I loved this movie so much. As someone with ancestral roots to Dahomey, it was really nice to see such realistic and empowering depiction of a West African story.
Thank you for sharing your experience watching The Woman King! This essay opened understandings of myself as with your definition I would be a Woman King. Too often the idea of a king gets centered in the western traditional masculine ideal. This essay sparked self reflection and serves as a reminder of how limiting traditional ideals of feminine and masculine limit exploration and empowerment. 🩵
I loved this movie so much. As someone with ancestral roots to Dahomey, it was really nice to see such realistic and empowering depiction of a West African story.
Thank you for sharing your experience watching The Woman King! This essay opened understandings of myself as with your definition I would be a Woman King. Too often the idea of a king gets centered in the western traditional masculine ideal. This essay sparked self reflection and serves as a reminder of how limiting traditional ideals of feminine and masculine limit exploration and empowerment. 🩵
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