like the problem isn't that lestat did a violently antiblack thing necessarily, he's been doing that since s1- the problem is that rolin seems to consider it inconsequential, just another round of monsters hurting each other. it should be *massively* consequential and it isn't
.... no, its my fault for watching season 1/2 of this show n thinking its a good story that don't downplay victims and racism, just for this bitch to sound like real victim balmeing people I've met in real life, no its my fault...
much of the gothic horror of show-loumand is rooted in psychological and racially charged violence: a black man inhabiting captivity under the illusion of agency, self-entangled in domesticity with the man who murdered his child and orchestrated his lynching. butcher shop scene🪡
the difference in langauge when talking about lestat and louis annoys me to no end
- for lestat it’s self-love and acceptance
- for louis it’s hody horror and accountability to *armand* and ‘did louis have his head up his ass?’
you can *tell* louis is secondary to him
aaand this has been partly confirmed by a zell williams who (in more polite and respectful language than amc, rolin, mark or hannah deserve) was fired after his stellar work on iwtv s2 and executives completely ghosted him. he was the last black person to write for this show.
you claim you don't want to turn loumand's relationship into balancing scales or a moral ledger when trying to frame the harm between them as a two-way street is doing exactly that. "mutual abuse" is a myth meant to discredit survivors, which is what this logic is engaged in
I just rewatched the final ep of x-men 97 season 1
Bro I forget this guy name is literally "en good morning" OMG THIS SO EMBARRASSING WHY WOULD THEY NAME HIM THAT??? like I gassed this season up to my dad just for "good morning" to show up😭😭
#Xmen97
"Louis abused/pimped armand" mind you there first kiss and when they started their relationship was after armand threatened his life, also when Louis says they're not companions armand says "I know your secret tge one that will get you Claudia killed" then they became companion..