Tag: Jim Henson

  • Forced Marriage and Fairy Tale Weddings: Hans My Hedgehog.

    What do you think of when I say the word ‘fairy tale’? Perhaps you envision Cinderella in her glass slippers, or Snow White with a red apple in her hands. Maybe you think of the endless marketing campaigns of the wedding industry, where ‘fairy tale’ is the defining feature of any marriage, because – as…

  • UpROAR! Prehistoric Forced Marriage in Dinosaurs

    Do you remember Dinosaurs, the Jim Henson TV show from the 90s? I loved it as a kid, and though I didn’t retain any of the plotlines I do have vibrant memories of shouting “NOT THE MAMA” at the top of my lungs and continuously insisting that everyone in my house “Gotta love me”! I…