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edithsweetithh

claiming my "byler shipper, will fan, and mike fan before season five" here

(formally edithsweetith, that account was hacked)

(i'll make a proper intro post eventually i promise)

edithsweetithh

i may have had too much faith in m*chael but the rest remains true 🗣️‼️

#new pinned post

herius-is-drawing

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH TO ALL OF YOU 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💖 let’s parade even for those people who can’t be in the street, we’ll be louder even for you 🗣️💖

ottoillustrates

today i just (remembers to maintain privacy online) did something really cool. you have to trust me

traumatized-tiefling

"Can you perform under pressure?" "No, but I can try Bohemian Rhapsody"

ich-bin-jude

Leftists: "Zionists control Congress, so they're really the ones in power--"

Nah, because then you'd be too scared to harass Jews at Jewish festivals, synagogues, university campuses and rallies, the way you're too scared to harass Trump fans at MAGA rallies.

audible-smiles

My memory of The Birdcage (1996) is always that it's more dated and more difficult to watch than it actually is. You hear "drag-themed comedy from the 90s based on a musical from the 80s based on a play from the 70s" and you brace yourself just a little, right? But the film has a strong gay perspective, so the fruity fag jokes mostly come off as warmly affectionate. There is a surprising amount of poignancy in Robin Williams' portrayal of Armand, grudgingly agreeing to his beloved son's request that he go back into the closet for an evening ("do me a favor and don't talk to me for a while"). The drag club's staff attempting to redecorate the apartment with stuff straight people might like (a taxidermy moose head, an enormous crucifix, and Playboy magazine) is extremely funny. Albert's histrionics are a point of tension because he does often come off as a stereotypically pathetic/comic figure, but towards the end of the movie he makes it very clear that he's aware of how people see him, and asserts that trying to copy a stoic masculinity he doesn't possess for the sake of social approval would be more pathetic. In the 1983 musical adaptation, they give "Albert" (Albin) the only good song in the whole show, "I Am What I Am", which Gloria Gaynor covered to the delight of gays everywhere. Apparently Nathan Lane wasn't (publicly) out yet in 1996, which is amazing because it means that at one point in this movie you're watching a gay man playing a straight man playing a gay man playing a straight man, in a movie about how it's important to be yourself, an absurdity that does seem to encapsulate the state of gay America in the 90s.

silverhand

I'm seeing a couple of posts circulating about the gay 90s and this movie. The above is a very good summary, and I think it's worth adding a few other points.

This movie got made because Robin Williams said yes to it (and it's important that Gene Hackman did as well). Williams in the 90s was a mega-star of a type that's not present in the current media environment (maybe Tom Cruise, but I personally think that's echo from his salad days). Even his flops made money on the back end in the video rental market, which also doesn't exist anymore (streaming is different). Hackman was on the other side of his A-list career but still Hollywood nobility if not full royalty.

Playing gay was considered career suicide in the 90s. There had been a number of actors who put lie to that belief stretching back decades, but this was Williams and Hackman (yes, being on screen next to a gay character was enough to get you blacklisted) saying "screw that" and doing it anyway.

Being gay and out was career suicide in the 90s.

Nathan Lane had a really nice gig going for himself. The Lion King put him into the Disney rep company with people like Williams, Bette Midler, and Whoopie Goldberg (check their IMBD list from the 90s--they were making bank at Disney).

Lane didn't come out until several years later (nice summary: https://deadline.com/2024/06/nathan-lane-robin-williams-advice-coming-out-birdcage-1235975010/).

I don't want to imply that this was a Sorkinized moment where everything changed because of one thing, but this was a very important movie that caused real movement in the needle on queer acceptance.

It also proved that there was a market for films with gay characters, which had the knock-on effect of gay filmmakers being able to find distributors of their gay-themed films. Which meant that more people than ever (queer and non-queer) got to see representation on-screen.

whitsantos-twinism-truther

robby and trinity are so girl dad and his daughter he regularly misunderstands

trinity: “yeah, i’m just a little worried about huckleberry, not sure if the situation he’s in on this farm is healthy for him.”

robby: “don’t worry, i’ll talk to him about setting some boundaries.”

*few hours later*

robby: “hey, so i gave him the keys to my house…”

trinity: “???”

definedvines

"x thing isn't interesting" you realize that's subjective right. like man i think it depends

gender-snatched

the for you page on tumblr is actually a free blocklist of the worst people with the worst takes youve ever seen

stankhole

whitsantos once they actually let themselves be besties at work

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#except santos is the one being annoying

thereignclub-trc

I just want to remind you that sometimes your life really doesn't begin until you are 26+... Romanticizing and obsessing over our youth is harmful. Growing up is beautiful. Discovering who you are and how you interact with the world is a gift. Maturing and learning what you truly want out of life and living in that purpose brings fulfillment and peace. Your life is not over in your early 20's because you haven't figured it out yet, it's just beginning.

lordsfromelsewhere

quick and dirty 2 hr 15 min study bc i havent painted in over a month lol

scullayann

bilgisticallykosher

You've heard of Oy Vey, I'm Gay, now get ready for

VEY ZMIR, I'M QUEER

bilgisticallykosher

Reblogging again for pride month 2025.

This is for all those who were promised community, only to be rejected and banned. To all those who can't wear or fly a Magen David ✡️ without being accused of blood libel. To those who had their community turn their backs on them. To those who have had self-proclaimed nazi punchers spew nazi rhetoric back to their face. To those who are lost. To those that lost friends, lost their sense of belonging, because people stole our word and re-defined it to mean something dirty.

To the queer Jews, and allies, who don't have the same place of belonging that they had before October 7th. To those that aren't here anymore, after. Happy Pride.

bilgisticallykosher

2026!

Wishing safety and belonging to everyone, especially my Jewish mishpacha and our allies. 💚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✡️