Fairytales in Pop Culture

Today I was listening to my IPOD on shuffle and came across a song entitled "Fairytales" by once pop teenage singer named Jojo. I had brought the CD YEARS ago and did not even realize it was on my IPOD until today. As I listened to the lyrics, it conveyed a melancholy tone which seemed ironic because when we hear the word "fairytales", we think of happiness. In this song, the singer sings about how she doesn't believe in fairytales since her heart has been broke. She's given hope on the possibility of living happily ever after. The introduction to the song in which she is speaking starts off like this:

"You know the story

You read the books

Boy meets girl

And they fall forever in love

But I know better

So here goes a tale

To the realest of the real"

Then the song goes into how she once upon a time believed in the concept of fairytales and why that belief no longer exists. To actually listen to the lyrics of this song is shame because this song can be applied to young girls in the real world. A lot of girls from a young age are made to believe love is like a fairytale and prince charming is around the corner. Sadly, this is not true and as they get older, they have to learn out the hard way. They end up getting their feelings crushed by some jerk and realize that those Disney fairytales they adored doesn't have the same outcome in most cases in life. It's human nature for girls to love fairytales at a young age but I also think it's a mother's responsiblity to warn their daughter to not expect a knight in shining armor when they start dating. It's important for girls to differentiate between fairytales and REAL life so they'll know what to expect and be wary of when they get older. These are just thoughts I'd thought I'd share.