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Do villans get happy endings?

Mirror,mirror on the wall,who's the fairiest of them all?

Fairytales are a huge part of every little kid's life.No matter if you turn out to be a mayor or an austronaut,or I don't know,a pirate,you have surely listened to some classic fairytales.I know you'd probably just go all tough,and say "Fairytales?Pfff,nah,those things are crap" but listen up,lying liar,you love fairtyales.You used to do it when you were little and you still freaking do.
Okay?Okay.
We all just love the story of the princess that has to go through a bunch of stuff just to get to her happy ever after,or the mermaid that falls in love and...well,this one isn't quite happy,actually,since he has to kill the guy,but she chooses to kill herself.Anyway,this is not the point.All kids just love Peter Pan,Aurora,Little Red Riding Hood,Snow White or Ariel,the Little Mermaid,and so on,but does anyone ever,I mean,ever think about "the bad guys"?
Everybody gets their silver lining,but why not them?Why do we choose to believe that Peter Pan is the good guy,but not Captain Hook?What makes Ariel so good,but not Ursula?Why do we just choose to label things as bad or good?Me,I prefer my characters to be nice and round.I do not like the idea of somebody being genuinely good or bad.It is just not right.Every character has a background story,they don't just turn out the way that are,but fairytales tend to leave this part out.Quite a mean thing to teach kids,isn't it?
"Evil isn't born,it's made." I have once heard.
What makes a villan evil?Despite fighting the ones we choose to call heroes,of course.Who decides who deserves a shot at being happy and who doesn't?That is quite unfair.
Scientifically speaking,studies have shown that people,as infants are inclined to the good,they can distinguish goodness in people and follow it.However,many times,the paths we take on often lead us to delusions are regret,so we end up broken and hurt,so our actions may start reflecting that.
But it is our choices that defines us,far more than our abilities,someone very wise once said.Why can't we see characters objectively making their decisions?I mean,Pan is a flying child that steals children away and takes them to a mysterious island.Why is it wrong for Hook to try and stop him?Ariel is a mermaid that wants to be bigger than the laws of nature,so Ursula looks for a balance.Why is that wrong?We make our own choices and we see things however we want then to be,so why do we always label things as good or evil simply because we are told to?
It is unfair to teach little kids to learn that if you are good(simply because that is what you are,and for no other reason) you get a shot at saving others ad yourself.So maybe we should talke some time and analyse this from time to time.
Love always,
Me.

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