Yep, yep, I feel like that’s probably winning, up there with Ellen Page. I still feel like young Piper Perabo/Emilia Clarke are good stealth options. ALSO, I’ve got a new name to throw into the ring. What about young Gemma Arterton?
Had to IMDb Juliet Rylance bc she looked so familiar and of course she was in American Gothic playing another wlw, love that type casting!
Haha, yes! I’m super grateful. I first saw her in a non-wlw role and loved her so much I went back and was like, ohhh, it’s her in American Gothic? *immediate watch* It was SUCH a pleasant surprise when her character turned out to be f/f in Perry Mason. Della Street is pretty iconic in her own right so I was going to love her played by Rylance anyway, especially when she was by far the most interesting and caring character, but then kissing a lady! :))))
not the same anon but yes the girl they have kat with on the bold type is seriously that bad. she’s like a right wing immigration person and they play it off as just “little differences”. it’s a really shitty storyline and basically makes it seem that kat has no convictions cuz this woman shes dating is so obviously racist but they never would call her that or say it out loud.
Right, right, I was discussing this with a friend and we were talking about how they always have these characters in certain kinds of shows, to highlight how both sides have valid points and people who are conservative may not be that bad, how it’s just a difference of opinion and everyone can get along, but they so rarely show what those opinions explicitly are. Especially in these times, what it means to support Republicans, what it actually means and what the consequences are.
To the other anons who wrote in after the last ask, so…enthusiastically (^_^), I appreciate the nice words and the support, but you know, I do think people can still engage with media as shallowly as they want, if they’re able to compartmentalize that much. Of course, I’ll always support acknowledging the privilege that allows you to do that, like I do interrogating your preferences, why you like what you do, but it is still fiction and we’ve all ignored some messiness to like something. We like shows with killers, I still think Angie Harmon’s hot, I’m watching LA’s Finest right now even though they pulled a BYG. I’m much more about judging media for its trends and decisions than I am about the fans (unless they’re dismissing or reinforcing bigotry obviously).
It’s ironic, reading over this, how much more I personally agree with you two and yet am defending the anon I declined, feels like I’m enacting that first paragraph all over again, lol. “I’m not gonna give you a platform but feel free to do this elsewhere.” But I don’t feel it’s the same thing, criticizing fans is different from criticizing media, that’s not both-sidesing it. And some fans may well BE worthy of criticism, but based on the little I know, asking for a gifset of a f/f moment, I don’t have enough info to make a judgement on that.