Until today, I had no Idea what Wicked was about. But everything you said should be at the heart of all our conversations, communities, and interactions. Whether neurodiverse or not, we should all respectfully share the planet and treat each other with humility. I totally get this quote you used: , “No one should be scorned or laughed at or looked down upon….”. I am different from every other person and every other person is different from me. That doesn't make me better or worse. It just means different.
I hope you're gathering all your wise words into a book because people need what you share.
Thanks, Jane! It's almost counter-intuitive to welcome others who are different from us, like it's human nature to move towards those who feel familiar or safe and to fear those who are different... yet in some ways, that's what keeps us stuck, right?
As a AuDHD woman I immediately realized Elphaba was neurodivergent.
But as a pre-law student, I wrote a socio-legal analysis on wicked:
https://open.substack.com/pub/legallymaya/p/what-does-wicked-2024-teach-us-about?r=1kubok&utm_medium=ios
your analysis is brilliant- and gives me a lot to ponder… thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!!
Until today, I had no Idea what Wicked was about. But everything you said should be at the heart of all our conversations, communities, and interactions. Whether neurodiverse or not, we should all respectfully share the planet and treat each other with humility. I totally get this quote you used: , “No one should be scorned or laughed at or looked down upon….”. I am different from every other person and every other person is different from me. That doesn't make me better or worse. It just means different.
I hope you're gathering all your wise words into a book because people need what you share.
Thanks, Jane! It's almost counter-intuitive to welcome others who are different from us, like it's human nature to move towards those who feel familiar or safe and to fear those who are different... yet in some ways, that's what keeps us stuck, right?