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The 'Politically Correct' whiners won't allow them to be or called
"ugly stepsisters" any more. :-\


New Netflix Movie Is Cinderella With a Major Twist
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Netflix has announced that it will be making a new animated movie,
Steps, that offers up a twist on the popular story of Cinderella
and her "evil" stepsisters.

What is Netflix's new movie about?
Steps offers up a different look at Cinderella and her stepsisters.
The movie follows the "misunderstood Lilith," who "is blamed for
hijacking the Royal Ball with a stolen magic wand," and then
"accidentally turns her sister Margot into a frog and leaves the
kingdom in the hands of a prince-obsessed mean girl.

"Now Lilith must team up with Cinderella (and a surprisingly
dreamy troll) to save the kingdom, repair the fractured fairytale,
and prove that even so-called villains deserve a shot at
happily-ever-after," reads the film's synopsis.

Check out a new still from the film, showcasing Lillith, below:

<https://www.comingsoon.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/12/steps-still.jpg?resize=1024,554>


Steps is directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa (co-director of
Raya and the Last Dragon), and stars Ali Wong and Stephanie Hsu.
No other cast members have been revealed as of yet. Jane Hartwell,
Amy Poehler, and Kim Lessing serve as producers on the project.
The film is part of Netflix's original slate of animated features,
which include some big projects like KPop Demon Hunters,
Pinocchio, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, and more.

Ali Wong is best known for her career as a comedian, where she
has multiple Netflix specials, the last of which (2024's Single
Lady) won a Golden Globe Award. She also starred in the 2023
Netflix series Beef, for which she won another Golden Globe and
two Primetime Emmy Awards. Stephanie Hsu is best known for her
role in 2022's Everything Everywhere All at Once, as well as her
performances in 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the
Ten Rings, 2024's Didi, The Wild Robot, and The Fall Guy.



<https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2071226-new-netflix-movie-is-cinderella-with-a-major-twist>





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On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:19:16 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

The 'Politically Correct' whiners won't allow them to be or called
"ugly stepsisters" any more. :-\

So, basically, anything you don't like in art (well, movies at least)
is the reult of "political correctness"? No other explanation is
possible?
Seems that way.
If so, your statements along these lines have no meaning or value, as
they have no content beyond your personal spite.
Personally, I'd be more interested in whether or not they get their
eyes pecked out during the wedding. These old-style stories for
children could be /brutal/.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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On 2025-12-09 16:38:23 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:19:16 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

The 'Politically Correct' whiners won't allow them to be or
called>"ugly stepsisters" any more. :-\

So, basically, anything you don't like in art (well, movies at least)
is the reult of "political correctness"? No other explanation is
possible?
Seems that way.

If so, your statements along these lines have no meaning or value, as
they have no content beyond your personal spite.

As I indicated. In earlier versions of the story they were called the
"ugly stepsisters", but these days Political Correctness idiocy means
calling anyone 'ugly' is a big no-no (you might even get sent to jail
in some places!), so they are now just called "stepsisters" and as the
image shows they are now more attractively drawn.

Similarly "fat" is not allowed, so "Fat Albert" would have to renamed
if it was being remade today.

Personally, I'd be more interested in whether or not they get their
eyes pecked out during the wedding. These old-style stories for
children could be /brutal/.

Very few, if any, of the original "fairytale" stories were actually
written for children.



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On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:40:58 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2025-12-09 16:38:23 +0000, Paul S Person said:

Personally, I'd be more interested in whether or not they get their
eyes pecked out during the wedding. These old-style stories for
children could be /brutal/.

Very few, if any, of the original "fairytale" stories were actually
written for children.

Actually, IIRC, they weren't written /at all/ until the Grimm's wrote
them down. At which time they were for children, the adults having
learned them by heart when they were children.
But just keep believe what you choose to believe. When you lack
credibility, you can say anything you want.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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On 2025-12-10 16:57:26 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:40:58 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2025-12-09 16:38:23 +0000, Paul S Person said:

Personally, I'd be more interested in whether or not they get their>>
eyes pecked out during the wedding. These old-style stories for>>
children could be /brutal/.

Very few, if any, of the original "fairytale" stories were
actually>written for children.

Actually, IIRC, they weren't written /at all/ until the Grimm's wrote
them down. At which time they were for children, the adults having
learned them by heart when they were children.

But just keep believe what you choose to believe. When you lack
credibility, you can say anything you want.

Another argumenatative moron troll for the killfile. :-\

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On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:31:51 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2025-12-10 16:57:26 +0000, Paul S Person said:

On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:40:58 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

On 2025-12-09 16:38:23 +0000, Paul S Person said:

Personally, I'd be more interested in whether or not they get their>> >>>> eyes pecked out during the wedding. These old-style stories for>>
children could be /brutal/.

Very few, if any, of the original "fairytale" stories were
actually>written for children.

Actually, IIRC, they weren't written /at all/ until the Grimm's wrote
them down. At which time they were for children, the adults having
learned them by heart when they were children.

But just keep believe what you choose to believe. When you lack
credibility, you can say anything you want.

Another argumenatative moron troll for the killfile. :-\

Too bad.
It occurred to me last night that the Walt Disney animated
/Cinderella/ from 1950 does not use the term "ugly". So, now we have
PC in 1950 -- by your criteria.
To be sure, the young women /as drawn/ are unlikely to win a beauty
contest, and they have no musical talent at all, but "ugly" is in the
eye of the beholder.
But just keep beating that drum!
--
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:19:16 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

The 'Politically Correct' whiners won't allow them to be or called
"ugly stepsisters" any more. :-\

So, basically, anything you don't like in art (well, movies at least)
is the reult of "political correctness"? No other explanation is
possible?

Seems that way.

Looks like it

I havenrCOt read the original in a few decades, I think they were more mean than physically unattractive

I think one of them had big feet

If so, your statements along these lines have no meaning or value, as
they have no content beyond your personal spite.

Personally, I'd be more interested in whether or not they get their
eyes pecked out during the wedding. These old-style stories for
children could be /brutal/.

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On Wed, 24 Dec 2025 03:38:43 GMT, marika <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote:

Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 13:19:16 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
wrote:

The 'Politically Correct' whiners won't allow them to be or called
"ugly stepsisters" any more. :-\

So, basically, anything you don't like in art (well, movies at least)
is the reult of "political correctness"? No other explanation is
possible?

Seems that way.

Looks like it

I've run into something similar: some reviewers here many years ago
used "bad CGI" as a criticism -- a lot.
But I saw the films, and saw nothing wrong with the CGI.
Of course, there are people (I am not one of them) who actually can
detect bad CGI when the see it. These are people employed in producing
CGI -- that is, who know what is involved.
I came to the conclusion that, in most cases, "bad CGI" meant "I
didn't like the film, but I have no idea why, so I'll blame the CGI".
Well, except the ones who specific the character design. What they
meant by "bad CGI" was "I didn't like the way they did the characters;
I prefer something else".
Which, of course, applies to a much larger class of reviewers, who
basically do not like the film they saw so they imagine one that would
be better and use that to trash the actual film, since they have no
actual reason.
Claiming everything is "woke" or "DEI" or (for that matter) any other
buzzword is just another case of the same thing.

I havenAt read the original in a few decades, I think they were more mean >than physically unattractive

I think one of them had big feet

IIRC, /Into the Woods/ got it right: as you say, mean rather than
ugly. As to feet, one cuts off a toe to make the slipper fit, and the
other cuts off a heel. Very determined. One might almost say
"entitled". And not very bright.
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Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
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