Candy-colored ponies, spider-human hybrids and tiny primates ❧ unusual reports from the Fairy Census

Tonight we will be looking at a few “unusual” reports from the Fairy Census, an ongoing academic research project conducted by Dr. Simon Young. This survey gathers anonymous first-hand experiences with fairies, but many of the submissions deviate from the modern “stereotypical” and commercially accepted image of what a fairy looks like. I’m going to read a handful of reports that are far from whimsical winged pixies; and yet the witness purposefully submitted their experience to the Fairy Census. The intention of the census is to gather data on the modern attitudes towards fairies, so what do these “unorthodox” encounters tell us about the current ideas and beliefs regarding these folkloric beings?

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