You learn something new every day!
As I was reading Rapunzel's Daughters, I came across an interesting fact. Maybe it's common knowledge, but I never knew the story about Smurfette. On page 49 of the book, the author starts talking about how TV and movies "stress the importance of attractiveness."
Time after time, romantic leads are played by good-looking females who get the guy in the end, while less attractive females play villains or are used as comic relief. Even cartoons aimed at very young children show this pattern: Smurfette, the only female on the cartoon show The Smurfs, was created by the wicked wizard Gargamel to be an evil, conniving seductress who would cause the Smurf's downfall. When Papa smurf changed her into a good Smurfette, her messy, medium-length, brown hair became long, smooth, and blonde.
I never knew that! Am I one of the few, or is this a little-known fact? I guess that would explain why Smurfette was the only female. But, this knowledge raises another question: if there were only "male" Smurfs, why would a "female" Smurf be of any interest to them, if there were never any "females" to begin with? How would they know that they should be attracted to her?
Another question that I have always had is, why did Gargamel want to eat them? How can little blue "people" who live in mushrooms seem appetizing?
Where did the word "Smurf" come from?
Time after time, romantic leads are played by good-looking females who get the guy in the end, while less attractive females play villains or are used as comic relief. Even cartoons aimed at very young children show this pattern: Smurfette, the only female on the cartoon show The Smurfs, was created by the wicked wizard Gargamel to be an evil, conniving seductress who would cause the Smurf's downfall. When Papa smurf changed her into a good Smurfette, her messy, medium-length, brown hair became long, smooth, and blonde.
I never knew that! Am I one of the few, or is this a little-known fact? I guess that would explain why Smurfette was the only female. But, this knowledge raises another question: if there were only "male" Smurfs, why would a "female" Smurf be of any interest to them, if there were never any "females" to begin with? How would they know that they should be attracted to her?
Another question that I have always had is, why did Gargamel want to eat them? How can little blue "people" who live in mushrooms seem appetizing?
Where did the word "Smurf" come from?