The Postcard #1 With love from Copenhagen
Pippi: A Celebration of Courage and Freedom
"I never tried that before, so I should definitely be able to do it."
— Pippi Longstocking
Welcome to the very first edition of The Postcard. Normally it will arrive in your inbox on the 4th Saturday of the month, but this time I just could not wait. Here’s the reason:
Today, May 21, 2025, it is exactly eighty years since the publication of Astrid Lindgren’s first book about the strongest girl in the world: Pippi Longstocking.
In recent years, opinions about Pippi and the about the books have covered a vast spectrum: Pippi has been seen as
a feminist icon, a cheerful anarchist, and a radically free spirit
an unsuitable role model whose irreverent and unfiltered behaviour should be entirely removed from children’s shelves and even thrown in the trash to protect them
a neurodivergent or even mentally ill child who should be institutionalised rather than celebrated
The Response of a Cul…
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