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the-lark-ascending69 · 21 days

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Headcanons about Nancy and Robin talking about Barb?

I actually have a very very specific scenario in mind set in my comphet robin/monster hunter AU, in which Nancy is responsible to look out for Robin, who's under Vecna's curse - but that doesn't mean she needs to be with her 24/7 (which is a relief to both of them, because they don't really like each other at this point). BUT, for some reason, one night Robin decides to make it her goal to annoy Nancy as much as possible, or at least that's how Nancy feels like, because she keeps following her and tagging along everywhere she goes, just talking her ear off even though Nancy has plans that night, plans that don't involve Robin, and would much prefer it if Robin just went home.

Anyway, as Nancy walks and Robin follows her, they find themselves at the door of a hourse Robin doesn't recognize, and Nancy tells her to leave one more time before knocking.

But then the door opens, and it's Mrs. Holland there. Nancy was to have dinner with them that night. She's been having dinner with them every saturday night for the past two years, ever since Barb's body was found.

And Nancy expects Robin to finally leave her alone, now that she's joining the Hollands - but then Mrs. Holland inhales and says:

"Robin? Dear, is that you?"

Nancy freezes, mind racing, wondering from where could Mrs. Holland possibly know Robin from.

"Um. Hi, Marsha," Robin mumbles.

"Oh, Robin! It's been so long. Please, come in! It's always nice to see Barb's friends."

So Robin ends up awkwardly joining them, much to Nancy's confusion. She and Barb hadn't really talked ever since they were... twelve? But here she was - not in the house in which she'd spent a great deal of her childhood, drawing and listening to music and infodumping with Barb for hours on end - no, this was a new, smaller house, but with far more pictures of Barb than the old one. Barb's parents are so happy to see her, or the closest thing to happy one can be when you lose a daughter. They reminisce about Barb's childhood with her - how they used to make fun of boys and how they were both so smart and loved to read together, how they held hands everywhere they went and how they played all sorts of games in the playground and the old house's backyard. It's uncomfortable for Robin at first, but then she begins to feel really sad, becuse she remembers thinking Barb had just ran away, but she was dead. Dead, dead, dead. Gone forever. She would never see her childhood best friend again. She tears up a little. She tells them that, even though she hasn't spoken to Barb in years, she treasures every memory she had with her, and even knowing how everything ended, could she travel to the pas she would be her friend again, because every second of their friendship was worth it.

Here's a small scene I have in my WIPS:

“Yeah, I mean, Barb and I were weird as hell.” Nancy put her glass down “What Robin means to say is that… she and Barb had a really unique friendship.” “No, that's not what I mean.” Robin shook her head. “Barb and I were freaks. We were weird. Like… Nance, why are you kicking me? Stop that. Anyway, I once found a weird slug in the grass and Barb helped me figure out what the heck it was, and we kept it in a jar for like a week. We took it to school every day in secret and we showed it to everyone because we thought having a slug pet named Neil Armstrong would make us really cool. And when dumbass kids made fun of us - Barb wouldn't even care. Like, I kept hiding Neil Armstrong in my hoodie because I didn't want to be known as the Slug Girl but Barb… she just shrugged. Like I distinctly remember her shugging when they called her Slug Girl. It was a full body shrug, like the intensity with which she did not care had overcome her entire being. She was way beyond all of us. No one even held a candle to her. She was authentic. Not fake authentic, like, being pretentious just for the sake of being pretentious and stuff. She was herself, utterly and wholly and I - I don't think I ever met anyone else like that.”

Nancy is... tense when they leave. Robin says goodbye to Barb's parents with a big long hug, and then Nancy walks back to where she left her car, before Robin intercepted her. They climb inside.

"They sold their house," she said. "To pay for a... private investigator who could tell them who killed Barb." Robin felt something in her gut drop, like a piece of wet cement falling from the walls of her stomach. "I didn't know that." Nancy adjusted her grip on the steering wheel. "They hired someone who would ruin their life, with the amount they charged. All to tell them what I already know." Who killed Barb, by breaking her arms, her legs, her jaw, sucking in her eyes. Robin remembered the ticking clock and shuddered. "I'm assuming you have a very good reason not to tell them." "It would put them in danger." Nancy said. She pressed her lips together. Looked down, then back up again. "So instead, I let them ruin their lives all over again." Robin observed her - the bags under her eyes, the mess that was her hair, the broken skin around her nails from picking and biting. "Nance," she said. "You know it wasn't your fault, right?" Nancy stares ahead, unmoved. The street was dark and silent. "I'll be droping you at your house, now," she said. "Call me if you have any headaches, or if you have a nosebleed or just... see something." Robin nodded. "Alright."

Next time they talk about Barb it's... well, it's complicated. I don't have anything written for it, but I know it'll be a lot, because they talk about a lot of things - there's Nancy's survivor's guilt, there's Robin feeling like a burden, and most importantly, Nancy confessing she was in love with Barb, and that thinks she died because she was so scared of it that she rushed to sleep with a boy, when she should've been looking out for her. So forgive her if she's not going to run away from her feelings for Barb, now. Last time she did, it got her killed. If maybe she hadn't been so cowardly, Barb may have lived, and she misses her so much today, she has so much love inside of her with nowhere to go, that she can't keep pretending she didn't love her anymore.

It shakes Robin to her core - this is comphet!Robin after all, she's in a whole different wavelength and she's frozen from hearing Nancy talk - but it does put some things into perspective.

Next time they talk about Barb, it's less dramatic. They couldn't sleep, so they're having some tea at midnight, and it's Robin who starts - tells her about she and Barb's childhood mischief. Or rather, her own mischief, with Barb behind her keeping her out of trouble. Nancy's lips twitch into a tiny smile. "Sounds just like Barb," she says. "Between her and me, she was always the sensible one."

They exchange anecdotes - Robin tells Nancy about Barb's childhood, and Nancy tells her about her teenage years (Robin can't help but notice, in Nancy's words and tone, just how deeply her love runs. How she mentions the little things. How she found each small gesture so endearing and precious). Together, it's like they're putting together a tapestry of who Barb was, the whole of her, and at the same time, they get closer to her. Despite her absence, they get to know Barb better. Nancy cries, because how could she not? But they're not entirely sad tears. She's happy, too, because she hasn't felt this close to Barb in years.

They visit her grave together one time. Nancy brings her flowers, and she sits on the ground and talks to her. She tells her about her day and how the world of the living is doing, and about her old friend, Robin, whom she supposes is now their friend. Robin isn't as sure of what to say, so she just says they both miss her, and that she'll take care of Nancy now, the same way Nancy takes care of her.

She holds Nancy's hand, in hopes it'll be comforting. Nancy squeezes back.

