What's wrong with Cinderella?

I'll tell you! This is what's wrong with Cinderella.

I know a lot of people think my anti-pink attitude is insane. I'm okay with that. Many people have often thought I was insane.

But I'm going to take a moment and point out that, according to folklorists and fairy tale experts, Cinderella was originally a story from China and linked directly to foot binding. Hence the sisters slicing off their own feet to fit into the glass slippers. Nikki, can you cite some sources for me?

Anyway, you read the original Grimm and you think, oh that's just fairy tale stuff. And then you read an article in the NYT about women getting thier toes sliced or shaved to be able to wear Jimmy Choos and Manolos.

If you can't see the direct link from (on one hand) girls who are taught to be pink pretty princesses in glass slippers waiting on princes who will rescue them to (on the other hand) women who mutilate their bodies to wear overpriced shoes.... This is what's wrong with Cinderella.

"What's wrong with Cinderella?" btw, is an article in the Times recently about a woman who gets all frothy at the mouth about the princess thing. Way more frothy than me. I've linked to a copy of it on the -- believe it or not -- Mickey News website. It's an interesting if long read.