Cinderella and Sex

I found the idea of the slipper and foot as sexual symbols really interesting in both of the readings. The mistranslation of velvet to glass was also very interesting and the affect that had on the sexual connotation. I found this image online and thought it was really interesting in bringing into effect the whole idea of the glass slipper as a symbol of purity and the subsequent breaking of it as a reference to the breaking of the hymen. This shirt seems to be a commentary that in our current day and age purity or glass slippers are not something we strive for but rather just protection in our impurity from diseases or pregnancy. There is also a certain connotation which was brought up in class and in the readings about the perfect fit concept where Cinderella is the phallic perfect fit for the slipper, this is also something people keep in mind with condoms because if it isn't the right size it might not work properly and thus not do what you need it to do. I found all of these things interesting contrasts between modern day sexuality and sexuality in Cinderellas time period. Metaphor to overt.