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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I noticed Disney hasn't even tried to do Hansel and Gretel yet.

That one can't be softened unless it's completely rewritten to change the entire story.

Edit whoa relevant lemmy post from today

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

completely rewrote it I see.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

A Tale Dark And Grim rewrote it but somehow left all the cutting fingers off and death in.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oof, I don't remember cutting off fingers in the version I was familiar with as a child. I guess they left that part out, cuz it's a story for children of course

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They mix different stories, but they keep the gruesome parts. Its still a kids show too. It was kind of whack but my kid likes creepy shit until its bedtime.

[–] manucode@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

They already completely rewrote The Snow Queen.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago

Sticking people in ovens has been politically problematic since at least 1945

[–] far_university1990@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

𝕯𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝕶𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖐𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖓𝖚𝖓 𝕰𝖎𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖚𝖒 𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝕭𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖘𝖗𝖊𝖕𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖐 𝕯𝖊𝖚𝖙𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖉

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What are the German versions of these that I need to find?

[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Those removed from most modern editions of Grimms' Fairy Tales would be a good start. One of my favorites:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Some_Children_Played_at_Slaughtering

Edit: oh, sorry, I hadn't realized you were asking for the original, darker versions of Disney fairy tales. The Little Mermaid is a good example.

https://snowwhitewrites.com/the-little-mermaid/

[–] ceiphas@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

That's by Hans Christian Andersen, Not by the Grimms

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 1 points 2 years ago

For starters, in Cinderella, the evil sisters cut off their toes and heels to make the shoe fit, but the prince is so horny he doesn’t even notice it until two pigeons tell him that there’s blood in the shoe.