the one & only violet hunter

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Julianne Nicholson Acceptance Speech at Emmys 2021

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[autisticsherlockinelementary]

I'm a little confused by the tweet you just reblogged. Would you be willing to explain the context?

Yes, I absolutely can.

[For those that need context as to Anon’s question]

Under normal circumstances, Autistic Sherlock in Elementary is a CBS Elementary blog only (with the exception of occasional signal boosting of independent adaptations). This is done on purpose, and has been since the beginning.

But, at this particular point in time, I will be discussing an incident involving the BBC adaptation.

Why?

Because it’s not an issue that stems solely from that adaptation (and believe me, I see it a lot).

I also see this happen among Elementary fans, and fans of other Holmesian adaptations.

During San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) this past weekend, there were two times when Benedict Cumberbatch (the actor who plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC adaptation) made dehumanizing comments towards his Holmes during interviews:

“…he needs to be more of a person…” [tweet #1] [tweet #2] (24 July)

“…humanization through Watson” (25 July)

The message he sent was that his Holmes was not already a person. That his Holmes isn’t human. That his Holmes needs to adhere to certain guidelines in order to be seen as a person, to be seen as human.

This is a really troubling thing, especially since Sherlock Holmes in general is neurodivergent (even back in the original ACD canon, Holmes has never been neurotypical). Sherlock Holmes in the BBC adaptation, as well as the CBS Elementary adaptation, are autistic coded.

I wrote a post on my multi-fandom blog a couple of years ago that talks about autistic people deciphering how society views them from the way they treat Sherlock Holmes.

If even the actor from a major adaptation doesn’t see Holmes as human, what does that mean for autistic and neurodivergent fans (and additional marginalized identities)? What does that mean for the people that relate most to Sherlock Holmes?

Essentially, the reblog (and actually writing that song in the first place) came from a place of pain. It was yet another reminder that I, we, Holmes, are other.

This is not about another thing that Benedict Cumberbatch said. Not really.

It’s about the pain left behind.

And the song was an attempt to take that pain into productive healing.

“Sherlock Holmes has always been a person/Holmes is a person as is/take it from the ones who relate the most/Holmes is a person as is”

Sherlock Holmes is human.

Always has been.

Always will be.

[juliannenicholsonlove]

"Excuse the admiration of a connoisseur .... Watson won't allow that I know anything of art, but that is mere jealousy, since our views upon the subject differ." - Sherlock Holmes

The Hound of The Baskervilles

[bybyeblackbird]

‘Wouldn’t want nothin’ to happen to you..’

Black Mass (2015)

[juliannenicholsonlove]

"'My dear young lady! my dear young lady!'--you cannot think how caressing and soothing his manner was--'and what has frightened you, my dear young lady?'

"But his voice was just a little too coaxing. He overdid it. I was keenly on my guard against him.

"'I was foolish enough to go into the empty wing,' I answered. 'But it is so lonely and eerie in this dim light that I was frightened and ran out again. Oh, it is so dreadfully still in there!'

"'Only that?' said he, looking at me keenly.

"'Why, what did you think?' I asked.

"'Why do you think that I lock this door?'

"'I am sure that I do not know.'

"'It is to keep people out who have no business there. Do you see?' He was still smiling in the most amiable manner.

"'I am sure if I had known--'

"'Well, then, you know now. And if you ever put your foot over that threshold again'--here in an instant the smile hardened into a grin of rage, and he glared down at me with the face of a demon--'I'll throw you to the mastiff.'

The Adventure of The Copper Beeches

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“Besides, what use was my hair to me? Many people are improved by wearing it short and perhaps I should be among the number.” - Violet Hunter

(via http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/julianne-nicholson-at-the-the-plumm-in-new-york-city-new-news-photo/74654121)

[twentyaftermidnight]

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“I could see that Holmes was favourably impressed by the manner and speech of his new client”. - John Watson

The Adventure of The Copper Beeches

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A Definitive Ranking of Meryl Streep’s On-Screen Children

It’s no Sophie’s Choice—we had no trouble picking favorites, from Leo to Julia to that baby eaten by a dingo.

"My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children”. - Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of The Copper Beeches  

[anindoorkitty]

Singing and dancing with Julianne Nicholson

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“Do you remember what Darwin says about music? He claims that the power of producing and appreciating it existed among the human race long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.'  -Sherlock Holmes

A Study in Scarlet

[imagineagreatadventure]

[juliannenicholsonlove]

Good points until you praised the new adaption. “Have courage and be kind” is a vapid platitude considering the ham-handedness of the story.

[greencarnations]

oh look I accidentally

here have a PDF and a docx

[goldenheartedrose]

So my good friend Morgan did this I think for combatting the Alpha Xi Delta on her campus? Anyways but it’s good for showing people who support Autism Speaks.

Also, interesting to note. Prior to Autism Speaks, AXiD was the only sorority to not have a national philanthropy.

[juliannenicholsonlove]

"'Photography is one of my hobbies,' said he. 'I have made my dark room up there. But, dear me! what an observant young lady we have come upon. Who would have believed it? Who would have ever believed it?'  -Jephro Rucastle

The Adventure of The Copper Beeches

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Julianne Nicholson is an actor’s actor. Her reputation has long been larger than her celebrity. It’s wrong to say she disappears into roles, because one of her greatest attributes is presence. When Nicholson takes hold of a character, she practically throttles it. She doesn’t play the leads. She plays the people who make the leads pay attention.

Andy Greenwald

[goldenheartedrose]

So this originally started off as me wanting to talk about BBC Sherlock and autism, which, of course, is a subject that has really been bludgeoned to death by now, but I wanted to offer my own input on as an autistic person, now that I’ve watched and rewatched and read...

[weareheadoverfeels]

The best friendships are the ones where one is not afraid to call the other out. “Giants” is a spectacular episode for that very reason, as Lillian and Virginia end up screaming at each other in her office. Neither is in the right, as Lillian disregards Virginia’s emotions, while Virginia refuses to admit that she is doing anything WRONG. (“We’re participating in the study” is the LAMEST excuse ever.) It’s the kind of fight that would end a weaker friendship. But when Lillian’s cancer flares up at the end of the episode and she passes out, who does she call? Virginia. (“I am scared though, for what’s ahead, which means I can’t really afford to be upset with you now, can I?”) And Virginia comes because her friend needs her. FRIENDSHIP.

via The Best Performances of 2014 wp.me/p3bP9X-1nP 

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Julianne Nicholson Quotes

"If I wasn’t acting, I would probably be working with children. I was a camp counselor growing up and I loved it." …

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"...and she is now the head of a private school at Walsall, where I believe that she has met with considerable success." - James Watson

The Adventure of The Copper Beeches