I’m from the US, and my ancestry is a European mixed bag. That’s why I’ve been leaning towards European fairy tales. If some of you have other backgrounds and would like to do something outside of that, I wouldn’t be opposed to it! Sorry I didn’t take you all into account. I may not even be contributing to the story proper, depending on how we’re doing this.
My concern is less about doing something from cultures that aren’t my own and more about the power dynamics at play here. Someone white leading an adaptation from a culture of color could lead to issues (stereotypes, etc.). I just don’t want to accidentally hurt anyone, basically.
The other reason I keep going back to the fairy tales is familiarity. I think it’d be easier to work with something I’ve already naturally been exposed to than just copying off the Wikipedia description. The latter would be like using a word after only reading it in a dictionary; yeah, you get what it technically means, but you’re missing all the subtle connotations!