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Speaking as a bystander, there appears to be an inherent, magnetic attraction for some young girls. It's not exactly recent. Black Beauty well predates MLP.
by ip26 8y ago
Speaking as a bystander, there appears to be an inherent, magnetic attraction for some young girls.
It's not exactly recent. Black Beauty well predates MLP.
- fredley 8y agoI think that at a certain age anything that is attractive to girls can become toxic to boys, which can entrench a gender divide.
- dmlorenzetti 8y agoNot saying your main point is wrong, but Black Beauty wasn't written to appeal to young girls. It is an urgent call to treat horses better, and has been called "the most influential anticruelty novel of all time." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Beauty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Beauty
- jessaustin 8y agoAs a young boy I certainly cried when reading that book.
- jbottoms 8y agoAnd "King of the Wind".