Are Men Actually Afraid of Little Red?

Like many people, I was under the impression that "Little Red Riding Hood" was handed down, probably by women, to young girls as a warning tale. It's lack of reality, such as a talking wolf, a girl who mistakes her Grandma for a wolf, and a hunter who saves them by cutting open the wolf's belly and they pop out, adds a fairy-tale, fantasy quality to what is otherwise a scary and gruesome tale. But I thought young girls were supposed to get wrapped up in the intrigue and silliness of the fairytale while still being able to learn a lesson. After studying this further in class, we see that many of it's versions were written by men, and might actually display a fear of women and their sexuality. It may also suggest a fear of his own sexuality.
Feona Attwood's article "Who's Afraid of Little Red Riding Hood"talks about how the gender roles are blurred and switched in this tale, suggesting that men are afraid of the power women have sexually. Little Red is wearing a suggestive red cape and venturing into the woods alone. This gives her a masculine power and a feminine body. The wolf is a male, but he cross-dresses as Grandma and lures her into bed with him. He is masculine yet acting in the feminine manner. The hunter in the Grimm's telling of the story is a strong man, but yet he saves the girls by cutting open the wolf and acting as a midwife, which is who they would have had in those days to help birth a baby. This gives him a feminine power, though he is male. There is no role that is strictly male and all the powerful things that happen are brought forth from a female or a female-ized role. Atwood states that these things "should be interpreted quite precisely as the signs of male fear of women." This is definitely a new way to look at this tale!
I found an interesting article by Jed Diamond on this subject and I will attempt to attach it to this post. http://www.menalive.com/ims-col7.htm