"Yet part of me yearned secretly for frills, pink tulle, lace, wings and a wand. At times, faeries seemed to stand for a luxuriant, seductive ultra-pink feminine...These changeling daughters want to inhabit the fairy vision of pure, unadulterated femininity, recognizing its power to fascinate. When we say we don't believe in fairies, we are sometimes saying that we don't believe little girls are...girly. Even the most grossly commercial fairy is an aspiration, a wish breathed out. A wish that may turn out to be the wrong one."
At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins and Other Troublesome Things by Diane Purkiss
Saturday, July 23, 2011
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