• Taleya@aussie.zone
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    5 days ago

    I remember when people were decrying the fact “The only role model our boys have is harry potter!” Because everything else was too female or foreign

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        4 days ago

        I remember that. It was a thing in that people said it and appeared to believe it. It was not a thing in that Harry Potter was not ever at any point in history the “only role model” for boys.

        • Wren@lemmy.today
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          4 days ago

          Absolutely not. I recall Chuck Palahniuk saying there weren’t enough male role models for the average guy once and thought he was full of shit, too.

          I grew up idolizing male role models because there weren’t enough strong women in popular media. Then 28 Days Later came out and I was like… holy fuck - a woman with a machete who does not fuck around. It opened my eyes to more kick ass women in history and media.