#fairytale comedies

[adarkrainbow]

So, I realized I made a BIG mistake in my previous post (thanks @gay-impressionist and @northwest-by-a-train for correcting my big mistake, I clearly wasn't well-informed Xp) - time to redo a new post!

As a result I'll go straight to the conclusion: there's something inherently queer about fairytale adaptations. There's something inherently queer about literary fairytales, for example, written by French lesbians of the Renaissance or sad Danish gay men. There's something even queer by the more "traditional" folktales (see the famous fairytale type which ends with the heroine undergoing magical gender transition - I posted a Greek version and reblogged a Romanian one). But when it comes to various fairytale adaptations, the queerness is even more present.

The most famous example is the Disney classics. Movies that are the epitome of fairytales in America, movies that are some of the huge symbols of heterosexuality and "conservation of traditional values" in America, movies owned and produced by a company still known today for not being queer-friendly... And yet movies that form a huge part of the queer aesthetic, and that fuel the cross-dressing/drag-art imagery, and that formed a certain gay audience. Charming princes, beautiful princesse, disturbingly sexy villains, Disney had all to please a queer person.

But it isn't just in America. In France the two major fairytale movies, the dominant pieces of fairy-tale cinema, were created by two prominent gay/bisexual artists of their time, and each had their own queerness in it. Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (he literaly had his boyfriend play the Beast), and Jacques Demy's Donkey Skin (his musical movies of the 60s form in themselves a sub-genre associated with gayness in France - we don't have the "Gays love musical theater" stereotype, but we do have the "Gays love Demy's musicals" stereotype).

(This isn't so much about "classics" but I have to point out how the motif of queerness as a joke or subversion of fairytales also is quite present in French media since the 90s-2000s onward. The sex-comedy "Blanche Neige la suite" has, obviously, a lot of gay jokes, the humoristic-fantasy book "Blanche-Neige et les lance-missiles" and its sequel have a lot of lesbianism, the recent "Robilard" comic book has a big gay element by the middle of its run, and even the recent Cinderella parody movie has an entire segment about a gay fairy godmother directly referencing Demy's Donkey-Skin ; while of various qualities and worth, I can't help but compare this prominence of the "lesbian joke" or "gay subversion" in fairytale comedies and parodies in France, compared to for example American fairytale parodies and comedies which seemed more shy about it? I don't know, again, I'm just scribbling down notes)

And from my old post other people pointed out similar phenomenon in old "classics".

@countesspetofi pointed out how in the UK you have the entire pantomime genre, and there is no need to explain why they're queer. And @maimoncat higlighted how a lot of fairytale productions of Europe like to use the "crossdressing princess" motif (Three Wishes for Cinderella/Fantaghiro) - plus how Roberto de Simone's adaptation of "Gatta Cenerentola" explored the motif of gender ambiguity by having femminielli (third gender people from Naples and Campania) be involved in specific scenes, and the wicked step-family played by crossdressing actors.

If you ever have other examples don't hesitate to share! (And let's hope this time I won't have to rewrite the post due to my own ignorance Xp)

[introvertedx10]

[lostinmac]

Riddle of Fire (2023)

Dir. Weston Razooli

[crescentcampbell]

How The Princess got her sword.

[catharusustulatus]

Free my man Joe Keery from Stranger Things. He filmed four movies and one tv show in between season 4 and season 5, just imagine what’s in store for after he’s free! Cast this man!

[amongdestiny-qu33n]

Ok, so, since I don’t have my iPad with me rn, I want y’all to decide smth.

[demonibestia]

Some illustrations and the cover art of my children's book project called 'Norte' (north). Some day ill finish coloring it 🚶‍♀️

[p1325]

A Cinderella Story (2004)

[blogmollylane]

Newly acquired:

Bunny by Mona Awad

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub

[welcometoteyvat]

gradually letting out the accumulated thoughts of genshin updates + gaming insanity shortly but first: i'm so fucking thoroughly insane about jakob rene mary-ann carter/caterpillar and alain, and yes, i am a million years late to this party

[stargirl-and-potts]

Given the premise you’d expect OFMD to be Captains Courageous, and it certainly follows that arc a bit, but it’s like Jane Austen cowrote it with Kipling. All the drama of the romance and the lovely absurdities of people and the ways they drive each other nuts and save each other.

[candywife333]

Dark Fairytale Drabble Series

Hey guys! So, to destroy the reader's drought I have been making all of you go through😆, and to provide you guys with more stories, I have decided to create a drabble series inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales. Though his original tales are dark in nature, ours will be more light-hearted bubbly fics that hopefully make you laugh and chuckle a bit. They are outrageous, exaggerated, and dramatic, have some unhinged smut in them, and are overall a set of ridiculous stories . Hope you like them!!!❤️

[jazzystudios82]

Webcomic Recommendation: Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom ♡

Summary: "Fairytale stepmothers are notoriously wicked. But after a children’s clothing designer is reborn as young Princess Blanche’s stepmom, she’s determined to break the mold and shower her daughter with love. Now she just has to convince the girl’s cold-hearted father to do the same. In her quest to make a happier home for Blanche, Abigail begins to uncover secrets and schemes within the palace. Will devious forces tear the Freidkins apart, or can Abigail stitch them back into a family?"

Distributer: Ize Press (Yen Press Imprint)

Source: Tapas

Creator: Iru & Mo9Rang

Genre: Fantasy, romance, drama, comedy, reincarnation, slow burn

CW: Mention of eating disorders, toxic beauty standards, attempted poisoning, mention of past sexual abuse of a child

Status: Ongoing

Personal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars ⭐️

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[hulkowaaa]

S čerty nejsou žerty (1984)

[salty-goldfinch]

Hi!

This is a story about life in general, overcoming hardships and true friends.

[starfoam]

@unbearablyindifferent liked for a fairytale AU starter!

"... Seriously?" It's not addressed at Sarah. It's addressed at Jeffrey, who's stood behind Sarah, who's sat across from Lorelei in this charming little restaurant. She expected it was only a matter of time before the fairy hauled her ass in, but this? This she didn't expect.

Her eyes turn to Sarah. "So I'm presuming he's told you about me turning him into rabbits and frogs. Has he told you why?"