OK, so I've never seen Wicked on stage, didn't see Part 1 or Part 2 of the movie, and will give it a pass on streaming. So I don't know what the "message" of the musical is. I imagine it's an origin story of how the Wicked Witch of the West got saddled with the title of "wicked" … probably because she's green.
The real villain in Wicked is anorexia.
— Natism (@his4Everz) November 23, 2025
Yeah, have you seen before-and-after pictures of the stars? Like the meme said in Monday Meme Madness, starving African children are raising money to feed Ariana Grande.
There is genuine mental illness in Hollywood. pic.twitter.com/wQeBbDuCqA
— The Critical Drinker (@TheCriticalDri2) November 18, 2025
And it's contagious.
Now, I have seen the original Wizard of Oz before, but I never caught what Variety did — that the reason it has resonated so much in American culture is because it turned the patriarchy on its head.
Why Does 'The Wizard of Oz' Still Cast Such a Wicked Spell? Because It's the Movie That First Flipped the Patriarchy on Its Head https://t.co/ztr526FSR2
— Variety (@Variety) November 23, 2025
Is that what it did? I just thought it was entertaining.
Yeah, that's what first attracted me to it as a little boy.
— The Galaxy's Shortest Wookie (@Crapplefratz) November 24, 2025
Not the talking scarecrow, the funny lion, the cute puppy, the singing midgets, or the flying monkeys.
Nope. It was the way they took down the patriarchy!!!
Did all of the Teen Vogue writers end up working at your rag?
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) November 24, 2025
This entire article treats 'The Wizard of Oz' like some dissertation on feminism and the patriarchy and overlooks the major plot point:
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) November 24, 2025
Oz was the hallucinogenic vision of a girl who took a blow to the head. https://t.co/8UcEi8Ld1N
Here's what Owen Gleiberman writes:
Beneath its candified surface, though, what remains haunting about “The Wizard of Oz” is that the film unveils a surreal cosmology of topsy-turvy gender-role reversals. Simply put, it’s Hollywood’s first vision of the patriarchy…that dares to imagine a world after the patriarchy. And that’s why in “Wicked,” “The Wizard of Oz” proves to be so ripe for “reframing.” It’s a movie that reframes society — and reframes itself — even as you’re watching it.
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And here’s the sleight-of-hand trick of it all. The land of Oz doesn’t present itself as a matriarchy. The most powerful figure in the kingdom is a man: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Everyone drops his name in awed tones. The regal Glinda defers to him. Even the imperious Wicked Witch is intimidated by his power. So the land of Oz, in form, is a traditional patriarchy.
Yawn.
You know, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. In fact, almost always.
— Charles X Proxy™ (@Charlemagne0814) November 24, 2025
This was written by the scarecrow before meeting the wizard.
— Kael Clemmerson (@Kael2510) November 24, 2025
Yes, for generations children would huddle around the television set watching the Wizard of Oz and discuss dismantling the patriarchy.
— Kirk Reagan, Starship Captain (@CylonPundit) November 24, 2025
You can still delete this article.
— Dr. Gay Russian Bot (@overitall69) November 24, 2025
If we take up a collection, how much would it take for you to go away?
— Cardinal Curmudgeon (@Gimblin) November 24, 2025
This sounds like something the feminist behind the curtain would say.
— Tinsley (@Tinsley_All) November 24, 2025
This is the kind of thing that is published so we won’t mind when humans are no longer writing articles.
— Dugan Trodglen (@dugantrodglen) November 24, 2025
Dear God, shut the hell up.
— Mel 🇨🇦 (@MelPearl9) November 24, 2025
I was at the store this morning and saw boxes of Wicked cereal. You can either get the pink nuggets or the green ones. Which one should you buy to stick it to the patriarchy?
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