Kellygene

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[enigmasandepiphanies]

I am, as the novelists say, in need of seaside air

[hollowboobtheory]

tracy turnblad really is the ideal teen icon. she’s a thick queen (body positivity) she normalizes getting in trouble at school (important for neurodivergent kids) she assaults a cop (self explanatory)

[bowditch]

[shittynewyorkercartooncaptions]

[lizzibennet]

can we all agree that being overdressed is a myth made up by boring stuffy people who are too worried about other people’s lives and don’t want you to have fun

[lizzibennet]

conversely, can we all agree that being underdressed is a myth made up by stuffy classist people who are too worried about other people’s lives and don’t want you to be comfortable or happy

[sweaterweathertechno]

[lizzibennet]

holy shit

[ryebreadgf]

always thinking about you king..

[ryebreadgf]

great work, guys

[ryebreadgf]

the hits keep on coming

[mayquake]

the duffer brothers writing stranger things:

[eddie-and-richie]

Current mood: Jim Hopper anytime anyone opens their mouth

[dostoevskygirl]

You know what Stranger Things character I want to know more about? that science teacher guy. His life is basically just “every once in a while some kids and their parents will call me up with weirdly specific questions and then a few days later one or more buildings are destroyed”. Like cmon. The guys gotta have a few theories by now.

[romancegifs]

Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) dir. Robert Wise

[vieja-histerica]

you know, back when i first read the lightining theif the lotus hotel seemed like a nightmare but now?????? girl, free food, free hotel room, free entertainment and zero responsibilities for the next hundreds of years??????? the guys running the hotel had the right idea because i’m ready to leave this horrifying reality, where do i check in

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

i just read a washington post article on romcoms aging poorly due to the pushiness (and oft-stalkery conduct) of the male characters therein, and it got me thinking about pride and prejudice, and specifically darcy saying, “one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”

because, like, that’s the seldom-portrayed romantic dream in the patriarchal hellscape that is our world, isn’t it?

a dude being willing to say, “i understand if you don’t feel the same way about me, and i’ll leave you alone forever about this if my attention is unwanted.”

so simple, yet so wonderful in its basic human decency

[adulthoodisokay]

and dudes to this day wonder why women still swoon over darcy

[thathealeygirl]

Note also: Elizabeth turns down Darcy’s first proposal, and in the process, accuses him of doing some stuff he did not do (and also some stuff he totally did).

The next day, he surprises her on her walk. He hands her a letter, asks that she read it, and then takes off.

When this happened to me after I had turned someone down IN REAL LIFE, the letter contained a passionate argument to the tune of “actually you’re wrong and you do like me and you should go out with me” and it was creepy af.

Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth starts with: “Be not alarmed, Madam, on receiving this letter, by the apprehension of its containing any repetition of those sentiments, or renewal of those offers, which were last night so disgusting to you”. He goes on to set the record straight about the stuff he didn’t do (as well as the stuff he did) which is *actually relevant* to Elizabeth. And he, as promised, doesn’t romance her further.

It’s totally bizarre that even now, this can be considered unusually great dude behaviour.

[pluckyredhead]

Darcy’s first proposal: “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”

Darcy’s second proposal: “One word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”

His whole arc in the book is about learning to consider other people’s feelings and not just his own, but the fact that it’s expressed via who gets to talk and who is told to shut up is so, so telling. The first time around, he imposes his voice on her whether she wants it or not. The second time, he asks how she feels, and in exchange, offers her the gift of his silence.

And yeah, the fact that dudes still! have! not! learned! this! lesson! is exhausting.

[ghost-of-bambi]

How surprising is it that Pride and Prejudice was written by a woman, when many romantic comedies are produced and directed by men?

Answer: not at all

[drsarcasticraspberry]

200 years later and the world is still full of guys who think they’re a Mr Darcy when they’re actually a Mr Collins.

[tzikeh]

200 years later and the world is still full of guys who think they’re a Mr Darcy when they’re actually a Ross Geller.

[dduane]

All of this.

[weaver-z]

Obsessed with Eartha Kitt’s absolute power move of risking her entire career to drag Lyndon B. Johnson’s bitch ass so hard that his wife started crying

[batmanbeyondrocks]

[callme-sarge]

They literally introduced Jim Hopper onto the show as a slutty hot mess with dad bod, what were they thinking? That I wasn't gonna immediately fall in love. Fools.

[lizzibennet]

did carrie underwood effectively utilize girl power when she dug her key into the side of her bf’s pretty little souped up four wheel drive, carved her name into its leather seats, took a louisville slugger to both headlights and slashed a hole in all four tires? discuss

[itsjuliak5]

If I was a Hollywood casting director I would simply have Robert Pattinson and Dakota Johnson play love interests in a movie together.

and dakota johnson is a vampire

[scorpiomoons]

kate bush dressed as a bat, 1978