#ronance #nancy wheeler #robin buckley #barb holland #thinking abt changing this AU's name again later idk i'll do it tomorrow #and edit the tags n stuff #i'm sorry i don't have any specific headcanons closer to canon #abt nancy and robin talking about barb.#other than robin telling nancy about little barb and nancy telling robin about older barb #i think that's very cute #and sad #but i also think barb would be happy to see them together #my posts

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otteranha · 1 year

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He’s so fucking stupid. Standing there in the clothes he changed into after school- his loafers and a clean sweater, because he doesn’t bother with what he wears at school anymore, but for this he’d wanted to look presentable. Now, on the Holland’s front stoop, with Raymond Holland staring at him like Steve’s an alien that just landed on his front lawn, he feels exactly how stupid he’s obviously been.

“I thought- shit, I mean damn- I mean, I’m sorry. I thought- because Nance and I come over on Tuesdays. And today’s Tuesday, so I assumed- “ he trails off. When you assume you make an ass out of you and me, that was the corny phrase Mrs. Winkler his freshman English teacher was so fond of saying. But the only ass here is Steve. Even with his romance with Nancy officially over he’d assumed that the weekly dinners at the Hollands were still a thing.

Nancy had declared as much of the truth as could safely be exposed to the wider world, and it was clear from the TV interviews that that meant more to the Hollands than anything in the world. But the cameras were gone now, and their daughter was still dead, and Steve had assumed that he and Nancy were on cordial enough terms that they could share a meal in company. He hadn’t wanted the Hollands to think he stopped coming the minute he wasn’t getting into Nancy’s pants anymore, that he didn’t care about what had happened to their only child at his house.

“Didn’t realize that we- that there was a change of plans.” He turns to go, not just warm with embarrassment but downright buzzing with it. Stupid stupid stupid. Stupid Steve. Even if Nancy had been continuing to visit every week, obviously no one cared if he came or not. But Nancy had given them closure, and here he was acting like nothing had changed. Because it always took him twice as long to get the memo.

“Wait!” A hand lands on Steve’s shoulder. “You don’t have to go. We weren’t expecting Nancy but Marsha and I- we’d still appreciate the company. If you don’t think it’d be too boring, having dinner with a pair of old fogies like us.”

“No- I mean yes, that is- of course. Thank you for having me.” He’s falling back on manners, the first lesson ever drummed into him, and he cringes, knows how lame it sounds. You sound like a robot, Tommy had once teased him, not even a robot. Robot’s too interesting. You sound like a sock puppet. Please and thank you’s not a personality.

If Steve has a personality he’s not sure what it is anymore. But adults don’t usually seem to care about that, so it’s probably alright with the Hollands. He lets Ray usher him into the familiar entryway. “To be honest,” the man continues in a low tone, “It’ll be good for Marsha to have something to do. She had so much fire, so much purpose finding what happened to- our Barb.” Steve’s never yet heard him manage to say his daughter’s name in a normal tone of voice. “Since the news, it was a blessing to know the truth. But now I don’t think either of us really know what to do with ourselves.”

Marsha Holland rises from the sofa when they come in. She’s dressed nicely as always, outfit well chosen and coordinated, but rumpled as though she’d gone through all the preparations of dressing and styling, then laid down and slept for hours. “Oh Steve, how nice. We weren’t expecting you.”

The dining room table is piled with notebooks, pens, magazines, newspapers, all of it clearly dated from before the news conference. It leaves only one spot clear to sit at. “Excuse the mess. We haven’t been sitting down to meals properly.” She hurriedly clears the table.

“I thought we were- that is, Nancy never mentioned that dinner was cancelled.” Steve shifts from foot to foot. “Sorry, I should have called. I can go, really, you don’t have to go to all this trouble.”

“Please, it’s no trouble, sit.” She pulls out a chair for him. “Let me see what I have. Nothing’s defrosted but maybe there’s a frozen lasagna.” Marsha disappears into the kitchen, leaving Steve and Ray at the table both staring at their hands.

“So- ” “How is- ” They speak at the same time, then laugh awkwardly and lapse into silence. Marsha returns a moment later, her mouth wide, not a smile but trying to be.

“I’m sorry, this is so embarrassing. I’m afraid I have nothing in the house. I haven’t done the shopping since- haven’t been this week. We’ve just been eating sandwiches, Ray and I.”

“We can order- ” Ray starts. And Steve sees the abyss of time it would take to deliver the food. What could he possibly say to them in all that time?

“Sandwiches are fine, great even. I love sandwiches.” God he’s the worst. Steve Harrington: manners and sandwiches.

“Oh but it’s just peanut butter and jelly. I don’t have any cold cuts.”

“That’s ok, I haven’t had peanut butter and jelly in forever.”

They’re both smiling uncertainly at him. Steve hasn’t been smiled at this much in he can’t remember how long.

“That’s sweet of you to be so understanding. I’ll just- excuse me a minute while I fix them.” She turns to leave again.

Steve leaps to his feet. “Let me help!” In the kitchen he can do something, in the kitchen they can at least talk about kitchen things, he can ask them where things are, where they go.

“If you’re sure?” He nods. ��Well let’s all go. You can tell me what jelly you like. And do you want crunchy or smooth?”

In the kitchen she shows him a half-full jar of smooth and a nearly scraped empty jar of crunchy Skippy. Mr. Holland starts taking plates out of a cupboard. Steve was right for once. They move more easily, talk like real people as they pass bread and jelly along the counter.

“This is good,” he says taking a bite, “I never had peanut butter and marmalade before, but it’s really good.”

“Thank you. It was- Barb liked marmalade. We never cared for it particularly. She liked to have it on toast while we did these silly English accents- ” Mrs. Holland cuts herself off.

Oh shit, he’s done it again. Stupid Steve.

“Sorry, sorry. I didn’t mean to...”

“It’s alright,” and even though she hadn’t been able to finish the memory, her voice sounds as though it might actually be alright.

“It’s nice to talk about her to someone,” Ray says, “We tell each other the same things over and over. Nancy’d been her friend so long, she let us talk but of course she knew all the stories already. ‘S nice sharing her with someone new.”

“Well,” Marsha says briskly, “How are you Steve. We were sorry to hear about you and Nancy, but I’m glad you two are still on good terms. I think it’s very mature of you both.”

“How’s school? Heard from any of those early admissions?” Ray asks.

The sandwich is suddenly dry in Steve’s mouth. He’s ready to lie, to give the usual brush-off grownups secretly want. Maybe because these two seem to be fumbling around their lives the way he’s fumbling around his. Maybe because the lie is such a short answer, and then he’d have all that empty space to fill up with talk about what? Whatever the reason, he tells them.

“I never sent them.” His voice is quiet, directed at his plate. “Shit- I mean damn- I mean, sorry.” He’s doing it again, what is wrong with him? “Please don’t say anything to my parents.” When he looks up they’re both looking back at him, some expression he can’t quite identify. But it isn’t anger, or disappointment or annoyance, so there’s that.

“Your parents don’t know?” Ray asks.

