Shourya Agarwal
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Snow White is the Worst Story For Your Children
Imagine walking into your home after a tiring day at work. After hours of fending off the most obnoxious people, nothing is more revitalizing than catching up with the wonderful things your kids have been up to. I am sure that your horror will know no bounds if, during the day someone has force-fed your children the most ridiculous of ideas. Ideas such as beauty equals whiteness or girls need men to save them or that boys are welcome to kiss unconscious women. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. In the 21st century, Snow White and Seven Dwarves offers many problematic messages which are not the best psychological assortment for the children. Which is probably why it is time to rethink this legendary fairytale.
By Shourya Agarwal5 years ago in Families
3 Hidden Messages You Missed in Harry Potter
No one can deny that Harry Potter commands an unprecedented fanfare with its followers. Walk into any bookstore and you will find a voracious reader hungrily prodding through the stacked copies of Rowling’s finest. The Wizarding World’s charm only gets grander with a cinematic adaptation that further entranced millions. Such a massive fan-following begs the obvious question: what makes Harry Potter so special? When Potterheads were asked the reasons for their undying love for the franchise, a majority of them pointed towards the work’s stellar world-building. And that they feel drawn into an enchanting universe that just seems too real to be not true. As if a sprinkle of Floo-Powder is all that separates them from a whole world of magic.
By Shourya Agarwal5 years ago in Geeks
