Crazy ex girlfriend really put themselves out there with having a female protagonist. A female protagonist that dosent have the body of a supermodel. A mentally ill female protagonist. A female protagonist that is explicitly a bad person yet is treated with sympathy AND held responsible for her actions at the same time. A female protagonist that is a more fair and accurate portrayal of mental illness then most men with mental illness in media are. A female protagonist that is allowed to exist as a complicated person and not woman™. A female protagonist that is a parody and a empathetic exploration of a sexist stereotype. they did all of that while also having a mainly POC cast with diverse body types and sexualities that are all treated as actual people and not monoliths of the minority they are representing. And they balanced all that with being consistently funny, entertaining, touching, heartwarming and having really really good music for 4 seasons. WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS SHOW MORE
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“[…] Season four starts with meet Rebecca, and in the end, she did”
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Katniss to the Capitol after the berries:
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THEY JUST GOT SANTA ANA WIND-ED !!
(been wanting to redraw this piece from 2020 for FOREVER. sososooso happy to see that ive actually improved hehe)
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"I want a show that treats it's mspec characters with respect no matter who they end up with" "I want a show that illustrates both mental health spirals and the process of recovery" "I want more shows with Jewish protagonists" "I want more healthy queer break-ups in media" "I want more representation of therapy even if you aren't mentally ill" "I want more media that shows the complicated process of addiction recovery" "I want a TV show that doesn't demonize people with personality disorders" "I want a TV show that doesn't romanticize suicide" "I want more TV shows that talk about abortion without sensationalizing it" "I want more TV shows with explicitly bi characters" "I want more shows on complicated family dynamics" "I want more shows where boundaries are set against toxic parents instead of everything magically being resolved" "I want more shows where asian guys are legitimate love interests" "I want more shows that emphasize the importance of creative pursuits even when you aren't good at it" the show you are looking for is crazy ex girlfriend. please. it is. trust me.
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the annoying thing about loving a show called Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is that when you're trying to find content for the show it gets drowned by people talking about their crazy ex-girlfriends, playing into the same misogynistic archetype the show existed to add depth and nuance and sympathy to.
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Nathaniel Plimpton III is just The Character of all time. I’m rotating him in my head. I want to put him in a terrarium and study what he does.
He goes to the zoo when he’s sad at night. He has daddy issues.
He hired people to hunt him for sport in the woods instead of going to therapy.
He shit himself at work once because of his commitment to healthy eating.
He did a sad strip dance in a gay bar once.
He caught a glimpse of his mom trying to kill herself as a child and he hasn’t been able to truthfully tell someone he loves them since then.
He hates ska music.
He works to grow to be a better person.
Sometimes he goes to the aquarium.
He hired a hitman on someone for his crush.
He has a stuff alligator toy.
I love him
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Sometimes I think about how Rachel Bloom said casting Paula was the hardest casting choice they had to make for CXG because there were so many incredibly talented middle-aged actresses and then I get really upset that we're not seeing more of these triple-threat talents on screen.
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(round 2 | bracket 16/16)
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Semifinals: Poll 1
Everyone who said the Elle/Phoenix poll was pitting two queens against each other: shut the fuck up /lh. This is the poll deserving of that sentiment.
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