{"id":437,"date":"2015-05-11T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jeanneferris.com\/LatestNews\/?p=437"},"modified":"2015-06-22T14:00:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T21:00:57","slug":"the-glass-slipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jeanneferris.com\/LatestNews\/archives\/437","title":{"rendered":"The Glass Slipper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a former shoe junkie, I certainly loved the story of Cinderella, the glass slipper and her fairy godmother with her magical wand. Who wouldn\u2019t want an entire fabulous, sparkly outfit from head to toe constructed from thin air and for free? Oh wait, movie stars get it for free.<\/p>\n

Anyway, throw in a handsome, rich Prince and life is good.<\/p>\n

As one of life\u2019s greatest ironies, my youngest daughter\u2019s favorite princess of all the Disney princessess was Cinderella (the gilded shoe doesn\u2019t fall far from the decorative box)…so thanks to Ms. Laurel and Mr. Bernie, we were their sixth row guests of a transformative two hours and twenty-five minutes from reality at the Civic Theatre<\/a>. Sans the Bibbi-dee, bobbi-dee boo.<\/p>\n

Yeah, yeah, I know that feminists would like to reconstruct all fairy tales to have empowered, self-reliant and practical feminine characters who wield pension plans and mergers in the boardroom instead of stilletos and gossamer tulle—and that in reality, a handsome Prince doesn\u2019t show up and rescue one from poverty and abuse but that Cinderella would instead be the founder of a \u2018battered women\u2019s\u2019 shelter.<\/p>\n

However, the Prince was clueless about the poverty and disadvantaged in his kingdom. (Today, the disadvantaged are the homeless who live under our freeway overpasses. In fairy tales, they are the peasants who live in hovels). It took Cinderella to bring that to his attention. Really? Then he must be a good-looking, tall bimbo.<\/p>\n

At least, that is how Rodgers and Hammerstein saw it.<\/p>\n

And may I remind you, princesses can only \u00a0become a queen if they marry a Prince who becomes King or they inherit the throne from a monarch parent. Hear ye, hear ye Cinderella:\u00a0Sheryl Sandberg<\/a> has a message, \u201dLEAN IN\u201d.<\/p>\n

The real morale of the story is that Cinderella\u2019s virtues are:<\/p>\n