i just read a washington post article on romcoms aging poorly due to the pushiness (and oft-stalkery conduct) of the male characters therein, and it got me thinking about pride and prejudice, and specifically darcy saying, “one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.”
because, like, that’s the seldom-portrayed romantic dream in the patriarchal hellscape that is our world, isn’t it?
a dude being willing to say, “i understand if you don’t feel the same way about me, and i’ll leave you alone forever about this if my attention is unwanted.”
so simple, yet so wonderful in its basic human decency
It’s also worth mentioning that this isn’t a change in him. He begins his letter with a frosty assurance that this isn’t about pressuring her, and also it’d really be best if they mutually forgot about the whole thing, but he does have to defend himself against her accusations, and concludes with wishing her the best (as he also concluded their fight at Hunsford). The only reason they ever meet again is because Elizabeth shows up on his front lawn.
This is what happens when a woman writes about women and not when men write about what they think women want
Well, women writing for women also spawned Edward “sometimes I watch you sleep” Cullen, and his even more disturbing BDSM doppelganger. And those are just products of the last fifteen years.
Jane Austen was an unusually talented woman with a lot of nuanced thoughts on male bullshit and the social pressure to put up with male bullshit. If anyone had an excuse for internalizing and making excuses for said bullshit, it’s a woman of her time and place, not ours. So the fact she channeled her observations and frustrations into some of the most iconic characters in the western literary canon is fucking amazing unto itself.
The fact that they not only meet modern standards for love stories that are neither sexist nor rapey, but still set the bar for them, basically puts her on the literary God Tier.
I mean it’s sort of like having a Greek chorus of feminist Muppets around you at all times.- Betty Gilpin.
We all lean on each other on a quite regular basis and we are always trying to make each other laugh. I feel like the group as a whole is always great for, you know, receiving energy. If you’re feeling low it’s like a constant bits and jokes but also then very serious moments and love and support.- Alison Brie.
I just saw Ragnarok for the 3rd time and this was all I could think of during the scene when Loki and Thor are in New York looking for Odin:
Presumably, Tony and the other Avengers are keeping an eye out for sightings of Thor and Hulk. Scanning the internet, news, social media etc for any sign that their friends are alive/back on earth. So imagine how confused they are when 1 selfie of Thor in casual clothes on a random New York street pops up on twitter with no explanation.
A blurry photo of someone that may or may not be the guy that brought giant robot whales to Manhattan appears on multiple conspiracy sites
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