#ScribesAndMakers 20/02: The alpha male is a misconception perpetuated in popular media that our featured creator works against in her wolf books. What's a misconception that bothers you in popular media?

Okay, I am going to limit myself here for stories "loosely inspired" by German/European #folklore.

- What's the deal with all the "Disney Princess" protagonists - i.e. viewpoint characters that come from an aristocratic background? Where are the peasant heroes and heroines who win the day thanks to their daring and wit?

- What's the deal with all the "ancestry powers" - i.e. the notion that you are special and have special powers primarily because your ancestors were special and had special powers? In German folklore, all the people who had "innate powers" had them due to the particular time of their birth, _not_ because their ancestors were magical!

- Likewise, German folk tales are _full_ of truly despicable aristocratic villains. Why don't we show the old aristocracy in all its depravity?

Frankly, I sometimes suspect that much of modern fantasy or folklore-inspired media is pro- #DarkEnlightenment propaganda.