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puppiegracie

I am so insane about them.

#i keep thinking about how barans headphones are wired #while robbys are wireless #such an interesting detail to me

puppiegracie

nosiest duo ever in the world

wiserteriaoverbarefeet

bonus:

smashmpregcastiel

helvyeah1

bring your kid to work day

shortbreadjamandtea

*takes a deep breath*

Robby and Al-Hashimi are two sides of the same coin: being ill

Robby's abilities as a healthcare worker are compromised by his mental health condition

Al-Hashimi's abilities as a healthcare worker are compromised by her physical health condition

Yes, Robby is a hypocrite for telling Al-Hashimi she can't work like this while he himself continues to work (finale of season 2)

But the healthcare industry in America as a whole embodies this same hypocrisy. Mental health is not taken as seriously as physical health, still, even by the healthcare system itself (X, X)

I just. I guess I need The Pitt fandom to know this. The show is not telling us that Robby is a singular character who is a misogynistic villian that thinks none of the rules apply to him. I mean, if you really want to take that from the show I can't stop you. I think the show is telling us is that Robby is a victim of the American healthcare system

This show's thesis and raison d'être is literally to hold a mirror up to the American healthcare industry. The show is not condoning Robby's behavior. Robby, and virtually every other character, are ground down by their jobs to the point of being soul-crushed and burnt out. The pressure is unsustainable

The American for-profit healthcare system is evil and all of the show's characters, even and especially Robby, are victims of it

tears-of-acid-and-sluts

Yes they were.

traumatized-tiefling

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

dspectar

But what if it’s you? and it wasn’t me

cuntygeneralhospital

greening out

emizzzso

a drag path

sturstead

i’ve mentioned this before, but it makes me a little sad to see how much kerry weaver has been lost in discussions of lesbian rep on television. i’m taking a class on feminist television theory, and she wasn’t even included on the big slide of lesbian characters and relationships on tv. we also spent a lot of time discussing intersectionality, yet somehow there was still no mention of a disabled, middle-aged lesbian who held a position of real authority on one of the biggest network dramas of its era.

it’s especially wild to me because kerry wasn’t a minor character or a short-lived storyline like a lot of early depictions of lgbt characters. she was one of ER’s central characters, a show that was the biggest network drama of its time, and the show gave years of attention to her struggle to understand her sexuality, come out later in life, navigate relationships, and eventually create a family. her story was allowed to be painful and complicated and joyful, and many aspects of it were depicted with so much care. she even got one of the earliest bury your gays moments that involved a central character </3

and yet, despite watching and following a lot of lgbt media, i had never even heard of her before i watched ER. maybe part of the reason she gets overlooked is that ER was never categorized as a “queer show,” so her story falls outside the usual canon of landmark lesbian television. but imo that makes her presence more significant. she was a lesbian main character existing at the center of mainstream network television, week after week, for years. dhe spent more time out of the closet on the show that in it. she deserves so much more recognition and respect </3

crent-trimm

You personally enjoying a side character more than the main character doesn’t automatically turn the main character into the real villain of the story.