Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Expanded edition with a new story: The duckling that was judged on its personal merits Garner, James Finn Summary Once upon a time, in the olden days, heavy-set middle-aged men would congregate in their elitist clubs, sit in over-stuffed leather chairs, smoke air-choking cigars, and pitch story ideas and plots to each other. Once upon a time, in the olden days, heavy-set middle-aged men would congregate in their elitist clubs, sit in over-stuffed leather chairs, smoke air-choking cigars, and pitch story ideas and plots to each other. Problem was, these stories, many of which found their way into the general social consciousness, reflected the way in which these men lived and saw their world: that is, the stories were sexist, discriminatory, unfair, culturally biased, and in general, demeaning to witches, animals, goblins, and fairies everywhere.Finally, after centuries of these abusive tales, which have been handed down--unknowingly--from one male-biased generation to the next, James Finn Garner has taken it upon himself (that's right, yet another man) to enlighten and liberate these classic bedtime stories and retell them in a way that is much more in keeping with the society in which we live today.Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, then is the fruit of Garner's labors. We'd like to think that future generations of fairy-tale fans will see this as a worthy attempt to develop meaningful literature that is totally free from bias and purged from the influences of a flawed cultural past.--front flap Perfect for fans of Arborist Merchandising Root, Self Service, Custom Stores, General Humour, Short Stories Books, Humorous Fiction. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 89 pages · Hardcover By Garner, James Finn Details ISBN: 9780285632233 Author: Garner, James Finn Format: Hardcover Pages: 89 Language: English Publication date: 15 September 1994 Condition: Used – Very Good About the authors Garner, James Finn and James Finn Garner More about this book Reviews Politically Correct Bedtime Stores, then is the fruit of Garner's labors.
