MiraculousMM [he/him, any]@hexbear.netM to menby@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months ago

bell hooks explained why Harry Potter sucks all the way back in 2004

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bell hooks explained why Harry Potter sucks all the way back in 2004

MiraculousMM [he/him, any]@hexbear.netM to menby@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months ago

From chapter 3 of The Will to Change (join the book club!) while she’s discussing how mass media reinforces partriarchal norms onto boys and young men

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I remember a few masc fans of Harry Potter, but when I was on tumblr during 2012 in sci-fi/fantasy circles I felt like it was mostly women and the guys who voraciously consumed the books had moved on to other things.

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