Comment on Heeeere's Johnny! by dreamarian

Thank you for the feature, and an interesting topic you bring up - the fairytale and their impact. I hadn't even heard of that until you mention it here, but it would seem there is something there to be thought about. I haven't done that thoroughly, but I really don't see how fairytales can have a bad impact on anyone. As far as I know, people have been raised on them for hundreds of years, and I don't think it's very difficult to know the difference between them and reality (school hits you hard, doesn't it, when you'd much prefer to be sitting in your castle waiting for the prince and all). Either way, I'm with you, I think. Fairytales are not bad, fairytales are little places we can go and seek refuge.
Who is the bad guys, then? Because there ARE messed up teens out there, and actually on dating sites all girls refer to themselves (and their daughters, if they have any) as "princesses", which annoys me personally. I think many women, myself included, have fought hard for women's right to be independent, and I don't understand why someone would want a self-image where you need a man to supply. But that is their own business.
I do think the media just keeps turning up as the reason for all this. Because with the celebs, there isn't a line between reality like with fairytales. The celebs are real people, and therefore, many girls try to be like the celeb girls. And that is bound to fail. Either way - thank you for an interesting thought!