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Any Person is the Only Self: Essays

By Elisa Gabbert.

Design by June Park.

Cover art by Jess Allen.

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I just finished Tiny Pretty Things and let’s just say I have some thoughts

I’m sorry a ballet about Jack the Ripper?!?!? Wtf these are literal teenagers that he is forcing to play a serial killer and his victims

How do they have so much time to have sex? Like I go to school and ballet and I barely have time to breathe, much less have sex like 10 times a day

I love how this show forgot Neveah existed after like 3 episodes, it’s probably bc she’s kinda bland (don’t @ me, I’m just being honest)

Ok but like the sauna. They’re having these serious conversations while being buck ass naked with a towel covering the smallest amount possible, it’s hilarious

Bette is the best character, literally fight me. She’s also the most interesting and I really related to her. When she said “why am I not good enough for anybody” I feel that deep in my bones

I appreciate how they portrayed a man with an eating disorder. I feel like as a society we associate eating disorder with women (especially in the ballet world) but it’s definitely something men go through too

Delia’s grey hoodie with the red zipper just ain’t it, super ugly -93837399282/10

The scene where Shane takes his clothes off and then chucks them off the roof was so funny, I was cackilng

I like how there’s a scene where Bette throws shade at contemporary, but these bitches dance the most modern style ballet I’ve ever seen

I watched this show in less than 24hrs, I’m not ok

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Finished Tiny Pretty Things and I was extremely disappointed.

Rape - TW

What is up with writers adding rape into a show like it’s spice and not addressing it? This is the second show I’ve watched that did that.

“No” means no!

And Shane sounding so predatory by saying that Oren liked it, shoving his hands in his pants after he Oren said he wanted to stop like wtf?!

Tf is wrong with people! And ofc they make their gay rep a rapist 🤮 so many stereotypes

Neveah (Race Baiting)

They promoted the show as Neveah being the female lead who was defying things. Damn near every clip was of her dancing. Then what actually happens is they give her all these stereotypes, pushes her whole storyline to the side, and she barely dances...

This reminds me of what John Boyega had said about promoting black people as important but then not treating them as such in the actual storylines.

They did gave her the regular backstory, you know the trauma porn that they love giving black characters. They don’t even wrap up her storyline with her family. They just disappear.

I wanted to see her perform and become the best but all we get is an angry mammy.

Did the white writers really think that would resonate with black viewers? Or was their goal to enforce stereotypes for non black people?

Do they think the only life black people can live is one without their parents and can only get things because white people need a sob story? It was giving Dance monkey dance.

Then Neveah and Oren being pushed together with no build up? Seriously? They really did not give a fuck about her character. The actors had great chemistry, which honestly saved them for me, but they didn’t write for them.

Pedophilla

Stop. Just stop. Writers please! Stop!

All the adults were predators.

I’m happy that Caleb’s relationship with DuBois was addressed. Her saying that Caleb would hate her for doing what she did, regardless if he consented. I’m happy about this because often times this side of the story isn’t told. The story of children looking back on a relationship that they thought they wanted only to realize that the adult had manipulated them.

But then why tf are we supposed to shipping Shane and Dev? I like them together I do. But at the same time, I’m creeped out because Dev is a aware that Shane is a teenager. It’s weird! He is a pedophile!!!

Islamophobia

The fact that Nabil doesn’t get an apology from Caleb after all the bs he put him through because of his religion, but they’re “besties” now 🤮

The shit that’s just brushed under the rug in this show.

They made sure Shane got his apology from Matteo, but not one for Nabil??

White Favoritism

You could tell the writers favored Bette & Cassie which was disgusting because they spent the entire promotion portraying Neveah as the focus.

Out of all the characters the girl in the damn coma and another one, who wasn’t the female lead, had the fleshed out story’s 🙄

They didn’t give a fuck about June’s half assed relationship with Nabil or Neveah and Oren’s, but gave Bette and Matteo so much writing???

They wrote more for Shane and Oren, Bette and Oren, Bette and Ramon, Ramon and Delia more than they did for the WOC. It’s fucked!

They did give June a good backstory, but of course she was constantly at Bette’s side because she’s just a Angel 😇 (not serious) and criminalized the black woman who had June’s back. So fucked.

Then the forced relationship between Bette, June and Neveah. No one ever apologized to Neveah she just forgave everyone and wanted to solve all their problems like the good Mammy she is 🙄

Also Neveah going to visit Cassie???? That didn’t even make any sense. They didn’t know about each other yet she was dreaming of her before she met her???? Gotta squeeze the white girl’s storylines in. Forgo how much sense it makes for the black lead. Who cares about her character? Am I right? :)))

Then also having Nabil worship Cassie who didn’t even treat him right 🤮🤮

Conclusion

I’m saying all these things because I want better. This show really fucked over Neveah.

And shown extreme amount of White Favoritism the entire time.

Constantly, showing the white characters as saints and all the awful shit they do is address for two seconds with no repercussions and not writing for the black woman other than when she’s saving the white characters.

I hope they learn from this and do better. I want a season 2 for Neveah so they can write for her.

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TINY PRETTY THINGS └ Neveah Stroyer & June Park - S01E02 ( 2020 - )

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Just finished Tiny Pretty Things and while it was additive, I have questions/thoughts:

1. Who the heck was in charge of developing romantic relationships on this show? Oren-Nevah, sudden and completely underdeveloped. I didn’t really feel the chemistry. She had better chemistry with Nabil. June-Nabil, his love confession made no sense to me. A complete 0-100 situation. He’s spent most of the time declaring his undying love for Cassie, aside from the brief moment it seemed he was into Nevah. And he literally threatened June when he found out she drugged Cassie like bitch bye 👋 Only new relationship that made some sense was Bette-Mateo. Shane and Dev were okay, but I still think Shane deserves better.

2. The fact that Cassie’s parents didn’t fly out to see her until it was time to pull the plug? Wtf, worst

3. Ramon - just everything about him is terrible

4. What kind of live-in academy has zero security cameras? Or even like a 24 hour security guard? Is that how the other half likes to let their kids live? In dated old buildings with no guarantee of safety? I get maybe they would not think to put one on the roof but outside the perimeter of the building, or even the entrance and exits? It would have solved a lot of problems.

5. Toxic friendships, I would get whiplash from constantly switching back and forth between liking and hating someone as much as these girls do.

6. Does Bette not have any clue Oren has an eating disorder? She mentions he forgets to eat but nothing more serious.

7. Cassie surviving the fall with no shattered limbs. Honestly, what is that girl made of?

8. Motherfucking Caleb at the end stepping up and saying they were going to fight to keep Madam De Bois at The Archer. Like bitch, the goal of that whole final performance was to oust her. Literally all your close friends have been figuring out how to get it done and you wanna keep her? This vile woman who preyed on your grief? Shit someone get this boy some proper counciling.

That’s all I can think about but I’m sure there’s pretty more problems