justice-turtle:

I’m going to bite somebody, I really am. What is wrong with you, 1930s Newbery writers? :P

I’m guessing your problem with this is to do with the whole ~democracy~ and ~ideals and manners~ stuff (and fair enough), but for me the problem that stands out most is:

“Instead of dwelling upon the familiar details of the story, this treatment of the legend”

I look at that, and I think:

‘And *that’s* why I had to learn nursery stories by taking several parodies and riffs of each one and noting the similarities between them. Nobody ever ““dwells upon the familiar details””, *everyone* assumes you already know and expects you to keep up.‘

You would think *children’s* media, of all things, would understand that there’s a first time for everything. If fucking *children’s books* aren’t a 101 space, what *is*?

(It may be relevant that I had to look up William Tell on Wikipedia just now. At least Wikipedia is willing to provide basic background knowledge. I guess *they’re* the 101 space for legends.)

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