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: Acknowledging the failings of historical greats —from MLK's affairs to Newton's alchemy—helps us see them as human beings rather than unreachable myths.

: To look up at a pedestal, one must adopt a position of inferiority, which often fuels submissiveness or resentment in the observer. pedestal

Joss Whedon and the Feminist Pedestal: A Reading List - Longreads : Acknowledging the failings of historical greats —from

💡 : The pedestal is rarely a gift to the one on top; it is a cage that prevents them from walking beside us. Are you looking to explore a take on

Are you looking to explore a take on this, or perhaps a more literary analysis of the pedestal as a motif?

: When we idolize icons—whether they are political figures or queer creators—we strip them of the right to be "messy" or "wrong".