Wicthcraft

Most witches in the media are women. As discussed in class, witchcraft had an impact on the way women were percieved. Women who were witches always had a negative connotation.
For example, as a child Snow White and Hocus Pocus depicted witches as evil, unattractive women who seeked revenge on the beautfil youth surrounding them. Then came, Sabrina the teenage witch who used her powers which helped her through highschool dilemas on a daily basis lightening the negative sigma witches held before her. Also, the Charmed Ones casted a sexy triple threat as these witches battled evil in San Franciso.
As mentioned in discussion, I find it interesting how women are labeled as inferior and more suseptible to commiting sin meanwhile they hold powers which can control almost anything. Movies such as Snow White, The Wizard of Oz, and Hocus Pocus, relate more to the idea of how women were portrayed in Talking Body Parts. Here the women have limited powers used out of jealousy, revenge, and insecurities. Those three words exemplifies how women were expected to act irrational based on these emotions. In one of the first scenes in Hocus Pocus, the witches are being crucified. This eludes the misconception that all witches are bad, and the witches presented in the movie are evil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kWJwzmTLcs
I wonder if due to the change in norms regarding sex and gender roles has any influence on movies such as Harry Potter who have men and women witches who are both good and evil. Yet, it would be an interesting concept to consider as these things change over time.