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Drew Barrymore in Never Been Kissed told me to write what I know, and this is what I know: I would not be who I am today without the Mary Poppins movie.
Of course, I’m referring to the 1964 musical film adaption by Disney, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.
To say that film singlehandedly defined my childhood would be an understatement—Mary Poppins has singlehandedly defined a great portion of my life. When I was younger, it satisfied my love for musicals and sassy female characters.
But as I grew up, I began to realize how much I identified with the story and the character.
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In a world where I did not fit in with other children my age, Mary Poppins represented staying strong not only in the face of adversity, but embracing the qualities that a heteronormative world tried to whip out of me: being sensitive, being kind, and not conforming to typical masculine gender norms.
Even now, Mary Poppins continues to bring great comfort in times of stress and anxiety. But unt