• Ep 18 | Terrible Tales

  • Mar 24 2022
  • Length: 56 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • This episode is a look at the stories children learn through books, movies & video games that teach screwed-up gender roles. Hosts Buffie & Carolyn discuss the origins of those stories, (commonly known as Fairy Tales), how Hollywood & pop culture has perpetuated these harmful myths, & what is changing.

    Featuring guest Lily Baber-Coyle, founder and owner of Beaver Pond Press and author of Princess and the Pee, a feminist play on the classic story.

    For more resources on fairy tales for feminist kids, check out resources like A Mighty Girl Damsels in Charge: 40 Fairy Tales Starring Mighty Girls | A Mighty Girl
    Art Educators check out this play for schools: The Princess and the Pee by Lily Baber Coyle | Playscripts Inc.
    Feminist Bookclub selections: Retelling Fairytales: Feminist, Alternative, and Encouraging - Feminist Book Club

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