Fairy tales have been around for generations and generations. Our parents told us these stories and we will eventually pass them on to ours. At this time, the most common fairy tales are Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast and many others. Children idolize their favorite character and pretend to be them by imitating everything they do in the stories. The character's behavior is considered appropriate in society. These fairy tales show a girl and a boy who fall in love and live "happily ever after." In the eyes of many people, tales seem like a dream life that they would like to have a life of their own. However, have you ever really looked at what constitutes a fairy tale? Many things are unrealistic, but the most unflattering aspect of these tales is the way women are portrayed in them. Fairy tales give an unrealistic view of how women look and behave in real life. The women in these fairy tales are young and beautiful. In reality, not all girls in this world are truly considered beautiful in our society's terms. In today's society, the term beautiful is often used to describe a woman who is size 0, tall, with flawless skin and well-dressed. Have you ever seen the princesses that are in all these fairy tales, the description of beauty in our society describes each of these princesses? Being beautiful for a woman is the most sought after characteristic of each of these princesses. Attractiveness is the most important attribute women can possess and is often an indicator of chances for future happiness (Neikirk). This is how these princesses do in all these stories. But what does this tell every young girl who watches or listens to these fairy tales? Are we telling these young... middle of paper ......family that she discovers the true meaning of being brave and saves her family ("Courageous"). I like this kind of movie instead of a man being brave and independent, now it's a woman. These are the kind of fairy tales that need to be told so that women don't feel the need to be weak and dependent on others. If fairy tales are slowly becoming more realistic, then I think they're a good thing, but teaching women not to be strong or if they're not size 0 and gorgeous, well, in my eyes that's is not good. Disney Movies. Internet. December 15, 2013. “Disney Princesses: Classic Fairy Tales or Gender Stereotypes? Hartford Courant, August 27, 2012. Web. December 9, 2013.Maggiore, Brittany N. “Female discrimination in fairy tales”. Internet. December 9, 2013. Neikirk, Alice. "...Happily Ever After" (or What Fairy Tales Teach Girls About Being Women)." Internet. December 8. 2013.