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At the time where literature started to become popular amongst society, were there some parents concerned for their children spending too much time reading, the equivalent of what we have today with smartphones or videogames?

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As a French, I've never seen a mime wearing the marinière/white gloves/berret outfit. Where and how did this stereotype appear?

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At the time where literature started to become popular amongst society, were there some parents concerned for their children spending too much time reading, the equivalent of what we have today with smartphones or videogames?	33
As a French, I've never seen a mime wearing the marinière/white gloves/berret outfit. Where and how did this stereotype appear?	20