Extreme Makeover: Fairy Godmother Edition
Imaginary Worlds
The Fairy Godmother in Cinderella
Even if writers stick with a classic version of Cinderella where she gets her conventional ending, the fairy godmother doesn't have to be conventional. In contemporary novels, there have been fairy godmother type characters who are male, queer coded, or transgender. Let's not ruin this incredibly magical moment with reason. Do you want to go to that ball and meet a bunch of rich people who will change your life? Yes,. I was just crying and singing about it like two minutes ago. Okay, so that would be an affirmative? Yes. And what about me? She asked very low. "I'm old enough to be your mother"
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