Then Marsha, “Did you forget?”

Steve shakes his head. “I don’t know why I never sent them. I did the essay. I got my recommendations sent in. It’s just filling out the forms left, name and birthday. It should be easy. But I just... they’re in my desk drawer at home, and it’s like there’s an invisible wall between me and the drawer and I don’t know why I kept not sending them, and now its past most of the deadlines...”

“Do you wish you had sent them? Now, do you want to fix it, I’m sure there are ways to get an extension if you try,” says Marsha gently.

“No.” It’s weird, surreal he thinks is the word Nancy would use, to hear himself say these things out loud. “I don’t want to stay in high school. God do I not want to stay in high school! But when I think about leaving, about college and whatever- it feels like trying to climb Mount Everest.” He cringes at his own melodrama. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be complaining to you. You’re probably thinking how excited Barb was for college and I’m just- whining, being selfish, lazy.”

“I don’t think you’re lazy,” says Ray. “Like you said, you did the hard part. If something got you stuck on the last step, just couldn’t bring yourself to lick the stamp- that isn’t lazy. I don’t want to tell you your own mind, but that doesn’t sound like lazy.”

“You came here tonight, even though you’re not going out with Nancy. A selfish person wouldn’t do that. Barbara was always thrilled about college, but that doesn’t make you selfish for not wanting it. Kids are different, they have different strengths. And people take all different paths through life.”

“I don’t know what to tell my parents. My dad’s gonna be so so mad at me.”

“Tell him to call me. You’re young, you’re bright. You aren’t in jail or on drugs or failing out of school,” says Ray. “He should be jumping for joy just to- just to have you. You can tell him that from me. Or I’ll tell him myself.

“Tell them you didn’t get in- just that, you didn’t get in. No need to lie. And I guarantee you that in ten years it won’t matter.”

“Really?” Steve asks.

“If you’re meant to go, you’ll go. When you’re ready.”

They’ve hit him with so many new ideas, things Steve had never considered, never imagined that others, adults, would consider. That he hadn’t committed some cardinal sin, some irredeemable error. That his life wasn’t over. It was still a blank in his mind, whatever the future might be, but maybe it was blank not like the eggshell colored walls of his parents’ house but like a canvas. He could put anything on it. Whatever he liked. The Hollands made quiet conversation with each other while he thought.

Mrs. Holland stood, reaching for the empty plates. Steve stood as well, trailing after her with the stacked glasses. “Oh no, dear, you sit, you’re a guest.” “You did us a favor just coming here.”

“No really,” says Steve, and means it, “I’d like to help.”

#stranger things #stranger things fic #stranger things hc #steve harrington #steve harrington has bad parents #barb holland #i will never stop finding family for steve

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stranger-chichka · 2 years

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@madwheelerz with your theory about some characters having time manipulation powers in mind I want to write another one.

1984. Both Will and Barb are taken into the Upside Down by the demogogon. Barb's dead and Will is alive, but badly traumatized and the trauma is haunting him throughout the whole show, but it's especially shown in s2 with the Mind Flayer. One year after.

1x01: The Vanishing of Will Byers/2x01: The Weirdo on Maple Steet

1985. Both Billy and Fred got into an accident. Billy's possessed by Vecna and is killed by the monster, controlled by Vecna by the end of the s3 and Fred is traumatized. As with Will, his trauma is haunting him and Vecna uses it against him and kills him the year after.

1&2x03: The Mall Rats/2x04: Vecna's Curse

1986. Max and Mike. Both are distant from their loved ones, both are acting weird, both have the shared trauma connected to the Upside Down. Max is Vecna's target throughout the whole s4. Vecna Curse. She is killed by Vecna but her heart starts working again. However, we don't see much of Mike's thoughts and struggles during s4, so it will be revealed in s5, as we are still in 1986. I'm m more than convinced he'll be Vecna's next target.

8x03: The Battle of Starcourt /4x04: Dear Billy

And we have Barb's mother, Marsha (=warlike) Holland (=wooded land), who also wears her watch in her right hand. We don't have much information about her, but we know that Barb is the same age as Nancy, so let's say, she is around Mrs Wheeler's age. And Mrs Wheeler is around Alice Creel's age. This leads us to 1959. Alice Creel was killed by her brother Henry/001/Vecna. What if Alice and Marsha are somehow related? Maybe she also was Henry's target the same year?

And wait, in 1959 we do have 2 victims - a mother and a daughter. Virginia and Alice. What if Marsha is actually Alice? So, 11 people in total: Virginia, Alice, Will, Barbara, Billy, Crissy, Fred, Max, Patrick, Mike and El?

#byler #stranger things theory #stranger things 4 #stranger things time theory

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talesof-old · 2 years

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Welcome to Camp Killbuck Creek

introducing Hawkins’ very own summer camp, Camp Killbuck Creek.

bordered by Prosperity and Lover’s Lakes and settled along Killbuck Creek, our camp features activities such as kayaking, archery, arts & crafts, and more.

the year is 1983, and after the disappearance of one of the camp’s attendees, nothing will ever be the same.

warning(s): normal stranger things warnings i supposed, things like gore, blood, violence, death, allusions to sexy times

a/n: so this is basically the first time i’ve tried to write fanfiction in years, so please forgive me on that end. i wanted to try my hand at this when the idea came to me and so far i’m having a good time

also some things i wanted to add for context for the story

the reader moved to Hawkins during winter break of 1982/1983

they go to school with Nancy, Barb, and Steve

they’re in the same year as Steve (a junior)

i made all of the characters the same age as they are in the TV show even though I know that wouldn’t be completely accurate since most would be turning their ages during the school year (i just didn’t want to think that hard okay)

cast of characters

camp counselors

Steve Harrington

son of Mr. Harrington, a prominent businessman, and Mrs. Harrington, respected member of Hawkins City Council and a generous donator to many family owned businesses

currently dating Nancy Wheeler

best friends with Tommy and Carol

Tommy Hagan

son of Mr. and Mrs. Hagan

Carol’s boyfriend

best friends with Steve

Carol Perkins

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perkins

Tommy’s girlfriend

best friends with Steve

Nancy Wheeler

daughter of Karen Wheeler and Ted Wheeler

older sister of Mike and Holly Wheeler

currently dating Steve Harrington

best friends with Barb and Y/n

Barbara Holland

daughter of Marsha and Mr. Holland

former best friend of Robin Buckley

best friends with Nancy and Y/n

Jonathan Byers

son of Joyce and Lonnie Byers

older brother of Will Byers

Eddie Munson

nephew of Wayne Munson

friend of Y/n

Y/n L/n

new arrival

moved to Hawkins, Indiana in December of 1982

best friends with Nancy, Barb, and Robin

camp attendees

Mike Wheeler

son of Karen Wheeler and Ted Wheeler

younger brother of Nancy Wheeler and older brother of Holly Wheeler

best friends with Dustin, Lucas, and Will

Dustin Henderson

son of Claudia and Mr. Henderson

best friends with Mike, Lucas, and WIll

Lucas Sinclair

son of Sue and Charles Sinclair

older brother of Erica Sinclair

best friends with Mike, Dustin, and Will

Will Byers

son of Joyce and Lonnie Byers

younger brother of Jonathan Byers

best friends with Mike, Dustin, and Lucas

Eleven

daughter of Terry and Andrew Ives

human experiment of Dr. Martin Brenner

escapee

#steve harrington x reader #stranger things #steve harrington #nancy wheeler #eddie munson #jonathan byers #i definitely posted this too early but it's fine lmao #i'm still getting used to posting on here #welcome to camp killbuck creek

