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laura-de-milf · 1 year

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I just know the moment that will break me into a million pieces this season is when Rita finally calls Rouge "Laura".

Not Dogshit MacGivens, not Madame Rouge--a name which was given to her by yet another patriarchal institution that refused to value her work--but her actual human name.

We saw snippets of it at the end of season 3, with Rita almost referring to her as "Laura" to Larry before correcting herself, spitefully, to "Rouge"; we saw her slip in the post-flagellation confrontation scene when Laura flies away and Rita screams after her, "Laura!"

I just know it's going to happen at some point in season 4 and it's going to f u c k i n g break me. 🥲

#don't get me wrong Madame Rouge is a badass name and I objectively love it #but I'm big not a fan of the origins of it #laura has spent the majority of her life being abused and taken advantage of by patriarchal bureaucracies #and forced to commit unspeakable evils in both #let her be her own person #let her allow herself to pin her good deeds on her actual self; not on a persona assigned to her by yet another abusive system #goodness knows she needs the help with her self image ;-;#laura de mille #madame rouge #doom patrol #doom patrol season 4 #doom patrol s4 #rita farr #thoughts.txt

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