9 Classic Kids Films That Taught Us All Terrible Lessons

3. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

snow white Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs reads like a competition on how many terrible lessons can be squeezed into one film. Let's put aside for a second the idea of a young girl living with seven adult men and the fact that Snow White scoffs in the face of Stranger Danger by happily accepting food from a random old lady who shows up at her home. The issue that I'd like to get to is the fact that it's totally OK to kiss sleeping/dead women. This is a woman that the Prince just happened upon, who is lying in her glass coffin. I don't know why that would fill someone with a burning desire to get intimate (and frankly I don't want to know), but it's not exactly the best message to be sending. Even if she was just sleeping, it's still creepy. We don't kiss girls against their will. Ever. Even if we happen to be a rich, handsome prince whose lips contain the powers of Lazarus. It just isn't being done. Silence is not consent, guys.
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.