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When watching TV shows and movies, we often see parallels between themes in media and themes in real life. Sometimes, these themes really hit close to home.
Speaking of serious topics is done on purpose, and there are many serious themes spoken of in the Wicked series, including racism, colorism, and slavery. The one I wanted to speak about the most is bias-based behavior when it comes to popularity and the hypocrisy of ignoring someone’s wrong deeds while shunning other people for the exact same thing. |
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When it comes to being popular, well liked, and keeping a positive face value, people often ignore and belittle their friend’s feelings to lift themselves or other people onto a high pedestal.
Much like in real life, if people think that you would look cute together or good as a couple, it doesn’t take long before word spreads that you two are the ideal pair. People lump together close people and slap on the relationship title. While some people have the will to deny the speculation, others give in, whether due to the high stakes of their reputation or liking the person back. In Wicked: For Good, Glinda gets engaged to Fiyero in front of a crowd because they are symbols of hope and part of the false story created by the Wizard
Popularity can really be the root of all evil, and the song “Wonderful” brings out the sad truth: “Once folks buy into your blarney, it’s the thing they hold onto.” People don’t care about what the truth is. People want to believe what they want to believe and choose to think is true. Even “facts and logic won’t un-choke them,” and if you tell someone that something said by a person they care about is a lie meant to hurt them, they’ll end up believing in it and them even more.
Much like in real life, if people think that you would look cute together or good as a couple, it doesn’t take long before word spreads that you two are the ideal pair. People lump together close people and slap on the relationship title. While some people have the will to deny the speculation, others give in, whether due to the high stakes of their reputation or liking the person back. In Wicked: For Good, Glinda gets engaged to Fiyero in front of a crowd because they are symbols of hope and part of the false story created by the Wizard
Popularity can really be the root of all evil, and the song “Wonderful” brings out the sad truth: “Once folks buy into your blarney, it’s the thing they hold onto.” People don’t care about what the truth is. People want to believe what they want to believe and choose to think is true. Even “facts and logic won’t un-choke them,” and if you tell someone that something said by a person they care about is a lie meant to hurt them, they’ll end up believing in it and them even more.
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In this world, it’s hard to not accept being “wonderful.” If someone calls you wonderful, then that’s what you’ll be. You WILL be wonderful. “The truth is not a thing of fact or reason. The truth is just what everyone believes in.” People believing so many things that are untrue is called history. Even if they know the truth, they won’t care or try to believe in it. Haven’t you noticed it? It’s easy for someone to fall for a lie, yet difficult to make someone believe in the truth. It’s said that “a rich man is a thief or philanthropist.” Take Columbus, for example: is he an invader or a noble crusader? The Wizard says, “it’s all in which label is able to persist.” They call him wonderful, so he is wonderful. Whatever people call you and think you are, that is what you are. Even if you don’t think that, even if it’s proven that’s not you, if that’s all you’re known for, it moves around your soul and becomes who you are, even if it’s just face value. |
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How can someone bash another person for something yet praise and ignore it when someone they care about does it? If a family member you barely know abuses someone, you absolutely hate them. But if a close friend who hurt you and people you care about does the same thing, it doesn’t matter? What if two people break up? If the person who sucked in the relationship has mutual friends with the person they hurt, are those friends supposed to turn on that person, or ignore it like they ignored their so-called friend treating others worse than scum?
No one likes to talk about the ugly and the bad when it comes to popularity. People want to talk about the good and the things above the surface, even if what’s below cracks open other people’s headspace, leaving them lost and unsure. You must think these people are sick in the head, but sadly, this world is just wonderfully wicked. |
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