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Scrivener7

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5. Original versions of fairy tales, which developed over centuries, were unbelievably violent.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 24, 2023, 09:13 AM

Jun 2023

Grandma DID get eaten by the wolf, one or both parents ALWAYS died, starvation was common, etc.

There is a theory that, as they used to be, they were a useful psychological tool for kids to face their fears from a safe place as they learned to negotiate their very volatile and violent world.

Maybe we love true crime for the same reason. Because it's undeniable that we DO love true crime. Discovery owns everything now.

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I didn't realize how many horrible murders are committed in this country.......court tv. [View all] a kennedy Jun 2023 OP

All those crime shows, Dateline, 20:20, 48 hours, and others leave one a very warped sense hlthe2b Jun 2023 #1

Of course you're right.....I need to get a life. a kennedy Jun 2023 #3

Original versions of fairy tales, which developed over centuries, were unbelievably violent. Scrivener7 Jun 2023 #5

Remembering, of course, these cases are taken from all over the US and not any one jurusdiction ... marble falls Jun 2023 #2

I know......it's just when I was rolling through the cases, it just looked like way to many a kennedy Jun 2023 #4

I've seen two cases XanaDUer2 Jun 2023 #6