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Sarah. Filipina. Nerd. Studying to be a nurse. Part-time optimist and part-time realist. Yet still always thinking with a positive mental attitude.Irene, Moriarty and Why They’re Both Important.
So I finally feel somewhat ready to collect my thoughts about Irene/Moriarty. So many people have written so many smart things. One thing I have noticed tho is people saying they’re so happy about the Moriarty reveal because they ‘hated’ Irene before, cos she was a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, cos she was a ‘Mary Sue’, cos she was too girly and pretty and Sherlock was in love with her, and i want to kindly object. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is an annoying trope and i’m so glad Elementary subverted it, but it’s important when we critique these sexist tropes that we don’t end up hating/critiquing women who embody these tropes, thus losing sight of the larger (white male) power structure controlling their narratives. There’s nothing wrong with a woman being girly, spunky, bouncy, flirtatious, quirky, soft, sweet, vulnerable etc. What’s problematic is when these traits are presented through a white male gaze, and become a composite of ‘ideal womanhood’ at the expense of other women, and are centered around serving the white male character’s needs.
# May 18, 2013 / 4:28am // 343 Notes
Moriarty is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. She is the organizer of half that is evil and nearly all that is undetected in this great city. She is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thinker. She has a brain of the first order.
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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Premiere - Berlin (29.04.2013)
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compliments from girls are so much more satisfying than compliments from guys
cute recognize cute
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”[…] when an extremely rare bee miraculously unexpectedly finds a compatible partner.” (x)
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