate for children, but only for adults to illustrate the political opinions of the author. However, due to my own personal preferred culture, I wasn't too pleased with the new graphic elements added for the with a new-culture immorality taste to them.

Henry Jenkins (Professor of literature and author; he is recognized as an expert in the influence of digital popular culture on behavior): "If we look at contemporary debates about violence in entertainment, violence is often represented as a force of modernity."

Whether or not we use the argument that it doesn't represent modernity in general because of the original violence of the tales, it is fairly well known that this author is a satirist with the aim of humor for a lesson--so we should question the extent of his parody. Is he only mocking the overused politically correct terminology in our current culture, or is he also incorporating the modern politically violent themes into his satire somehow? I'm of the opinion that he is mocking all extremes in outlook and behavior.

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BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132380.Politically_Correct_Bedtime_Stories?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1172010814l/132380.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/132380.Politically_Correct_Bedtime_Stories?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times by James Finn Garner[/url]

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times (Politically Correct Bedtime Stories #1)

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