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PaperclipPerfector  5d ago (text post)   2012 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for November 28, 2025

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Girls are far more into the Wizard of Oz than boys are.

I think it captures the idea of "little girl goes on an adventure" much better than most stories.

For boys it's just a fairly forgettable movie they saw in their childhood and it's crowded out of their thoughts by films they see when they are just a little bit older and have guns / swords / battles / etc.

Stories aimed at girls introduce romantic plots well before the audience is old enough to have any interest in boys. It's probably a cultural hint to try to get them to choose their future partners wisely. I think Oz sticks with them as a fun adventure fantasy with no boys allowed.

Additionally there's a strong cultural current of "witches are awesome and evil witch stories are just the patriarchy pushing misogyny".

So a story that goes back and reinterprets the Wicked Witch as misunderstood and kind of bad ass is fun.

Stories aimed at girls introduce romantic plots well before the audience is old enough to have any interest in boys. It's probably a cultural hint to try to get them to choose their future partners wisely.

Judging by single-motherhood rates, the hints don't appear to be working. “Instructions unclear…”

Additionally there's a strong cultural current of "witches are awesome and evil witch stories are just the patriarchy pushing misogyny".

/r/WitchesVsPatriarchy

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