tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post371181154397646328..comments2023-12-22T01:00:05.754-08:00Comments on Pensuasion: W is for Wolves and WitchesS. L. Hennessyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-45902020376887476402014-04-28T08:47:21.100-07:002014-04-28T08:47:21.100-07:00I would think wolves got their bad rap because the...I would think wolves got their bad rap because they were doing what they did naturally like hunting, probably attacking livestock and people too. They had to survive, right?<br /><br />I can't get enough of the witches in the fairy tales. I don't think it could ever get old. Except for the cannibal part. Ewww....Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-3333625150784543442014-04-28T02:50:41.398-07:002014-04-28T02:50:41.398-07:00Wolves are so dangerous and yet so beautiful and e...Wolves are so dangerous and yet so beautiful and enticing. They make perfect bad guys and witches personify all the fears of how a woman can go bad. I suppose you can tell a lot about a society by what it is they fear.<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings - AtoZ (Vampires)</a><br /><a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">FB3X - AtoZ (Erotic Drabbles)</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-54048210148370089592014-04-26T18:21:25.885-07:002014-04-26T18:21:25.885-07:00I get the fright that Wolves bring out in us, it&#...I get the fright that Wolves bring out in us, it's primal. But old women, not sure I get that.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-91963301047126128992014-04-26T15:52:44.895-07:002014-04-26T15:52:44.895-07:00I always thought of fairy tale villains a humans a...I always thought of fairy tale villains a humans and the story was a lesson to be learned. Interesting.<br /> <br />Katy Did<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lifesrideinbetween.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life's Ride In Between</a>Kathleen Jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527996189920596997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-20645106466614815012014-04-26T15:03:48.641-07:002014-04-26T15:03:48.641-07:00I'm currently researching for a book - I'm...I'm currently researching for a book - I'm so glad I found your blog. Nice to meet and follow through atoz http://aimingforapublishingdeal.blogspot.co.uk/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398872718646932305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-27877528473232390632014-04-26T13:38:11.241-07:002014-04-26T13:38:11.241-07:00"Otherness" in myth and fairy tales is o..."Otherness" in myth and fairy tales is one of my favorite subjects, so I won't get started here except to say we define ourselves as much as by what we are NOT as what we are. We take those qualities and thrust them onto others instead to sharpen the contrast.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464393340517511305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-50493083369006657702014-04-26T09:54:20.558-07:002014-04-26T09:54:20.558-07:00This is an excellent analysis of these two things ...This is an excellent analysis of these two things and their symbolic meanings. I completely agree - especially that women are portrayed as either virgins or whores (or in this case, witches). And the sweet virginal one is always the heroine, the "good" girl, while the other's always evil and must be killed. Quite chauvinistic. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-48406039568256668212014-04-26T08:29:46.350-07:002014-04-26T08:29:46.350-07:00I LOVE, mean LOVE the wolf. Whenever we went to a ...I LOVE, mean LOVE the wolf. Whenever we went to a zoo they were the first place I would visit. I always felt bad for the wolf and felt they were mistreated...and they were. Witches were easy to create. better to make someone pure evil then human and have good traits but evil tendencies. It's funny because I always thought, from Hansel and Gretel, to never trust a stranger who is offering candy. I love the lore-always willBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-77359519185164544202014-04-26T08:15:03.107-07:002014-04-26T08:15:03.107-07:00I love fairytale villains, they're by far the ...I love fairytale villains, they're by far the best kind. Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-75365700384855586122014-04-26T06:46:04.624-07:002014-04-26T06:46:04.624-07:00That is the difference between fairy tale villains...That is the difference between fairy tale villains and other villains--they're over-the-top, aren't they?! But in the original stories, they were much, much scarier than in the watered-down versions we read today.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-8713180577260729132014-04-26T06:02:00.308-07:002014-04-26T06:02:00.308-07:00Considering most wolves shy away from humans, it&#...Considering most wolves shy away from humans, it's odd they would be seen as such predators.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-34756942817209993282014-04-26T05:18:34.656-07:002014-04-26T05:18:34.656-07:00My sister and I went wolf-tracking in Ely, MN seve...My sister and I went wolf-tracking in Ely, MN several years ago. Wolves move away from human scent so it is interesting that we see them as such an aggressor in fairy tales. Yesterday I saw the trailer for 'Maleficent '. Seemed pretty scary for Disney.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839646920915128083.post-50504085472933308512014-04-26T02:57:17.802-07:002014-04-26T02:57:17.802-07:00The wolf is such an archetype of evil, he has ente...The wolf is such an archetype of evil, he has entered into our day to day sayings as <i> the wolf in sheep's clothing</i> and <i>the wolf at the door</i> - I'm wondering if it is the wolf's intelligence and ability to survive that has given it such a presence in our psyche, they hunt in packs, they're relentless on a hunt and they can live close to man, making use of his refuse. And yet, despite his 'evil' archetype. man did eventually work in harmony with the wolf. Interesting duality of wolf vs dog.<br /><br />Other-izeing villains makes them feel safer to us, I suppose - it's easier to hate a supernatural witch than a mother willing to sacrifice her own child. Personally, the latter is a lot scarier.<br />Sophie<br /><a href="http://sophiesthoughtsandfunmbles.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles</a> - A to Z Ghosts<br /><a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Fantasy Boys XXX</a> - A to Z Drabblerotic<br /> Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.com