currently into a league of their own 🧡🤍🩷⚾

hi i'm el! •

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the way that every ep I watch from a league of their own has me making a post.

I miss it when tv was real.

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I love the dialogue of a league of their own (2022) so much! they may be from the greatest generation (estimated birthdates 1901-1927) but there's something about how the characters phrase their sentences that is so relatable and that's fun to feel from a historical drama!

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max chapman my ambitious lesbian representation

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ambitious varsity

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max chapman my ambitious lesbian representation

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I like that a league of their own emphasizes that (white) women are also enablers of systematic oppression, misogyny and racism. it's difficult to watch but it's so realistic.

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female led media that discuss misogyny in their focused setting with nuance and depth + feature lesbian and lgbtia characters and relationships

you will always be dear to me.

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what I love about a league of our own is focusing specifically on a women's team. on their ambitions, journey to becoming better sports players, their romances and their friendships.

a lot of female led sports stories tend to isolate female protagonists because they view them as the "minority" or the smurfette trope because of the "sports is a male dominated field" mentality

it tends to lean into androcentrism or a focus on "the only woman getting the respect of her male peers" which is uncomfortable to watch and frankly a little male centric.

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and this is the exact reason why the queen's gambit is just eh for me.

but frankly that is the exact show that appeals to the mainstream androcentrism biased audience anyway.

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what I love about a league of our own is focusing specifically on a women's team. on their ambitions, journey to becoming better sports players, their romances and their friendships.

a lot of female led sports stories tend to isolate female protagonists because they view them as the "minority" or the smurfette trope because of the "sports is a male dominated field" mentality

it tends to lean into androcentrism or a focus on "the only woman getting the respect of her male peers" which is uncomfortable to watch and frankly a little male centric.

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I love a league of their own because it's about women's ambition, friendships and also lesbians. It's a dream come true of a show

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loser lesbian behavior is when you can't help but cheer on your future girlfriend yet current rival's band

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my current wlw pairing obsession 😭🥹💖💖💖

ema and rae from murder girlband (WEBTOON Original)

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ao3 coded ass ship I love them so much

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I love the implication that rae freely and respectfully gives complements like this to hestia's female audience members 🤭

she called ema this even before she found out it was her! 🤭🤭

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my raema obsession proves that romance isn't dead but wow it truly is fun to be invested in a romance after sooo long.

the romantic development in girlfriend manual took a pause in the recent episodes in favor of character centric focus (which I don't mind btw!) but the people still yearn for romance.

I also like that the early scenes we got of rae shows her complexity and foreshadows both her character development and the development of her relationship with ema 🤭💖

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it's me and my obscure wlw pairing against the world

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ema and rae are technically ""rivals"" but I like that rae's animosity towards starfruit is only a result of her loyalty/defense of her fellow/new band member.

it also isn't truly targeted towards starfruit but to rocky!

I like that rae holds them accountable (even if she doesn't know the whole story).

but I'm even more excited for her to discover the truth because imagine having that loyal and protective woman as a (girl)friend ? 😍

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she really doesn't truly hate ema 🤭

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ema and rae are technically ""rivals"" but I like that rae's animosity towards starfruit is only a result of her loyalty/defense of her fellow/new band member.

it also isn't truly targeted towards starfruit but to rocky!

I like that rae holds them accountable (even if she doesn't know the whole story).

but I'm even more excited for her to discover the truth because imagine having that loyal and protective woman as a (girl)friend ? 😍

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my current wlw pairing obsession 😭🥹💖💖💖

ema and rae from murder girlband (WEBTOON Original)