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Did you grow up watching movies like Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast? And why you might have fond memories, you should go back and take a 2nd quick look.
Seriously…the plots are filled with such disempowering grooming of women to just wait, be pretty and nice, and then one day you will be saved by a non-descript, rich, “handsome” man.
It’s so unrealistic, yet so many women still harbor some sort of subconscious fantasy about Mr. Right that often ties back to this conditioning that happened at such a young age.
I mean, do you remember Beauty and the Beast? The Beast is both basically verbally and physically abuse to Belle and pretty much everyone he meets (he even kidnapped her)….yet she still tries to “fix” him and falls in love? (Stockholm Syndrome much!!)
What?!?! This dude both looks and acts like a beast?
And we wonder why so many women end up in abusive relationships. We have been groomed from a young age that this sh*t is OK. That this is part of a fairy tale ending…
The message is…
“If you try hard enough, you can love someone into becoming a better person.”
Anyone who has tried that, knows it’s BS. People only change if they want to. You can’t change anyone.
The sooner you stop believing in fairy tales and watching them the better. In fact, the sooner you stop watching about 98% of the stuff on TV, the better, as most of it is very disempowering to women and minorities.
Try to find shows that embody the world you want to be part of and watch that instead. I love a good TV binge, but that stuff gets in your subconscious and does affect you – so be picky about what you put in your brain. It matters. ⚡️
I will be writing a post on both my favorite shows for kids and adults later this month that pass my non-fairy tale BS meter – basically shows that are both empowering and fun.