#gloria mendoza

[expert-ishpiemaker]

10 years ago today we heard this iconic intro for the first time and were introduced to the ladies of Litchfeild! Happy 10th anniversary OITNB ❤️🍊

[murcielagatito]

they mean the world to me

[best-character-named-x-poll]

have you done your daily click

[warningsine]

[goverment-mandated-femslash]

Today's government mandated femslash couple of the day is

Gloria Mendoza and Sophia Burset!

[jades-vipers]

you cant convince me s2 wasn’t about a gloria-red-vee love triangle

[rockclimbinglover12107]

Unpopular OITNB opinions because I’m bored and procrastinating

I had little to no interest in Taystee and found her outright annoying at times. She was okay in the earlier seasons and my idea of her was that she was good character that I didn’t like due to personal preference. However, in the later season, I felt that she could be irritating, irrational and depressing in an unenjoyable way and that she got far too much screen time for what I considered to be a rather dull plot.

I find it hilarious when people try to complain about people on the show being mean or bad people. Like yes, that’s why 99% of them have landed themselves in prison. The funniest examples of this complaint are when people say that Lorna, someone who grew up Italian-American in New York, could sometimes say racist things or when Flaritza, two girls who probably couldn’t even legally drink before they went to prison and, in Maritza’s case at least, didn’t seem to have parents who cared for them, could sometimes be bitchy and immature. These comments are even funnier when whoever says this then goes on to say that they love Frieda, Carol and Barb.

In my personal opinion, Season 2 was the best season quality-wise but Season 4 was better when it came down to drama and entertainment. Season 3 was actually one of my favourites aside from Alex’s whole paranoid arc and I didn’t really mind the panty storyline. Season 1 was obviously good, if a little slow and boring at first. Season 5 shouldn’t have dragged on for so long, if they were only going to cover three days, although I probably would have enjoyed it if it hadn’t felt so absurd and weird compared to previous seasons. Season 7 was depressing trauma porn from start to finish and Season 6 was dreadful n every single way and a terrible conclusion for the riot.

I felt like the family dynamics became way less cohesive it’s the show progressed and people that had once gotten on perfectly well were suddenly at each other’s throats and vice versa. A good example of this was Spanish Harlem which went from a clearly outlined family where Aleida and Gloria acted as parents, Blanca was not a part of the group and the other four ( Maria, Daya, Maritza and Flaca ) pretty much did whatever Aleida said. Contrast this to Season 4/5 where Aleida leaves but Flaritza and Maria don’t seem to even notice, Gloria just let’s Maria have control over Harlem with no complaints whatsoever, Maria and Maritza seem to be at each other’s throats one second and back to there seemingly rather good Season 2/3 friendship the next, Blanca is suddenly an active member of the group and Gloria only cares about Daya. This faulty dynamic is true for all of the other groups as well, and never gets the chance to recover after they are sent to Max.

I didn’t like how some of the seriously traumatic stuff that happened to some of these characters, especially in Season 4, was never addressed by the show again and seemed to forgotten after the episode ended by both the writers and the character themself. You’re telling me that Maritza was creeped on, forced to eat a live animal, held at gunpoint and repeatedly harassed but she bounced back after throwing up like twice and hugging Flaca. In reality, she would probably take a long while to recover or feel truly comfortable in her own skin again, maybe even experiencing some PTSD, which could have been an interesting storyline to take her character down through Season 5, instead of relegating her back to comedy bits and pop culture references.

That’s all my opinions for now, although I will probably make a Part 2 for this post. Hope you agreed with at least one of my takes and that you don’t want to kill me for some of the things I said.

[stacys-mom-has-got-it-goin-on]

"It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful and so smart... and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we always have to be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong. We have to be thin, but not too thin and you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also, you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass. You gotta be a boss, but you can't be mean. You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas. You're supposed to love being a mother, but "don't talk about your kids all the damn time!". You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people. You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood. But always stand out and always be very grateful, but never forget the system is rigged, so find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful. You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault! I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women... then I don't even know."

[thegayfangrrl]

[estefanyailen]

[creepnasty]

The Pink Ladies

The Mendoza family pictured from left to right: Audra, holding Butters; Gloria, holding Mister Meows; Rachelle, holding Pepper.

As Gloria has gotten older, she's learned to appreciate the little things... particularly, the tiny furballs she's adopted over the years. Recently, as her health has declined, her daughter and granddaughter have moved into her doll-like Victorian home to help with care and upkeep. Gloria's laid-back attitude has always driven Rachelle crazy, but Audra adores her quirky grandmother. Rachelle thinks that it's time for Audra to grow up, but Gloria insists that she remain spoiled for as long as she's around.

Pose by @katverse

[dreaming-for-an-escape]

Here are a few of my favorite Orange Is The New Black quotes. Believe me, there’s more out there I like. 

[murcielagatito]

the hanged man usually means you cant do shit for yourself in the current situation even if you wanted to. dont waste ur energy. chill n take it till it passes. in the reverse however, it usually means that the shit youre doing is a fucking mistake on ur part. dont be an idiot and keep doing it cuz in the end its gonna get u nowhere

[womeninfictionandirl]

Selenis Leyva by Anjini Maxwell

[warningsine]

[jades-vipers]

Hey guys!!! I wrote a thanksgiving GloRed Fanfiction feel free to check it out!!!