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Hansel and Gretel and the Hunger of the Witch
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Hansel and Gretel and the Hunger of the Witch

A gender critical story time for Halloween
Matt Osborne
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Donovan Cleckley
, and
Amy Sousa, MA Depth Psychology
Oct 27, 2023
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This was a spooktacular evening! We talked about the eternal wisdom of the fairy tale. We also noted that neither Disney nor the transgender writers dare to appropriate Hansel and Gretel.

Here is Edie Wyatt’s essay on the gender clinics as the witch’s house. You can compare the 1812 and 1857 versions of the Grimm classic side by side at this link.

The musical selection was “If I Had a Heart” by Fever Ray.

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