#Elfie Donnelly really said 'Yes of course trans women are women and therefore can be witches' in 1980 | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

kittyprincessofcats · 1 year ago

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When you're listening to the very first Bibi Blocksberg Hörspiel ever made ("Hexen gibt es doch" from 1980), and there's this exchange:

Narrator: "And only women can become witches. It's always been that way." Barbara Blocksberg: "And it's always going to stay that way, Boris." Boris Blocksberg: "But mom, if you magic me into a girl, then I could become a witch, right?" Barbara: "No Boris, then you'd only look like a girl. But your soul would be a boy, and you still couldn't do magic."

So here we have the very first Bibi Blocksberg episode ever, from 1980(!!!), explicitly making a difference between physical sex and "what gender your soul is", and clarifying that the latter is what matters for their "only women can do magic" rule.

WE STAN.

#Bibi Blocksberg #Elfie Donnelly #Kiddinx #German stuff #German culture #Elfie Donnelly really said 'Yes of course trans women are women and therefore can be witches' in 1980 #(Before you tell me - yes I know Ms Donnelly most likely didn't have trans people in mind when writing this exchange and probably just #needed a convenient explanation for why Boris really can't become a witch #but I still find this exchange and that they're making a distinctinon at all between what gender your 'body' vs your 'soul' is #very progressive for 1980 and I'm pleasantly surprised rn)

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