slurpeez108 wrote: I just re-watched a segment of 2×21 “An Apple Red as Blood” and HE is right. Snow definitely has a sword in that episode as her weapon of choice. So, at some point prior to Prince Charming being taken captive, Snow learned how to use a sword. Maybe she learned to sword-fight as the only child and heir to King Leopold’s kingdom, especially since she became a daddy’s girl after her mother’s death. While perhaps unorthodox for a princess to learn fighting skills, as a crown princess, Leopold might have given his daughter extra “male” training should she ever need to defend herself and her kingdom.
I don’t think Leopold would’ve trained Snow to fight. He was old school. He would’ve expected Snow to get married and Hubby to have done all the protecting and defending. Belle even made a point about how women in the land weren’t given opportunities to be heroes and Mulan had to really fight to be taken seriously as a soldier because she was a woman.
Is there any evidence to suggest that Leo was “old school” with regards to women in leadership roles? As far as we know, he was delighted that Snow was the heir to his throne. Also, Leo didn’t seem interested in fathering a son with Regina either, probably to protect Snow’s claim to his crown. So, I’m not so sure Leo would have just left matters of state and defense to a would-be son-in-law. Leo seemed like the kind of proud papa who would want his daughter to have the best education. Also, while I agree that women overall in FTL weren’t given the same opportunities as men, Snow as crown princess is an interesting exception to the norm. While both Belle and Mulan had to work extra hard just to have an adventure, they aren’t crown princesses and therefore don’t have the same expectations of leadership that Snow has. Snow has been given the very best and then proven she has tenacity when Regina caused her to flee.
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