Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25491743-20161231205745/@comment-24674051-20170104181337

As for using actual historical figures, many fairy tales and folk tales have as their basis some figure from history. Having a pirate story that brings in Blackbeard, or a character that is named Blackbeard that is intended to portray the LEGEND of Blackbeard, is not too far out there. Besides, many of the pirate stories that contain a pirate named Blackbeard are not accurate as far as the portrayal of the actual Blackbeard, they more just use the name to evoke the concept of a villainous pirate. I don't think they even try to pretend that their Blackbeard is the actual historical one. Once is no different in that regard.

And, for that matter, Some people would argue that Robin of Loxley is based on a real person whose legend has grown over time to become what we know him to be today. Do you want to exclude him because he was a real person whose story has grown to Larger than Life?

I think where I have the problem is like what Disney did with Pocahontas. They tried to make a Fairy Tale out of historical events, and twisted the events and characters to meet their needs. There was very little of fact in Pocahontas, yet the presentation felt like it was intended to portray the history of Pocahontas. if I object to Pocahontas, it is because the actual events of Pocahontas' life were not even close to a Fairy Tale, and the the movie was totally objectionable (in my opinion).