Barbie dolls, fairy tales & legends of the fall...

Inspired by Tina Louise's ~ I kissed a frog

Barbie dolls, fairy tales & legends 

sure do mess up a poor girl's head

white knights in suits of savior's armor

slimy frogs that turn to worthy prince's

lost slippers that make a future bright

Cinderfuckingrella found a fella,

dancing in magic soot

poison apples that bite and tell,

shot imagination in the foot 

what's a snow white gal to do

when Mr charming turns into the big bad wolf

rich man, poor man, pick your own toxin,

fairy tales, schreamy tales

give us some good ol' boy's 

G.I. Joe ammunition,

 

so we at least have

 a fighting chance in hell !

Author's Note

Reviews

[KWP]

woah mumma, i was never a barbie kind of gal, always played with cars and trucks, played softball and basketball, rode my bike all through the cane fields, played cricket with my dad, I guess I was raised in a 'you can have anything you want' kinda a way 'you just gotta go out there and grab it'

I am not so certain that Barbie was a gypsy, instead she perhaps demanded that her hair be just right she wore only the best clothing, lets face it her b***s and butt were always in magnificent shape too, I am imagining that once a week she had her nails done 'just the right shade of pink' and she probably expected to have Ken pay for everything ( I wonder what Ken did for employment, the poor bugger) having owned and sold two businesses in hospitality I worked damned hard and never expected anything from anyone, my road was always going to be hard fought, but I wouldn't change the experience for a single moment in time

what's the saying .... you reap what you sow ... d****t gals if you want a decent life, a loving man, to be surrounded by unconditional love then just put it out there, ask the universe ... believe to recieve...

and yes I agree with you Frieda on what Mad Englishman said ... Even though I am the biggest Tomboy I know I would never trade being a woman for anything :)

having said all that ... a very worth rant indeedy .....

perhaps we need some modern day Fairy Tales to reflect the reality in which we all now live ;)

[Frieda P]

Oooh you made my morning Betty, you put a lot of thought into this....I concur, but that's not the message we get from these tales, they hardly promote a young girls self-worth...the new ones might be a tad scary, not sure which is worse, reality or fairy tales ;)

[MAD ENGLISHMAN]

The roll of 'Barbie' has changed mightily over the past few decades. Her role in the scheme of things has been shot to pieces. nursery rhymes and fairy tails were not just for bed time reading. In their time they informed the young through tales of the order of things. From a world where the male was king and females were subordinate. At that time you had know your place in the world. Today it is all gone. women want to be men, men want to women, and some don't know which side of the fence to sit on.
Sorry bit of a rant there. That's what happens when you read poetry like this.
Excellent work.

[Frieda P]

I'm more than thrilled you had a reaction to it...women do NOT want to be men, perish the thought, is it too much to ask for equality, to be paid the same amount for the exact same job well done, be respected when we speak our minds and offer our opinions, and not considered a b*tch for saying the same things a man would....there's a big difference.

I never mind a good rant, thanks muchly for your thoughts. Now I get the 'Mad' part ;)

[MAD ENGLISHMAN]

Yeah I been around the block a few times and I guess I've gotten cynical.
Regards.

[J. K. Beach]

Oh wow--am I first in line this time?

You've done it again! Sweet and sad and kick 'em (the fairy princes, that is) in the balls funny!

Excellent!

[Frieda P]

Now THAT was funny, thanks J.K.!!