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Gemma Correll, in our newsletter.
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i really like your self care sticker set! i didn't see them printed anywhere though; if they are for sale, may i ask where? and if not, would it be cool if someday i got some sticker paper and printed them (for personal use only of course) thank you very much!
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It’s nearly Halloweeeeen!
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Nobody’s favorite vacation destination.
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i'm a big fan of your work, but one of your pieces is anti Semitic. "the many faces of a woman at rest" features "resting witch face" and the witch has been depicted with a large nose. the idea of witches having large noses is actually a link to the stereotype of jewish people having large noses, and therefore depicting witches like this is anti semitic due to it's connotations. i love what you do, but please could you alter the witch?
I appreciate your respectful response, but as far as I can tell, the witch appearance in European folklore comes more from a fear of aging (particularly female aging) and misogynistic sentiment than anti-Semitism. The large nose was a sign of aging which signified “ugliness” (as well as the green colour of the face and general appearance of the witch in comparison to the young, virginal idealised woman) and therefore “evil” - because of course, old=ugly=bad (so not much has changed, really).
I’m interested in folklore and witchcraft though, so I’d like to read any sources on alternative origins of the appearance of the traditional witch.
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Summer Olympic Events For the Rest of Us, from Gemma Correll
