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Who is the main character of "Aladdin"?

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[quote="APK"][quote]Cinderella did nothing to better her situation. Sure, she was kind and graceful even in the most adverse situations but all she did was she weep in the garden at which time the Fairy Godmother came to her rescue and got her all spiffed up for the royal ball, where she was later rescued from her life of hardship by a MAN. Then, instead of using whatever skills she cultivated by being a "servant in her own house" by moving out and opening a cleaning/catering company, she runs off to marry a man who only knew her for 2-4 hours by "royal command".The fairytale aspect that I can appreciate would be the fact that she could do the waltz all night in glass slippers and not injure herself but what I have a great deal of difficulty is the disturbing message, intentional or not, that obstacles in life are not overcome by merit and determination but by ultimately being "rescued" by a MAN who thinks she is pretty.[/quote]

That's from another website. I find that so hilarious. Instead of using her skills to open up a shop?  :lol: Maybe you can do that now in 2006 but girls then weren't so business savvy and even if they were, no MAN would allow them to be successful. Someone else responded,

[quote]I find it so hard to take anyone seriously who feels the need to capitalize MAN when they make their point. As if being saved by a crazy old hag is any better than being saved by a MAN as though a MAN doing anything good is completely unbelievable and that being helped by such a MAN would be the lowest low one could ever achieve. Besides, like all these stories it says tall handsome men are good, ugly people are bad, etc etc and get over it. One could easily say that this movie sets up a bad example for young boys too telling them that unless they're tall and wealthy they'll never get a Cinderella. [/quote]

Do you think boys sometimes get insecure because of Aladdin?  :lol:

[quote]Let's imagine Cinderella is a real person. Let's evaluate her character.

Cinderella is a person who:

1. Admires her appearance without falling into vanity.

2. Does not depend upon others to [i]determine[/i] her happiness in any situation. (she decides if she is happy)

3. Is considerate of the living things around her as well as her own living space.

4. Even in a situation where she has little control over her homelife circumstances, can confront her oppressors with dignity.

5. Can adapt to many situations and is very capable of overcoming disappointment. She's also very resourceful.

6. Can laugh at herself and appreciate her talents and abilities without being pompous.

7. Can carry an intelligent conversation with a man, without having the intention to seduce him.

8. Can be close to nature without worrying about appearance, or concern for her clothing.

9. Is compassionate. This is a significant trait not appreciated enough, in my opinion.

10. Does not act haughty to an odd old woman(fairy godmother). She can respect many kinds of people.

The real injustice any society can make regarding the well being of young women, is to teach them that only one kind of personality is supreme and only a few others are acceptable. In that sense, rather than teach young women respect for self and others, as well as awareness of social conditions is important regarding personality, we limit them.

The message is then: "If your personality fits into a social interpretation of strength, you're acceptable" (even if you aren't really strong on the inside) Who cares if Cinderella was "blonde haired and blue-eyed", (it doesn't make her evil) concerning ourselves with such nonsense is just a distraction. She was the quinessential Taoist. Who do you think would be more likely to survive a time of peril? Disney's Cinderella or the "strong" Samantha character from "Sex and The City"? [/quote][/quote]

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