This article highlights the disparity between the original “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” and the contemporary musical “Wicked.” While “Wicked” reinterprets characters and presents a childish perspective of society in its story, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” conveys substantial themes of femininity, resilience, and the transformative journey of growing up, offering meaningful lessons especially for young women.
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True Manhood and Toxic Masculinity
What does it mean to be a man? I don’t just mean in the sense of having a penis and some testicles. That makes you male, but that doesn’t make you a man. So what makes you a man? How can you look at someone and recognize there is a true man. It is an important question, especially in the modern age where even the concept of there being such a thing as masculinity, maleness, or definitive manhood is under fire. Gratefully, the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ gives us definitive guidance on how to recognize both toxic masculinity and true manhood, what the qualities of each are, and how to fulfill our potential as men of God in the image of the Great Father.