The feminist academic and author of Boss, That Love is Sexual Harassment! apparently argues that princes in stories such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are portrayals of assault, Fox News reports.
Sarah Hall complained that the story teaches children that it is acceptable to kiss a woman who is not conscious.
Kazue Muta, a professor at Osaka University has reportedly claimed that certain fairytale princes are less about romance and instead perform “quasi-compulsive obscene sexual acts on an unconscious partner”.
Ongoing criticisms of classic fairytales have prompted debates over whether some of the more dubious portrayals of romance need an update.