That’s way closer to the behaviors the term seeks to describe than Godzilla’s overall dgaf-ness, plus it’s already got the word “bride” in it so no need for the awkward portmanteau. I mean, it’s the definition of low hanging fruit. /thread
As a recently-engaged monster movie fanatic, I’m bothered by the term “Bridezilla.” Aside from being lukewarm wordplay, & an arguably sexist stereotype, it misunderstands Godzilla. Thread:
If you want to use a classic movie monster for your bossy bride archetype, why not Bride of Frankenstein? That chick took 1 look at the dude she was supposed to marry, saw how ugly he was & hissed at him like a mad cat, which messed him up so bad he immediately murdered them both
I hate that my brain works this way but I’ve spent 25 years being ever so slightly irritated that Ghostface Killah & Masta Killa didn’t get together in the beginning & decide whether or not there’s an H on the end of killa
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