Misoginia interiorizada: abejas reinas posmodernas en la reescritura de seis cuentos de hadas de Belén Gaudes, Lucía Etxebarria y Ángela Vallvey

Abstract

This paper analyzes the figure of female misogynists in six rewritings of Snow White and Cinderella written between 2013 and 2018. Thus, we divide our contribution into four parts. Firstly, we will briefly approach traditional fairy tales and their postmodern rewritings. Secondly, we link misogynists’ harmful acts to the coercive politics of patriarchy. Thirdly, we provide the analysis. And, lastly, we offer our conclusions. This study shows that powerful misogynist women are fighting against the weaker ones to preserve the risible power that men granted them. Throughout the paper, the main characteristics of these aggressors are defined according to the study by Berit Brogaard, where the Danish philosopher explores how feelings of hatred and contempt are related to the cultural myths about femininity.