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fundieshaderoom · 10 months

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Fundie Families and Adjacents I Follow: Robertson

Phil Alexander Robertson- April 24, 1946

Marsha Kay Carroway "Miss Kay"- December 21, 1950

Phil married Kay began dating in 1964 (ages 18ish and 14ish) and married on January 11, 1966. They share 4 sons, 4 daughters-in-law, 16 grandchildren, 9 grandchildren-in-law, and 15 great-grandchildren. Phil has one daughter from an affair which gave him an additional 2 grandsons, 2 granddaughters-in-law, and 1 great-grandson.

1- Marshal Alan "Alan"- January 5, 1965

2- Jason Silas "Jase"- August 16, 1969

3- Willie Jess- April 22, 1972

4- Phyllis- 1975

5- Jules Jeptha "Jep"- May 28, 1978

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Alan married Lisa Gibson (November 7, 1965) on November 9, 1984, when they were both 19. They share 2 daughters, 2 sons-in-law, and 6 grandchildren.

1- Elizabeth Anna "Anna"- February 28, 1986

2- Katie Alexis "Alex"- November 30, 1987

Anna is married to Jay Stone.

1- Carley- November 27, 2005

2- Bailey Kay- November 5, 2007

3- Sage- August 2014

Alex is married to Vinny Mancuso.

1- Corban Marshal- March 29, 2014

2- Doc Santino- April 28, 2016

3- Pearl- September 26, 2017

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Jase married Melissa Louise West "Missy" (April 22, 1971) in 1990. They share 3 children, 1 daughter-in-law, and 2 grandchildren.

1- Reed Silas- May 15, 1995

2- Cole Foster- December 4, 1997

3- Mia Elaine- September 12, 2003

Reed married Brighton Thompson (September 16, 1996) on October 29, 2016, at ages 21 and 20. They share 2 children.

1- Merris Carroway- November 24, 2021

2- David Silas- January 20, 2023

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Willie married Leslie Koren Howard "Korie". They share 6 children, 5 children-in-law, and 7 grandchildren.

1- Rebecca Lo- October 17, 1988, foster child

2- John Luke- October 11, 1995

3- Sadie Carroway- June 11, 1997

5- Willie Alexander "Will"- November 8, 2001, adopted at 5 weeks

4- Bella- September 16, 2002

6- Rowdy- December 10, 2002, adopted in 2016

Rebecca married John Reed Loflin on December 3, 2016. They share 2 children.

1- Zane Israel- January 11, 2019

2- Holland Lo- December 24, 2022

John Luke married Mary Kate McEacharn (May 20, 1996) on June 28, both at age 19. They share 2 children and are expecting another.

1- John Shepherd- October 14, 2019

2- Ella Kathryn- April 8, 2021

3- Wells McEacharn- September 12, 2023

Sadie married Christian Huff (June 9, 1998) on November 25, 2019, at ages 22 and 21. They share 2 daughters.

1- Honey James- May 11, 2021

2- Haven Belle- May 22, 2023

Bella married Jacob Mayo (July 22, 1999) on June 5, 2021, at ages 18 and 21.

Willie Jr. married Abby Kay Hammond on April 28, 2023

Rowdy claims to be queer and in a relationship via his Instagram bio.

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Phyllis- 1975

Tony Thomas

Phyllis and Tony were wed in 1994. They share 2 sons, 2 daughters-in-law, and a grandson.

1- Grant- March 3

2- Joel B- November 20, 1997

Grant is married to Julie LaBaube.

1- Theo- March 2022

Joel married Kendall Devan (February 12, 1997) in July 2020

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Jep married Jessica Pamela Strickland (November 12, 1980) in 2001. They share 5 children and 1 son-in-law.

1- Lillian Mae "Lily"- December 26, 2002

2- Merritt Decatur- July 30, 2004

3- Priscilla June- August 4, 2006

4- River Alexander- December 5, 2008

5- Jules Augustus "Gus"- November 6, 2015, adopted

Lily married Austin Stalbaum on June 5, 2023.

Merritt is engaged to Tyler Metro.

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#families

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tengomilpalabrasparati · 2 years

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Cada 21 de julio homenajeamos a un animal de cuatro patas fiel e incondicional, considerado el mejor amigo del hombre.

El 21 de julio se celebra el Día Mundial del Perro.

Esta efeméride mundial fue creada en el año 2004, motivado por la inmensa importancia de estos animales en el diario vivir de los seres humanos.

¿Por qué se celebra?

La intención del Día Mundial del Perro no es solo recordarnos a uno de los mejores amigos de nuestra infancia y quizás, nuestro mejor amigo actual.

Se pretende concienciar a las personas sobre la inmensa cantidad de perritos que son abandonados a su suerte, o que aún están a la espera de una familia que los adopte en alguna perrera o refugio.

Al respecto, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) estima que el 70% de los perros en el mundo no tienen un hogar.

En la actualidad existen aproximadamente 300 millones de perros en el mundo, con una gran variedad de razas y tamaños, todos muy cariñosos y dispuestos a servir a sus amos de formas inimaginables.

Hoy en día contamos con perros policías, perros bomberos, perros lazarillos y perros de compañía. También los encontramos en las redes sociales, siendo un boom en Instagram, ya que posan para los selfies como unos grandes artistas.

Celebración del Día Mundial del Perro en otros países

El 21 de julio no es la única fecha para homenajear al mejor amigo del hombre. Concretamente, varios países coinciden en celebrar el Día del Perro el 26 de agosto, una iniciativa que surgió en Estados Unidos en el año 2004 y que se ha extendido a otros países como México, Colombia o Guatemala.

Otras efemérides asociadas con la celebración del Día Mundial del Perro, con los perros como protagonistas, son las siguientes:

Día del Perro Sin Raza (28 de mayo).

Día de llevar al Perro a la Oficina (21 de junio).

Día Internacional del Perro Callejero (último domingo de julio).

Día del Perro Adoptado (23 de septiembre).

Día del Perro de Trabajo (6 de diciembre).

