School project, Fairy tale? I think.

[beauismyhorse]

I have to write a fairy tale, or make a parody of one. I'm thinking of doing a parody of Sleeping Beauty, with gay princes instead of having a princess. Do you think the teacher will find this acceptable for school? Does this sound way, way too offensive/ potential F/ or worse?

*I'm not going to have them act like queens, they'll just be regular fairy tale-ish guys. I'd also like to add that I'm bisexual, just so no one thinks I'm homophobic.*

[Tin_Lizzie]

Without knowing your teacher or the attitude of the school towards creative thinking, I see no logical way to advise you on your potential grade for a fairy-tale parody.

My advice as a writer? Write what interests you, what obsesses you, whatever idea you want to explore. It's very difficult to put a new spin on fairy tales, so if you think you've got one just go for it. And post it here, I want to read it too.

[beauismyhorse]

I decided not to go through with that. My mother told me that the school wouldn't like it, and because she is a substitute there, I took her advice. I ended up writing my own.

[JCC]

Why is having gay princes funny?

[Toy Killer]

Parodys are well known for the humor, but they don't have to be.

[gothicusmaximus]

Originally Posted by Toy Killer

Parodys are well known for the humor, but they don't have to be.

No, parodies are designed to be humorous. I suppose they don't 'have' to be funny, but parodies that don't make people laugh are shitty parodies.

I had a stupid assignment like this once. I adapted the Three Little Pigs, and because my reimagining of a gruesome and bloody story was gruesome and bloody, I was forced to talk to the guidance counselor.

[Toy Killer]

No, parodies are commonly humerous, many sources will define a parody as being funny versions of original work, but really, a parody is just a re-imagining of previous work. parodies usually share similar names and have some key principles switched. some times, this is for humor, other times, it's to add a specific spin to the moral of the story.

Romeo and Juilet was a parody, for example, of an Arthur Brook play. This is just an early example of defining the line between parody and plagiarism.

[Toy Killer]

Originally Posted by gothicusmaximus

I had a stupid assignment like this once. I adapted the Three Little Pigs, and because my reimagining of a gruesome and bloody story was gruesome and bloody, I was forced to talk to the guidance counselor.

Actually, I had an Ex-girlfriend with this exact same experience...

[Barfing_Rat]

Gee school have really went down hill hard! When I was in school, I often write some of the sickest story to point where the teacher would read it first before I turn it in. If it is too extreme, he/she simply tell me to tone it down a bit.

Once I wrote a christmas poem about a boy who went ski got eaten as a christmas dinner by group of bears. The teacher didnt even blinks at all.

I should have been wearing a straitjacket and thrown in padded room ever since middle school if the teachers were as thin skinned as they are now.

No wonder people aren't creative any more. The school keep tell students what they can or can't do, fight over stupid thing like religion, hide away some of truly gruesome subject, give fiction version of history, etc... And cut budgets away from arts while throwing bottomless pit of moneys at sport. This make me want to throw up.

I'm so grateful I'm in college now. I LOVE college and will attend at least one class a semester my whole life!

[gothicusmaximus]

Originally Posted by Toy Killer

No, parodies are commonly humerous, many sources will define a parody as being funny versions of original work, but really, a parody is just a re-imagining of previous work. parodies usually share similar names and have some key principles switched. some times, this is for humor, other times, it's to add a specific spin to the moral of the story.

Romeo and Juilet was a parody, for example, of an Arthur Brook play. This is just an early example of defining the line between parody and plagiarism.

Look up 'parody'.

[I Am Great.]

Don't bother, dude. It's hopeless.

[TheBloodEternity]

Well apparently I'm lucky, I've had the same English teacher for the past two years and he doesn't care at all about the subject matter as long as it's well written.