Talk:Human Again/@comment-17971101-20140708000338/@comment-1672596-20150112150146

Yeah, and besides, at least it showed Belle actually reading something that would qualify as advanced literature instead of the mere child's play literature known as fairytales. Now, don't get me wrong, I have little problem with fairytales, but if they're going to make Belle seem like some sort of profound prolific reader, they should have her reading actual literature that actually does come across as something a significantly advanced reader would read. Like Shakespeare, or even the tales of King Arthur and his Court. She could also read a science book or some sort of developer's manual as well, which is even more fitting considering her father's an inventor. I mean, honestly, even Ariel came across as a far more advanced reader than Belle thanks to her reading that really big thick book in Part of Your World.

Not to mention, reading fairytales doesn't exactly indicate that someone is actually intelligent, especially if it's merely for entertainment. Then again, even reading literature in itself is no guarantee for intelligence. Take it from someone who's been through the literature department: Most of the professors I've had in that department were hacks. And that's not even getting into Grover Furr, who basically pushed Stalinism on his website despite his being a medieval literature professor.