hello my name is Erika • I have a PhD in biomedical engineering and a master’s in obscure unhhhh references • a. z. fell x bildad the shuhite (gomens sideblog here) • 28 • she/her • almost too gay to function • instagram engiedraws
Hannah Gadsby did this in Nannette except the pain was actually real and it was one of the most wild storytelling maneuvers I’ve ever seen
I love when fiction makes the audience feel guilty about their role as the audience. When something fucked up is treated as a joke but later it's recognised how fucked up it was and the audience feels guilty for finding it funny. When a character breaks the fourth wall to plead for help, and you can't do anything so you just watch. And you know that the characters pain isn't real, but they're begging for help and you're not helping because their suffering is entertainment for you
Cause what other show will showcase a gay person putting on makeup while talking about their trauma then another gay person responding like someone who has not spokken to a straight person in years.
I'm just going to leave this here, because this woman said what I've been trying to articulate for ages much more effectively and succinctly than I've been able to