Películas sobre perros que no te puedes perder

A continuación mostramos algunos títulos de películas divertidas y aleccionadoras sobre perros, para disfrutar en familia:

Benji (EEUU. Director: Brandon Camp. Año 2018): es un remake del año 1974, que relata la historia de dos hermanos que adoptan a un perro callejero, a pesar de la negativa de su madre a tener mascotas en casa. Los niños son secuestrados por criminales, siendo rescatados por el valiente perro.

La razón de estar contigo (EEUU. Director: Lasse Hallström. Año 2017): muestra la historia de un perro a través de sus numerosas vidas, descubriendo en cada experiencia cual es la razón y propósito de su existencia.

¿Quién se queda con Wesley? (EEUU. Director: Huck Botko. Año 2016): una pareja que se está divorciando debe acudir a la Corte, ya que no pueden acordar quien se quedará con su mascota, un adorable perro labrador.

Marmaduke (EEUU. Director: Tom Dey. Año 2010): un perro gran danés ayuda a su familia a adaptarse a su nueva vida en California, en medio de desastrosas ocurrencias.

Siempre a tu lado (EEUU. Director: Lasse Hallström. Año 2009): basada en hechos reales, muestra la historia de Hachiko, un perro fiel que acompañaba diariamente a su amo a la estación de tren, hasta que sucedió una tragedia inimaginable.

Bolt: un perro fuera de serie (EEUU. Director: Byron Howard. Año 2008): en esta película animada una estrella canina de un programa de televisión cree que tiene superpoderes de verdad y se embarca en una serie de aventuras para rescatar a su dueña.

Marley y yo (EEUU. Director: David Frankel. Año 2008): muestra la vida de Marley, un adorable e incorregible perro, adoptado por una pareja recién casada. Una historia tierna y llena de aprendizajes.

Perro al Rescate (EEUU. Director: Todd Holland. Año 2007): un famoso perro, que ha participado como estrella principal en varias películas, se ha extraviado. Es adoptado por una estación de bomberos y se convierte en su mascota.

Rescate en la Antártida (Canadá. Director: Frank Marshall. Año 2006): tres miembros de una expedición científica en la Antártida deben abandonar a sus perros, quienes deberán sobrevivir en unas condiciones atmosféricas adversas.

101 dálmatas (EEUU. Director: Stephen Herek. Año 1996): es un remake de la película clásica de Disney. Una pareja de dálmatas vive felizmente en su hogar con sus dueños recién casados. Luego del nacimiento de su gran camada de cachorros, son acechados por la malvada Cruella de Vil.

La Dama y el Vagabundo (EEUU. Director: Clyde Geronimi. Año 1955): este clásico cinematográfico de todos los tiempos muestra la historia de amor, entre una cocker spaniel de clase alta y un perro callejero.

¿Cómo podemos celebrar el Día Mundial del Perro?

Aunque no existe una única forma de celebrar este día, muchos amantes de los canes realizan actividades de esparcimiento que son del agrado de su mascota, como salir al parque, preparar su comida favorita, correr por la playa o disfrutar todo el día en la cama, con el aire acondicionado al frio máximo.

Algunas organizaciones de rescate de animales hacen jornadas de vacunación, castración, esterilización y adopción de perritos, sin costo alguno.

Hay quienes prefieren servir de voluntarios en algún centro de acogida de perritos y hasta deciden adoptar a uno, para que les haga compañía el resto de sus días.

Para celebrar por todo lo alto el Día Mundial del Perro, puedes fotografiar a la mascota peluda consentida de la familia y etiquetarla en las redes sociales, con los hashtags #DiaMundialdelPerro #DiadelPerro.

#21 de julio se celebra el Día Mundial del Perro

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svnshine-vampirediaries · 2 years

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face claim • phoebe dynevor

love interest • damon salvatore

species • vampire

fic • in reverse

tags • fic: in reverse // oc: blaire forbes // damonxblaire

face claim • willa holland

love interest • stefan salvatore

species • werewolf

fic • honey and glass

tags • fic: honey and glass // oc: nicole lockwood // stefanxnicole

face claim • katherine mcnamara

love interest • caroline forbes

species • heretic

fic • rivers and roads

tags • fic: rivers and roads // oc: reagan porter // carolinexreagan

face claim • quintessa swindell

love interest • bonnie bennett

species • witch

fic • descendant of the end

tags • fic: descendant of the end // oc: marsha giles // bonniexmarsha

face claim • savannah smith

love interest • katherine pierce

species • werewolf

fic • opposites attract

tags • fic: opposites attract // oc: kristine travis // katherinexkristine

face claim • ella purnell

love interest • kai parker

species • vampire

fic • crazy kind of love

tags • fic: crazy kind of love // oc: jackie gilbert // kaixjackie

face claim • summer bishil

love interest • enzo st john

species • witch

fic • lies I believed

tags • fic: lies I believed // oc: julia pace // enzoxjulia

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Alright, here are the lineups for Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 with what dates the polls go up!

ROUND 1

Erica Sinclair vs Eden Bingham - May 10

Mike Wheeler vs Robin Buckley - May 10

Henry Creel vs Susan Hargrove - May 11

Ted Wheeler vs Lucas Sinclair - May 11

Jonathan Byers vs Suzie Bingham - May 12

Argyle vs Steve Harrington - May 12

Will Byers vs Gareth - May 13

Starcourt Jazzercize Guy vs Will’s Dragon - May 13

Crop Top Ken vs Jake from Lenora - May 14

Vecna vs Nancy Wheeler - May 14

Lenora Dream Girl vs Joyce Byers - May 15

Max Mayfield vs Heather Holloway - May 15

El Hopper vs The Mind Flayer - May 16

Dustin Henderson vs Barb Holland - May 16

Karen Wheeler vs Marsha Holland - May 17

Patrick McKinney vs Vickie - May 17

Snow Ball Girl vs Dart the Demodog - May 18

Angela vs Kali Prasad - May 18

ROUND 2

-> Wildcard Redemption brought back Argyle and Suzie.

2.1 Max Mayfield vs Kali Prasad - May 26

2.2 Crop Top Ken vs Joyce Byers - May 26

2.3 Snow Ball Girl vs Jazzercize Guy - May 27

2.4 Erica Sinclair vs Will Byers - May 27

2.5 Lucas Sinclair vs Vickie - May 28

2.6 Steve Harrington vs Robin Buckley - May 28

2.7 Nancy Wheeler vs El Hopper - May 29

2.8 Karen Wheeler vs Suzie Bingham - May 29

2.9 Dustin Henderson vs Argyle - May 30

2.10 Jonathan Byers vs Henry Creel - May 30

ROUND 3

-> Wildcard Redemption brought back Lucas and Jonathan.

3.1 Lucas Sinclair vs Karen Wheeler - June 7

3.2 Steve Harrington vs El Hopper - June 7

3.3 Henry Creel vs Dustin Henderson - June 8

3.4 Joyce Byers vs Max Mayfield - June 8

3.5 Erica Sinclair vs Snow Ball Girl - June 9

3.6 Jonathan Byers vs Vickie - June 9

ROUND 4

-> Runner-Up Redemption brought back Joyce and Lucas.

