What Happens When You Take The Evil Out Of Fairy Tales?

“In an age when some families ban the word ‘killed’ or come up with creative euphemisms to mask the death of goldfish, it’s not hard to see why a toy company would reduce Rapunzel’s story to its prettiest parts. Real life, presumably, packs enough trauma for children to think about later. Yet something important is lost when a child’s introduction to fairy tales comes in such whitewashed form.”