I was originally going to put this in the "Things that make you laugh" because I found this absurdly amusing in my own point of view, but decided to post it here to see what you guys thought.
Personally, I think its stupid that this mother is taking such a message away from this nowadays. When I was a kid reading this, the idea of 'he didn't ask her for consent before he kissed her' never crossed my mind and has never crossed my mind until now. For starters, how the heck would he get consent from her when she's been bewitched to sleep forever?!
Does this mother do the same for other children's fairytales?
For example, in her mindset
Goldilocks and the Three Bears should be banned because she broke into someone else's house, stole their food, vandalised their property and I guess you could say she was squatting as well by sleeping in someone else's bed.
Jack and the Beanstalk should also be banned because Jack forgot about not taking things from strangers, not carrying out a risk assessment and/or using proper climbing equipment before climbing the beanstalk and stealing from others.
Would she also ban children's songs as well, like banning
Ring a Ring a Roses because it talks about people dying of the Black Death/Bubonic Plague or
Jack and Jill because Jack, Jill or their parents didn't file a claim for compensation for Jack injuring himself when he fell down the hill?
It reminds me a lot of when
Harry Potter was banned in many American schools because people were
worried that it would turn readers towards Wicca (among other things) although JK Rowling herself is a Christian and said parents are fine with pupils reading
Romeo and Juliet - which features people getting injured/murdered in family feuds and teenagers committing suicide, and
Macbeth - which also features witches and murder.
At the end of the day, School is there to educate you in the lessons you need for passing your exams, getting good grades and sending you on your way to further education and work. Parents, on the other hand, are responsible for raising you and that includes instilling morals and restrictions, like not making fun of others for any reason, trying your best and having fun even if you don't win, etc.
I think its another example of Political Correctness trying to take over where its influence doesn't need to be.
