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Watching the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Disconcertingly 'good' white witch:
"Only evil witches are ugly."

What a world, indeed. I'm on Team Evil. She's much more open-minded about beauty standards:

#witch #movies

in reply to Lydia Vvinters

and yet from the wizard of oz came wicked. a much more fitting tail. because good and evil aren't all they're cracked up to be. there's shades of gray. so squee wicked. read the book, saw the musical twice. want to see the first movie.
in reply to Lydia Vvinters

@Lydia Vvinters ah yes, the white = good and black = evil trope has an awful lot to answer for, and needs to get in the bin.

Similarly with so-called ugliness or deformity always being equated with evil, it truly is a trope that has long since had its time and is also incredibly harmful.