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Zeus posted...

Witch often has a strictly negative connotation (becoming something of a stock monster) whereas wizards are seen as being more benign.

It's also worth noting that, since Wicca was invented in the 1940s, Wiccans have mostly latched onto the word "Witch", and tend to hate the more stereotypical representations. And if you're dealing with a lot of modern writers or RPers - especially ones with social justice-y leanings - you'll often see them use Witch to refer to younger, wiser, powerful self-confident women who are in tune with nature and generally smarter and more powerful than any man they meet.

Charmed is a pretty good example of that interpretation (as is The Craft, which is what Charmed was originally based on), though both of those toned down some of the explict Wiccan overtones.


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