So many "feminist retellings" try to "fix" folklore by eradicating any portrayal of misogyny- they don't Understand the misogyny is there to externalize grief, to be mocked, to be studied, to enlighten, to caution
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So many other instances of oppression, symptoms of imperialism are seen as acceptable to show blatantly- while sexism is unspeakable. That sexism is something exceptional, that it cannot happen in the West, this is something only observed in uncivilized brown peoples.
This is a form of colonial dogma, It's "their" suffering vs "ours". The line is drawn at sexism, and it essentially forces women of color and other marginalized genders of color to pick a side, prioritize between their two abusers; white women and cis men of all races :p
This is how you get rainbow fascism as well, but oh well. Finished reading the best Eros and Psyche retelling and it's by C.S. Lewis of all people, lol
What’s the title? I’m trying to get into more folktale/myth retellings. I’m currently reading The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, a retelling of a Korean folktale.
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