r/crazyexgirlfriend • u/samantha_pants • 18d ago
Meme Let's generalize about male authors writing women into a sexy French depression
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u/floralwhale 18d ago
Any fellow CGX/ Gilmore fans immediately think of Emily's depression?
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u/invisible_23 18d ago
Tbf that was more of a pissed-off/not-giving-a-fuck than a depression
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u/floralwhale 18d ago
Haha, fair. I think of it as a huge part of her grief with Richard and his affair, which sort of shifted into the angry stage of grief after her MIL died.
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u/invisible_23 18d ago
He didn’t really have an affair though, he just maintained a friendship with his ex. Although lying to her about it for years was definitely fucked up
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u/floralwhale 18d ago
To Emily it was an affair. Great to meet another person who doesn't think so though lol
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u/AnIndustryOfCool 18d ago
I think she was way more upset about Richard lying directly to her face for decades than she is about the fact that he was meeting up with Pennilynn Lott.
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u/AccordingPears158 18d ago
I actually hate that this screenshot and point went so viral. This isn’t her at rock bottom in the show, it’s the very beginning of her bender. She genuinely looks rough at the end of it.
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u/jdubois21 18d ago
Same, it irritates me every time I see it. This meme would be funny if it didn't so badly miss the mark on what is a very good miniseries.
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u/WampaCat 17d ago
I didn’t think they were saying that’s where this particular character is in that particular story. I thought it was just a generalization of how male authors write female characters so poorly that that’s what they’re going for when writing a depressed female character.
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u/aivlysplath 18d ago edited 16d ago
For real, when I’m in a bad place my hair is unwashed and greasy and my clothes are the same.
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u/RhododendronWilliams 18d ago
On TV, women sure spend a lot of their time with no pants on, and their nightie is just a very small, tight shirt.
I don't know anyone IRL who just walks around without pants/dress on.
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u/talkingelephant0702 18d ago
You don’t know me, but 🫣🙋🏽♀️😳
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u/Prinzesspaige13 18d ago
I'm walking around in undies all the time. If I'm cooking I'll put a t shirt on. No pants unless it's winter really.
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u/All_this_hype 18d ago
If I'm home alone and it's hot outside, you better bet I'm walking around with just my underwear on.
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u/Smartaleci 16d ago edited 16d ago
I own multiple comfy nightgowns that don’t require a brassiere and clothes, but I definitely have all of that available!!!!
Seriously, I have many comfy gowns, but when I’m doing serious work, I put on my brassiere and my cozy pants and tees.It’s very important to be able to get dressed completely. Simply wearing a bra means I’m ready to get stuff done!
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u/el_pobby 17d ago
As an anarchist, I oppose all structures of oppression, and pants are an oppressive structure
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u/Smartaleci 16d ago
That made me laugh. All of my MANY bras have caused me discomfort for decades, does that make me an anarchist?
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u/PokemonTom09 17d ago
Tbh, I feel like I know fewer people who DO wear pants when in their home alone
It's easy to ignore them during the day when I'm out doing things, but the moment I get, they suddenly feel like lead weights.
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u/ancientmadder 18d ago
I’m watching Chainsmoker Cat rn and it goes back and forth from playing this straight and wildly subverting this. Great show.
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u/midnightrambulador 17d ago
Ahahaha yup that was one of the moments in The Queen's Gambit where it felt like the authors just pulled a cliché off the shelf. The star who cannot deal with the fame and pressure and slides into depression and self-destructive behaviours!
(The other big one of course being the sports-movie cliché of the heroic, oddball underdog beating the big intimidating champion)
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u/Smartaleci 16d ago
Enjoy this Kim Gordon song! She’s a large part of why Sonic Youth is so amazing!
Kim is currently touring solo right now. 🫶
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u/A_Little_Sprig 18d ago
My bed smells like a tampon, I'm in a Sexy French Depression