so i’ve just returned from the theatre after seeing STID and while it’s still fresh in my mind i wanna archive someone of my thoughts because tbh i’m feeling a little… disappointed. while there were a lot of things i whole heartedly enjoyed about the movie they seemed to be outweighed by those which i found troubling. spoilers and general wank under the cut.

Cadmus, turned into a snake, embraced by his wife Harmonia;.illustration to Renouard’s French translation of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’ (Paris, veuve Langelier, 1619, p.117); letterpress text on verso. c.1619
EngravingPrint made by Michel Faulte
The British Museum
why aren’t there friend pick up lines
pick up lines to make friends
like
“hey thats a cute dress you know where it would look better? on nobody else
because you’re a beautiful individual”

pro tip: fill the piñata with absolutely nothing to prepare your kids for the letdowns of adulthood
