Idc if the relationship is platonic or romantic do not be mean to me. We can joke and have banter but that mean shit will get you cussed out and blocked.
genuinely fuck whoever came up w the dumbass idea to replace THE DICTIONARY BUILT INTO GOOGLE with the ai overview's definitions i hope everything in their life fucking sucks
In the novel Margaret isn’t using religion as a convenient excuse for control her whole personality is the product of trauma, sexual shame, and a genuine (if psychotic) belief that Carrie is the living punishment for her own sin.
She tried to kill her at birth as a sacrifice and again when the stones came at age three. The prayer closet, “dirty pillows,” and “Curse of Blood” weren’t power plays; they were the only form of protection she understood. King doesn’t let us off the hook with a tidy “abuser using religion” reading.
The control and damage are real, but so is the sincerity of her delusion. Most adaptations flatten this. The book doesn’t.
UPDATE
Kelly Clarkson has now responded to Art of Play, the Brooklyn store she criticized on here.
The store said the item she wanted wasn’t for sale.
But Clarkson says the store is lying and that there was a price tag on the item the store claims wasn’t for sale.