April 06, 2014
so far but too bad
Posted at 1:28 PM
*uses half of my waking hours on kindle*Seriously can't put it down. I love reading "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories." I discovered it on Tumblr and wow, this book did not fail me in the least. I would recommend it to someone like Queenie (and other Central bookworms) and Maggie Z. and her friend Amy (not sure if she likes books or maybe I didn't read her blog too deeply). I highlighted a few paragraphs or phrases that I found just to to be pure gold jesus.
"The goat, too, got down on what passed for knees in goats and said, 'Now, now, you can't take all the blame for yourself. Our presence and supreme edibility put you in this situation. My siblings and I all feel terrible. Please, you must forgive us.' " [ the goat apologizes for looking appetizing so it's not the troll's fault that he wanted to eat them] - The Three Codependent Goats Gruf
"Now, this witch was very kindness-impaired. (This is not meant to imply that all, or even some, witches are that way, nor to deny this particular witch her right to express whatever disposition came naturally to her. Far from it, her disposition was without doubt due to many factors of her upbringing and socialization, which, unfortunately, must be omitted here in the interest of brevity)." [ about the witch being a mean ass lady] -Rapunzel
"'She is pregnant and has a craving for some of your lovely lettuce. Please spare me. Although a single-parent household is certainly acceptable, please don't kill me and deprive my child of a stable, two-parent family structure.'" [the dad to the witch who was about to murder him for stealing lettuce from her garden for his wife] -Rapunzel
"… the tinker's wife gave birth to a beautiful, healthy prewommon." [Yes, that's how they spelled pre woman.] -Rapunzel
"When the prince saw Rapunzel, her greater-than-average physical attractiveness and her long, luxurious hair led him to think, in a typically lookist way, that her personality would also be beautiful. (This is not to imply that all princes judge people solely on their appearance, nor to deny this particular prince his right to make such assumptions. Please see the disclaimers in the paragraphs above.)" -Rapunzel
"One day an invitation arrived at their house. The prince was celebrating his exploitation of the dispossessed and marginalized peasantry by throwing a fancy dress ball." [Sentence on the prince sending a letter to find a wife omfg] -Cinderella
"Cinderella's sisters-of-step were very excited to be invited to the palace. They began to plan the expensive clothes they would use to alter and enslave their natural body images to emulate an unrealistic standard of feminine beauty." [LOLOLOLOL] -Cinderella
"'So, you want to go to the ball, eh? And bind yourself in the male concept of beauty? Squeeze into some tight-fitting dress that will cut off your circulation? Jam your feet into high-heeled shoes that will ruin your bone structure? Paint your face with chemicals and make-up that have been tested on nonhuman animals?'
'Oh yes, definitely!' she said in an instant. Her fairy godperson heaved a great sight…" -Cinderella
"Many, many carriages were lined up outside the palace that night; apparently, no one had ever thought of carpooling." [this was where I was sosososossossoo done with the book XDDDDD] -Cinderella
