Many endings can be happy, you know?
Jan. 9th, 2020 09:00 pmI've been ruminating over the past few days about the current state of, hm—narratives around queerness, traditional romance, and happy endings, I guess? Particularly vis-a-vis (1) the section of ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
greywash's year-in-review writing post where she talks about procreation and the institution of marriage in post-S4 Magicians fandom, and (2) this making-of video in which some of the stars of Schitt's Creek discuss, among other things, Dan Levy's personal relationship to marriage. (At least... I think that's what they're discussing.)
My TL;DR here is: I desperately crave a paradigm shift toward a greater diversity in what we as a culture consider "happy" endings, queer and otherwise; and the continued forcible emphasis on traditional romantic relationships (+ weddings, sometimes + kids) as the only acceptable marker of happy endings makes me sad and alienated. None of which is exactly breaking news, ahahaha, but I'm still going to go on about it! At some length! So. Buckle up, if that's your thing.
( Breathedout Goes On At Some Length )
greywash's year-in-review writing post where she talks about procreation and the institution of marriage in post-S4 Magicians fandom, and (2) this making-of video in which some of the stars of Schitt's Creek discuss, among other things, Dan Levy's personal relationship to marriage. (At least... I think that's what they're discussing.) My TL;DR here is: I desperately crave a paradigm shift toward a greater diversity in what we as a culture consider "happy" endings, queer and otherwise; and the continued forcible emphasis on traditional romantic relationships (+ weddings, sometimes + kids) as the only acceptable marker of happy endings makes me sad and alienated. None of which is exactly breaking news, ahahaha, but I'm still going to go on about it! At some length! So. Buckle up, if that's your thing.
( Breathedout Goes On At Some Length )
