The men start wars, yet Troy hates Helen
| Song | |
|---|---|
| Title | History of Man |
| Artist | Maisie Peters |
| Album | The Good Witch |
| Release Date | 23 June 2023 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Activity Dates | June 2023 – Current |
| Fan Use | TikTok Trends, Web Weaving, Meta, Fan vids, Aesthetic Edit, Moodboards, Gif set edits, Fanmix |
| Links | Official YouTube Video |
| See Also | Mythology |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
History of Man is a song from Maisie Peters' 2023 album, The Good Witch. Shortly after the song released, it was used widely by multiple fandoms for different types of fanworks. Fanworks focused on the song or album on their own, or as part of Maisie Peters' fandom were also commonplace. The song, and others on the album, were also discussed and analysed in the context of historical events.
Fan Use
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TikTok Edit Trend
The majority of the TikTok edit trend tended to focus on lines from the songs' bridge, though a few did include a longer segment of the song:
He stole her youth and promised heaven
The men start wars yet Troy hates Helen
Women's hearts are lethal weapons
Did you hold mine and feel threatened?
Hear my lyrics, taste my venom
You are still my great obsession
Edits for the audio typically focused on one or multiple women or girls who were treated poorly by the canon or by the fandom, particularly where the creator of the edit felt other characters (often, but not always, male characters) held more of the blame for a series of events. This made it similar to other edits, memes and discussions within fan spaces such as Yeah we put your girl in the fandom and they villainized her beyond comprehension. and "We need more 'X'" Y'all can't even handle 'Y'.
Other edits focused on younger characters such as teens and children who were blamed in canon for actions ultimately orchestrated by adults; this use has been particularly popular within the Percy Jackson fandom with edits from the TV series.
Examples of Fannish Use
Fanmixes
- SPREADING MY ANNABETH CHASE X THE GOOD WITCH AGENDA by madsbrainrot
Fan Vids
- History of man // multifandom by GOLDIE SWAN - A full songvid by which has pairs of characters from multiple fandoms including Once Upon a Time, Twilight, and Lucifer. (Multifandom)
GIF sets
- 'the ballad of songbirds and snakes + "history of man" by maisie peters' by thecoveys
- i tried to rewrite it, but i can’t. by alasforher
Meta
- the history of man is so much more than what we’ve built but also the subtext of it all. by dearreader
TikTok Edits
- Tiktok edit by daenysdream - An edit that focuses on the women of House of the Dragon (House of the Dragon)
- Tiktok edit by confusedf4ngirl - An edit for how the gods orchestrated events and blamed the actions of the demi-gods. (Percy Jackson)
- Tiktok edit by alexskeynecklace - Another Percy Jackson edit, focused particularly on the character of Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson)
- Tiktok edit by woermywoerm - An edit focused on Gwen Stacy (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Web Weaving
- maisie peters- the history of man. ouch by cursecleaver