tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post8569844985188570660..comments2023-11-03T07:20:20.249-04:00Comments on Waibel's World: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-60360669294385306822016-01-25T15:11:59.710-05:002016-01-25T15:11:59.710-05:00Thanks, Meg!
Hmm. $9/hr. I think if Snow White wa...Thanks, Meg!<br /><br />Hmm. $9/hr. I think if Snow White was a modern, resourceful young woman she would be able to make due at that rate. She'd certainly have to forgo the balls and be a penny pincher, but for the short term, I think she'd do okay. Unless she didn't listen to the dwarfs again, and gave all her money to the poor old woman who wanted her dead!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-50194823751478192552016-01-25T14:58:28.848-05:002016-01-25T14:58:28.848-05:00What a concept to look at these characters through...What a concept to look at these characters through a new lens. When I was reading about Snow White working for the dwarfs, it got me thinking about today's minimum wage increases. Would Snow White as a modern-day princess be able to make it on a $9.00 an hour paycheck? I wonder. Thanks for the fun thought!Meg Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942659092767396947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-80340163544682938762016-01-25T12:46:15.910-05:002016-01-25T12:46:15.910-05:00What a great point, Elizabeth. All of us view the ...What a great point, Elizabeth. All of us view the past (present and future, too!) through our own "colored glasses." The experiences we've had in life color our outlook different than those with different experiences. So, looking through my "colored glasses" while researching, I didn't stop to think about how someone in a different life-experience would relate to Snow White. <br /><br />I hadn't really considered Snow White's tale from the perspective of she was bettering her position in life, as to me, that's more Cinderella. But, if you look at the story as her fleeing for her life from her abusive step-mother, and creating a new life where she is safe and happy, I can see the correlation.<br /><br />Perhaps a modern version focusing on this perspective would be something to help someone find the tools and resources they need to find their own safe and happy life.<br /><br />Thanks for putting those thoughts out there! I can feel a story brewing from this discussion!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-57201477045622851832016-01-25T12:31:47.589-05:002016-01-25T12:31:47.589-05:00Hi, Cathy! Thanks for stopping by.
A modern SW w...Hi, Cathy! Thanks for stopping by. <br /><br />A modern SW would have to be more savvy. I can't picture a current one ignoring all the warnings of the dwarfs to not talk to any strangers.<br /><br />Glad you liked the pictures. I had fun looking through some old images and picking these from them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-60370264593061616722016-01-25T11:42:40.298-05:002016-01-25T11:42:40.298-05:00This gave me some food for thought. We assume that...This gave me some food for thought. We assume that everyone in our culture enjoys all of the new situations that arise in a given decade, but many are still left behind, depending on income level, etc. There are still a lot of "Snow Whites" that are victimized by step parents, and their lives have a different trajectory: neither rescue by a Prince Charming or a personal "getaway" to a new life of their own making. It's our ideal that young women become self-sufficient and make their own way in life, but many don't. I think, though, new versions of old tales can put out the ideals to inspire them.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846834032309178013.post-53424786961812884882016-01-25T07:34:24.149-05:002016-01-25T07:34:24.149-05:00Please be right that a modern woman would be more ...Please be right that a modern woman would be more savvy than SW. Great images and I really enjoyed reading your blogpost. :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053928266978917998noreply@blogger.com