4.1 Henry Creel vs Max Mayfield - June 18

4.2 Erica Sinclair vs Vickie - June 18

4.3 Karen Wheeler vs Steve Harrington - June 19

4.4 Joyce Byers vs Lucas Sinclair - June 19

Who’s the Prettiest Character in Stranger Things?

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ao3feed-byler2 · 11 months

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Past The Waves

by pagesofpaiges

Will Byers was born with magic, hiding his identity from a world that views it as a threat. After abandoning his old life for good, he’s dragged into a group of misfit knights that teach him the true meaning of family, traveling the coast together on a quest for the king.

And he desperately wants to help them in return, but how long can he keep his secret safe if touching water causes his legs to become a tail?

Words: 6008, Chapters: 1/10, Language: English

Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Will Byers, Mike Wheeler, Joyce Byers, Jonathan Byers, Lonnie Byers, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Nancy Wheeler, Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Marsha Holland, Chester the Dog (Stranger Things), Henry Creel | One | Vecna, Martin Brenner

Relationships: Will Byers/Mike Wheeler, Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper, Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair, Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler, Will Byers & The Party

Additional Tags: Mike is a paladin, Will has magic, Alternate Universe - Magic, Inspired by H2O: Just Add Water, oh no Cleoooo, Sirens, Alternate Universe - Merpeople, Prejudice Against Mythical Creatures, Knights - Freeform, kingdoms and quests, Demogorgons, No beta we die like Barb, Will Byers Has Powers, Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler, Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers, Will Byers Can't Catch a Break, Alternate Universe - Fantasy

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#byler #michael wheeler #will byers

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The Mommy Myth by Susan J. Douglas and Meredith Michaels

“Intensive Mothering” as defined by sociologist Sharon Hays.

“New Momism” originated in 1942 with Philip Wylie’s book Generation of Vipers where he attacked (let’s be real) moms for being smothering and turning their sons, America’s soldiers into weaklings as “Momism”. This new definition refers to a highly romanticized and demanding view of motherhood where standards for success are impossible to meet.

“Intensive mothering insists that mothers acquire professional-level skills such as those of a therapist, pediatrician (’Dr. Mom’), consumer products safety inspector, and teacher, and that they lavish every ounce of physical vitality they have, the monetary equivalent of the gross domestic product of Australia, and, most of all, every single bit of their emotional, mental, and psychic energy on their kids. We must learn to put on the masquerade of the doting, self-sacrificing mother and wear it at all times. With intensive mothering, everyone watches us, we watch ourselves and other mothers, and we watch ourselves watching ourselves. How many of you know someone who swatted her child on the behind in a supermarket because he was, say, opening a pack of razor blades in the toiletries aisle, only to be accosted by someone she never met who threatened to put her up on child-abuse charges?....Motherhood has become a psychological police state.”

“Intensive mothering is the ultimate female Olympics: We are all in powerful competition with each other, in constant danger of being trumped by the mom down the street, or in the magazine we’re reading. The competition isn’t just over who’s a good mother--it’s over who’s the best. We compete with each other; we compete with ourselves. The best mothers always put their kids’ needs before their own, period. The best mothers are the main caregivers. For the best mothers, their kids are the center of the universe. The best mothers always smile. They always understand. They are never tired. They never lose their temper. They never say, ‘Go to the neighbor’s house and play while Mommy has a beer.’ Their love for their children is boundless, unflagging, flawless, total. Mothers today cannot just respond to their kids’ needs, they must predict them--and with the telepathic accuracy of Houdini. They must memorize verbatim the books of all the child-care experts and know which approaches are developmentally appropriate at different ages. They are supposed to treat their two-year-olds with ‘respect’. If mothers screw up and fail to do this on any given day, they should apologize to their kids, because any misstep leads to permanent psychological and/or physical damage. Anyone who questions whether this is the best and the necessary way to raise kids is an insensitive, ignorant brute. This is just common sense, right?”

“According to postfeminism, women now have a choice between feminism and antifeminism and they just naturally and happily choose the latter. And the most powerful way that postfeminism worked to try to re-domesticate women was through the new momism. Here’s the progression. Feminism won; you can have it all; of course you want children; mothers are better at raising children than fathers; of course your children come first; of course you come last; today’s children need constant attention, cultivation, and adoration, or they’ll become failures and hate you forever; you don’t want to fail at that it’s easier for mothers to abandon their work and their dreams than for fathers; you don’t want it all anymore (which is good because you can’t have it all); who cares about equality, you’re too tired; and whoops--here we are in 1954.”

A doozy? Well re-reading this tome made me think of the moms on Stranger Things and the fan reactions to them. I in fact thought of this book because the demands of motherhood have changed since the 1970s when most of the Party where growing up and there was an anti-feminist backlash around that time that culminated in a media that co-opted the idea of feminism and exploited boomer anxiety about raising their kids without the trauma of their childhoods.

#Stranger Things #motherhood in media #women in media #Susan J Douglas #meredith michaels #Feminism #Karen Wheeler #Joyce Byers #Claudia Henderson #Mrs. Sinclair #susan hargrove #Marsha Holland #Terry Ives #Janet Holloway #Feminist Reading

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Why every girl/woman in Stranger Things is a badass:

Joyce Byers:

Fights tooth and nail to find her missing boy, even when the whole town is convinced she’s overreacting or going crazy, even her own son.

Going into the upside down in a hazmat suit because she’ll be damned if she isn’t there the second they find Will

Screaming at Lonnie for being the worthless piece of shit that he is.

Raising her two sons on her own!!!!!! Working her butt off to provide for them!!!!

Fights doctors who she knows have the power to wipe her off the face of the earth.

Put the death of her significant other on the back burner to take care of her son.

Claudia Henderson:

Raises Dustin on her own!!!!

Really cares about him and what he’s doing!!!!

Supports his interests, even if she thinks they’re a little odd

Mrs. Sinclair:

Is supportive of her children

Dealt with Billy before he went to visit Karen and somehow she managed to not strangle him

Karen Wheeler:

Raises three children (pretty much on her own, because wE ALL KNOW HOW USEFUL TED IS)

Supported her friend Joyce after the loss of her son!

Desperately wants her children to know that they can talk to her about anything

Has to keep secrets about probably the most horrifying time of her life, where her son almost got killed because of what happened with El and Hawkin’s lab.

Nancy Wheeler:

TAKES IT UPON HERSELF TO CAPTURE AND KILL THE DEMOGORGON

Slices her own hand open to attract it.

Sets up fucking bear traps

IS AN INCREDIBLE SHOT

DAMSEL IN DISTRESS WHERE? WHO? NOT NANCY WHEELER!

