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I work in a Nerd centric department and whether it is fans trying to explain why I am wrong or people in the office giving a ten minute history lesson when I said I was enjoying a certain book I feel very ostracized from the fandoms. When talking to people outside of the “circle”, I get met with comments of “why don’t you read something real”, or “I thought Comics were for little boys”. People don’t seem to realize the powerful stories that can be told thanks to this literary and visual medium.

I agree that Merida has her flaws and can throw tantrums but she is also a teenager. I think the idea that she can look past what her parents want for her to what she wants is a great thing to achieve. Just because a parent is successful, or has great reasons for why they are doing something, doesn’t mean that they are correct in what is best for you and how you should live your life. Parents are people too and can be blinded by their own emotions and ideas of how a life is best lived. Many of the people who changed the world wouldn’t have if they listed to their well meaning and wise parents.

This is so important. People learn so much through osmosis that they are never consciously aware of. Children see men forcefully kissing women and think that it is the most romantic. Little girls get the idea that boys will chase after you if they really “love” you and little boys learn that a girl saying no could still mean yes as long as you are persistent and show her she is wrong.