Final Ethics Class, Friday 8-10am

[brambless.livejournal.com]

"Over the course of this term, we've looked a lot at your personal moral stance on things. Today we're going to be looking more generally - on how morals are taught to children, often insidiously.

"A good medium for this is fairy tales. Every culture has them - stories that are told to children, bearing little moral gems to shape and guide. The first thing I want you to do is a select a fairy tale. Don't worry if it's not one I'll know, just pick one you're familiar with."

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I'd rather be the witch or the fairy godmother. Supporting characters don't get it in the back nearly as much. You have no idea what their lives are like outside the story, but that's just fine. It's no one's business anyway." She grinned. "Don't you think?"

"Love is," Parker's face became baffled, "I don't know. Just that it's not the entire story. So they should quit making it the end of everything."

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Tara grins. "Oh, I totally do. I've got a saying for you - 'We can't all be heroes. Somebody has to stand on the curb and clap when the hero walks by'. I'm quite content being a supporting character, thank you. And," she adds, almost cheekily, "being the witch seems kind of appropriate!"

She wrinkles her nose. "It's not so bad for men, I don't think. But for women, we're basically told over and over that once you get married, your life ends. Unless, of course, you're a bad woman, in which case you get a life, but you get to be villified as well."