PRIDE AND PREJUDICE WAS A FEMINIST STORY LONG BEFORE ELIZABETH BENNET EVER HAD TO KILL ZOMBIES.
The idea of a single woman with no fortune, who is boss enough to reject not one, but TWO marriage proposals - even though they would both greatly increase the ease of her life by either marrying the heir to her family estate or marrying one of the richest men in England - just because SHE DOESN’T WANT TO, who is brave enough to be snarky and cheeky and takes no shit from people who is so far above her social standing just because they are rude to her and her family, who is adamant that the only person she will marry will be for love, THIS is a feminist story.
STOP ACTING LIKE GIVING HER A SWORD SUDDENLY MAKES HER A FEMINIST ICON. She’d held that title in her dainty glove for over 200 years.
harry potter meme: nine characters [4 of 9] → neville longbottom
“People die everyday! Friends, family. Yeah, we lost Harry tonight. He’s still with us, in here. So’s Fred, Remus, Tonks, all of them. They didn’t die in vain. But you will! Because you’re wrong! Harry’s heart did beat for us, for all of us. It’s not over!”
“everyone thinks i’m special,” he said at last. “all those people in the leaky cauldron, professor quirrell, mr. ollivander … but i don’t know anything about magic at all. how can they expect great things? i’m famous and i can’t even remember what i’m famous for. i don’t know what happened when vol-, sorry – i mean, the night my parents died.”
me: on the evening of february 28th, 2016, leonardo "leo" dicaprio was awarded the oscar at for best actor in a motion picture for his role in "the revanant" (2015). he was in attendance with kate winslet, his close friend and former on-screen lover/actual soulmate. it took approximately a century for him to be recognized for his talent. leo grew up in