Keeps what happened to Barb a secret from her parents even though it is literally eating her up on the inside. But she knows it’s for their protection.

GOT JUSTICE FOR BARB BY PURPOSELY GETTING TAKEN BY HAWKIN’S LAB

SUPPORTS JONATHAN WHILE HE WATCHES HIS BROTHER PRETTY MUCH GO THROUGH AN EXORCISM!

Barbra Holland:

Tries to protect Nancy from becoming somebody that she’s not.

Never strays from who she is even though she has pressure from the outside.

Marsha Holland:

Has never given up hope of finding her daughter

Is willing to risk her livelihood if it means she can get answers to what happened to her.

Terry Ives:

Never gave up hope of finding her daughter!!!!!!

PRETTY MUCH BROKE INTO HAWKINS LAB TO SAVE HER!

Becky Ives:

Has been taking care of her catatonic sister for at least a decade.

Supports El in her quest to find out what the hell happened and how to connect with her mother.

Doesn’t think El is crazy for trying to connect telepathically.

Eleven:

Do I even have to say why she’s a badass I mean COME ON?

Escapes Hawkins lab after straight up murdering her captors.

Runs into the night with just an oversized tee shirt.

Saves Mike and the party more times than anybody can count

Puts herself into scary and life-threatening situations to save Will Byers who she has never even met before.

GOES UP TO SINGLE-HANDEDLY FIGHT THE DEMOGORGON

LIVES ON HER OWN IN THE WINTER IN THE WILDERNESS FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG

knocked a bitch out using only a squirrel

Kept herself isolated from Mike for almost a year because she knew it was the safest thing for her and for him.

Sought out her mother despite knowing it was probably dangerous

Sought out Kali even though she knew it was dangerous.

CLOSED THE FUCKING GATE TO THE UPSIDE DOWN.

Kali:

TAKING REVENGE ON EVERY PERSON WHO HURT HER!!!!!

Coming up with a rag-tag team of misfits and all of them supporting and protecting each other

Living without much knowledge of her family or where she came from.

CAN MAKE PEOPLE SEE WHATEVER SHE WANTS THEM TO SEE! BADASS.

Helps El come to the conclusion of who she is and who she wants to be, even if the two of them don’t agree.

Max Mayfield:

Doesn’t tolerate creepy behavior from the party.

Says what’s on her mind

Defeats a bunch of stereotypes by skateboarding and being good at video games and not dressing in stereotypically ‘girly’ outfits.

Stands up to and defies her brother when he’s being a dick, no matter what.

Understands her brother’s rage but doesn’t tolerate it when it becomes abusive.

Stabs that bitch in the neck with a tranq

then threatens his dick with a baseball bat

Demands he leaves her and her friends alone.

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on the one hand its like. I'm happy that tom thinks my country is beautiful and he's had fun and good food here. but like. it actually physically pains me that the only part he's seen is bali. BALI. like mate. you wanna see true beauty? I'll show you some real beauty. Labuan Bajo. Wakatobi. Raja Ampat. let's go man. you haven't seen nothing yet

#tom holland #marsha rambles

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your fc suggestions are always so helpful. thanks for all you do! when you have the free time could you list some of your favorite fcs in their 60s? any gender is great! thanks in advance and again thanks for all the wonderful work you do.

Two-Spirit:

Tomson Highway (1951) Cree - Two-Spirit - he/him.

Alec Butler (1959) Métis of Mi'kmaq heritage - Two-Spirit trans man - he/they.

Women:

L. Scott Caldwell (1950) African-American.

Tantoo Cardinal (1950) Metis of Cree, Dene, Nakoda Sioux, and French.

Jane Lind (1950) Aleut.

Joan Armatrading (1950) Saint Kittitian - not straight but otherwise unsepcfiied.

Shabana Azmi (1950) Indian.

Maryam Mursal (1950) Somali.

Lillias White (1951) African-American.

Margo Martindale (1951)

Geraldine Keams (1951) Navajo.

Tracey Norman (1952) African-American - trans.

Annette O'Toole (1952)

Alfre Woodard (1952) African-American.

Charlayne Woodard (1953) African-American.

CCH Pounder (1952) Afro-Guyanese.

Katey Sagal (1954) Ashkenazi Jewish / German, English, Swiss-German, French, Scottish.

Rene Russo (1954) - has bipolar disorder.

Marsha Warfield (1954) African-American - lesbian.

Marina Sirtis (1955)

Kate Mulgrew (1955)

Kim Cattrall (1955)

Sandra de Sá (1955) Afro-Brazilian - bisexual.

Michelle Yim (1955) Hongkonger.

Karasuma Setsuko (1955) Japanese.

Ann Dowd (1956)

Catherine O'Hara (1956)

Linda Hamilton (1956) - has bipolar disorder.

Carla-Rae Holland (1956) Mohawk, Seneca, and French.

Lesley Manville (1956)

Yo Kimiko (1956) Japanese.

Geri Jewell (1957) - has cerebral palsy.

Kathy Najimy (1957) Lebanese.

Sheri Foster (1957) Cherokee.

Ratna Pathak Shah (1957) Gujarati Indian.

Jenifer Lewis (1957) African-American - has bipolar disorder.

Amy Aquino (1957) 75% Italian 25% Ashkenazi Jewish.

Velina Hasu Houston (1957) African-American, Pikuni Blackfoot, Japanese, Chinese, Native Hawaiian, Cuban, Argentinian, Brazilian, Armenian, Greek, German, English.

Faith Nolan (1957) Mi’kmaq, African Canadian, and Irish - lesbian.

Jamie Lee Curtis (1958) Ashkenazi Jewish / Danish, smaller amounts of English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Swiss-German, remote French.

Holly Hunter (1958) - is deaf in left ear.

Susanna Thompson (1958)

Madeleine Stowe (1958) Dutch, German, English / Costa Rican {Spanish], one quarter German.

Jennifer Tilly (1958) Chinese / Finnish, Irish.

Allison Hedge Coke (1958) Metis, Huron, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Seminole, Choctaw, Muskogee, French, Portuguese, English, and Scottish.

Angela Bassett (1958) African-American.

Kristin Scott Thomas (1960)

Rena Owen (1960) Māori.

Elaine Miles (1960) Cayuse, Nez Perce.

Lorraine Toussaint (1960) Afro-Trinidadian.

Lou Bennett (1960) Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung - lesbian.

Orla Brady (1961)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961)

Men:

Ron Perlman (1950) Ashkenazi Jewish.

CJ Jones (1950) African-American - deaf.

John Goodman (1952)

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (1952) Hongkonger.

David Byrne (1952) - is autistic.

Mandy Patinkin (1952) Ashkenazi Jewish.

Graham Greene (1952) Oneida.

Thom Gossom Jr. (1952) African-American.

Gil Birmingham (1953) Comanche.

Robert Finley (1954) African-American - blind.

