I grew up in Kansas, and we were asked at the start of second grade to have a pen pal. Someone we had met the summer before. Not a relative, but a friend or acquaintance that we would correspond with throughout the school year.
We had travelled back east to NY to my Uncle's wedding, and due to a few strings pulled by my family, I had the chance to meet Margaret Hamilton while she was appearing at the (brand new) Lincoln Center production of "Oklahoma!."
So... I chose for my pen pal... the Wicked Witch of the West. My teacher was so upset, she called my mom at home and complained. My mom asked her to explain the assignment, and then defended my choice. As long as "Maggie" would agree to do it, why should this be a problem or issue? Miss Hamilton agreed to do it.
I still have the letters from her that we wrote back and forth during that year. What an incredibly sweet, thoughtful, classy lady!
...And I can't think of anything "gayer" for a second-grader in Kansas than having the Wicked Witch of the West as your pen pal.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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