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.
Gender Critical Story Time: Pinocchio and the Mighty Roar of the Real Boy
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Listen now (98 mins) | We had such a great time on Wednesday night. Thanks to everyone who took part or tuned in to the Twitter/X space. The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is very different from the Disney version. In fact, during the course of our discussion we formed a consensus that Walt Disney changed
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