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Regina is sometimes judged by modern-day moral standards that don't necessarily fit the world of a fairytale Disney soap opera where curses, magic, memory wipes, Evil Queens, and all kinds of morally questionable shit exist. 😂

Simple Question:

When Henry believed the storybook was real. When he realized the story was true. What should Regina have done when he started believing it?

Not what we know as the audience.

What was Regina realistically supposed to do in that moment? As a parent? I'm curious.

A recurring literary pattern:

Male ruler = strong.

Female ruler = dangerous.

Scholarship on villainous women often examines how ambitious women are frequently coded as morally suspect while ambitious men are viewed as heroic.

For Regina:

• Why is Regina's desire for power villainized?
• Why are Snow White's claims to leadership treated differently?
• How does the series negotiate female authority?

villainous women in fiction