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The Hero's Journey Was NEVER Meant For Women: The Problem With Star Wars, Rings of Power, Marvel, And More
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The Hero's Journey Was NEVER Meant For Women: The Problem With Star Wars, Rings of Power, Marvel, And More

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The Hero's Journey is FOR MEN ONLY. It is a "male-only space." It is not co-ed. The Hero's Journey is slaying the dragon, stealing the gold, and getting the virgin.

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And women? Women have no such equivalent.

Instead, her arc…

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