#and b) arguably part of the 'figure' of oscar wilde as it were

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i think the most intense "he would not fucking say that" experience i've ever had wasn't even towards a fictional character, it was the time i found out that there are A Surprising Number Of People who genuinely believe that the famous cheesy self-love quote "be yourself, everybody else is taken" was said by oscar wilde. first time i saw it i felt my brain grind to a complete still as i tried to process whether that was somehow true despite seeming so entirely out of sync with anything else attributed to oscar wilde. (it is not true! it literally just isn't! he did not fucking say that!)

#and tbf there are quite a few quotes attributed to ow that are like #he probably didnt actually say that or at least didnt say it when people say he did #(eg the quote about the wallpaper was not actually his literal last words) #but at least those are a) something he could plausibly have said #and b) arguably part of the 'figure' of oscar wilde as it were #but 'ooh be yourself' really?? really??? #apparently it was something like a facebook post 20 years ago claimed it was a wilde quote #no one bothered to fact check that and now you can buy it on etsy tote bags #sorry i have a normal level of interest in the works of oscar wilde (<- lying) #my post #personal #wilde