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

  • Dolores [love/loves]
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    20 days ago

    my cohort was in grade school while the films were coming out so it had pretty universal popularity, before/after the high water mark of releases and advertising blitzes could be a bit different though.

    • keepcarrot [she/her]
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      20 days ago

      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.

    • starkillerfish [she/her]
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      19 days ago

      yeah i feel like after the popularity wave there is a very gendered division in which media stays in the cultural psyche