Gregory Zaragoza (1954) Akimel O’odham and Mexican.

Raoul Max Trujillo (1955) Spanish, Tlaxcaltec, Apache, Comanche, Pueblo, Ute, Métis, Sephardi Jewish, and Moorish.

Jimmy Smits (1955) Dutch-Surinamese / Puerto Rican.

Chow Yun-fat (1955) Hongkonger.

Mark Boone Jr. (1955)

Nathan Lane (1956) - gay.

Keith David (1956) African-American.

Anil Kapoor (1956) Indian.

Jeremy Wade (1956)

Julian Richings (1956)

Ernie Dingo (1956) Yamatji.

Steve Buscemi (1957)

Dirk Blocker (1957)

Richard E. Grant (1957)

Dolph Lundgren (1957)

Isaach de Bankolé (1957) Ivorian.

Ray McKinnon (1957)

Daniel Day-Lewis (1957) Ashkenazi Jewish / English, Northern Irish, remote Welsh.

Kim Coates (1958)

Peter Capaldi (1958)

Gregory Scott Cummins (1958)

Giancarlo Esposito (1958) African-American / Italian.

Alec Butler (1959) Métis of Mi'kmaq heritage - Two-Spirit trans man - he/they.

Ken Watanabe (1959) Japanese.

Bradley Whitford (1959)

Tony Slattery (1959) - is gay and has bipolar disorder.

Hugh Laurie (1959)

Sanada Hiroyuki (1960) Japanese.

James Spader (1960)

Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960) - has bipolar disorder.

Cyril Nri (1961) Igbo Nigerian - bisexual.

Emilio Rivera (1961) Mexican.

Please note that not all of these have resources at time of posting!

Thank you so much for your kind words too!

#fc help #rph #rpc #olderfcs #pls lmk if any of these are problematic i did google!

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Recently watched: The Girl in the Black Stockings (1957). Tagline: “She was every inch a teasing, taunting “come-on” blonde … and she made every inch pay off!” I’m using this period of enforced social isolation to explore the weirder corners of YouTube for long forgotten and obscure movies. (My boyfriend is accompanying me only semi-willingly).

Look, I don’t mean to overpraise what’s essentially a lurid minor exploitation b-movie. But in terms of low-brow fifties pulp thrills, the addictively trashy Girl in the Black Stockings veritably pulsates with prurience, misogyny, twisted psychology and an almost tangible revulsion towards sex. And it condenses its shock-by-shock twists into a taut 73-minutes.

While vacationing at The Parry Lodge, a luxe mountain resort in Utah, hunky Los Angeles-based attorney Dave Hewson (Lex Barker) tentatively romances shy Beth Dixon (Anne Bancroft), the hotel’s switchboard operator. We first encounter the couple dancing by moonlight at an outdoor pool party. “Are you breathing this hard because of me or the altitude?” Hewson suavely inquires. Their tryst is abruptly ruined when he lights a cigarette, and the flame illuminates a brutally slain female corpse in the bushes. The dead woman is Marsha Morgan – the local “good time girl” (prepare for lots of slut-shaming and blame-the-victim talk). Her throat has been slit – and her black stockings are in shreds! Suddenly, every guest and employee at Parry Lodge is a suspect – and what a menagerie of freaks they are! They’re all hiding sordid secrets, and they all seem guilty as hell. One thing’s for sure: as Hewson surmises, “We’re not dealing with an ordinary killer committing an ordinary crime!”

The hotel’s proprietor is Edmund Parry (Ron Randell), an embittered misanthropic quadriplegic who viscerally loathes women in general and Marsha Morgan in particular. “I must say, the man-eating witch deserved it!” he’s apt to declare. “She was poison. Like a disease! A common creature whose every word, every breath, every gesture, was the show of an empty shallow strumpet. Miss Morgan was an example of a completely justifiable homicide!” Edmund is doted on by Julia (Marie Windsor), his devoted-to-the-point-of-incest sister. Does Edmund’s paralysis eliminate him as the killer? (It’s hinted his disability is psychosomatic). And what about the hotel’s knife-wielding, blood-splattered Native American handyman Joe (Larry Chance)? Due to an alcoholic black-out, he can’t account for his actions on the night of Marsha’s murder. Or bad boy ex-con sawmill employee Frankie (Gerald Frankie), who was sexually entangled with Marsha? Meanwhile, faded matinee idol Norman Grant (John Holland) is staying at Parry Lodge while preparing for a screen comeback, accompanied by his platinum blonde paramour Harriet Ames (Mamie Van Doren). As more dead bodies begin cropping up (cut to newspaper headline exclaiming “Maniac Strikes Again!”), it becomes apparent a serial killer is stalking this remote desert town. Who will be next?

The Girl in the Black Stockings certainly boasts a fun ensemble cast. By this point, premium fifties beefcake leading man Lex Barker (a former husband of Lana Turner’s) had already portrayed Tarzan and was yet to feature in Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960). Barker’s facial expression is permanently set to “pensive squint”, but we get copious glimpses of his wondrous physique, so who’s complaining? Today we remember Anne Bancroft as a heavy-weight credible “prestige” talent, but before she won her 1962 Best Actress Academy Award for The Miracle Worker, she paid her dues in b-movies like Don’t Bother to Knock (1952), Gorilla at Large (1954) and this one. Character actor John Dehner plays local sheriff Jess Holmes as if he’s wandered in from a Western. Tough-as-nails film noir broad Marie Windsor is cast against type in a virtuous “good girl” role. The Girl in the Black Stockings’ poster mischievously hints archetypal fifties bad girl and personification of moist womanly needs Mamie Van Doren is the film’s star (and the titular girl in the black stockings). In fact, her third-billed role as “the stunning blonde who lived for pleasure” is surprisingly small. Ultimately, it’s Ron Randell’s ferocious performance as the twisted-by-hatred Edmund that leaves the most indelible impression.

Because it was made in ’56 (when the Motion Picture Production Code was still enforced), The Girl in the Black Stockings can only imply the violence and kink. All the murders occur off screen, but the script compensates by having characters describe the mutilations in gruesome detail (“A girl was slaughtered and carved-up like a side of beef tonight!” “Those arms! Cut up like a jigsaw puzzle!”). Some particularly vivid moments: when one of the potential culprits is cornered by the cops at the lumber mill, he panics and falls into a buzz saw! And when a little girl discovers a dead body floating face down in the hotel’s pool, she giggles, “Look at that funny man!” Foreshadowing Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), William Castle’s Strait-Jacket (1964), eighties slasher films and even David Lynch’s Twin Peaks (think of Marsha Morgan as the equivalent of Laura Palmer), The Girl in the Black Stockings offers a tawdry good time.

Watch the film here.

#the girl in the black stockings #vintage sleaze #lobotomy room #b-movie #exploitation cinema #sexploitation cinema #bad movies we love #bad movies for bad people #mamie van doren

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