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[thiscoldheart]

ANJANA VASAN as Amina Hussain

WE ARE LADY PARTS (SEASON 2)

[walpsource]

♪ They named her Malala, Malala Yousafzai Rode into town and made the Talibanis cry Born in Swat Valley up in northern Pakistan Advocating for the rights of the woman ♪ ♪ Nobel Prize at 17 The baddest bitch you've ever seen Cross your heart and hope to die It's Malala Yousufzai ♪ ♪ Malala Yousafzai Malala, Malala, Malala Malala Yousafzai ♪

We Are Lady Parts 2.02 Malala Made Me Do It

[dragonsareawesome123]

"So I guess it's not true then?" "What's not true?"

We Are Lady Parts (2021-), 2x03 - "It's Britney, Bitch"

[grishaverseblr]

No mourners. No funerals. Among them, it passed for ‘good luck.

[thedecadenceofwar]

Elle Argent as Jesus Christ: Heartstopper art analysis.

Yesterday, I made this post where I wordlessly compared Elle's art piece for the Lambert School to the painting that draws her attention at the Louvre, Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus, a depiction of Jesus breaking bread for his disciples after his crucifixion and subsequent rising.

Elle's perspective on the painting / a full view of the painting (source)

The first thing I noticed that helped me draw the connection between these two paintings was their composition, the basic triangular lines that guide the eye in each painting; from Jesus and Elle in the center to the innkeeper and Tao at the top.

Heartstopper also clearly wanted us to make some connection between Elle and this Caravaggio: they focus on her face before they show us the painting, so we wonder what exactly it is she's seeing, which increases its narrative importance. I assumed she recognized herself in a painting; she did, but not in the way I expected.

The National Gallery (see above source) has this to say about the Caravaggio:

On the third day after the Crucifixion two of Jesus’s disciples were walking to Emmaus when they met the resurrected Christ. They failed to recognise him, but that evening at supper he ‘... took bread, and blessed it, and brake and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight’ (Luke 24: 30–31). Painted at the height of Caravaggio’s fame, this is among his most impressive domestic religious pictures. He brilliantly captures the dramatic climax of the story, the moment when the disciples suddenly see what has been in front of them all along. Their actions convey their astonishment: one is about to leap out of his chair while the other throws out his arms in a gesture of disbelief. The stark lighting underlines the dramatic intensity of the scene. Typically for Caravaggio, he has shown the disciples as ordinary working men, with bearded, lined faces and ragged clothes, in contrast to the youthful beardless Christ, who seems to have come from a different world.

Jesus, in the story, opens the eyes of his disciples in more ways than one (I pulled my Bible out for this!). First, in the scene depicted in the painting, the disciples do not know that this man is Jesus until he blesses the bread and breaks it for them, revealing himself as Christ. Second is the context in which Jesus comes to share dinner with his disciples: they meet him on the road during the day before, and he interprets the Old Testament for them: (stay with me I promise we'll leave the Biblical stuff and get back to the gay stuff soon)

Luke 24:13-16 Now on that same day two of [the disciples] were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. Luke 24:25-27 Then he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?" Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.

If Safe Space is an exact analogue to Supper at Emmaus, then Elle takes the position of Jesus, and she draws from the story of Christ's crucifixion and rising a trans metaphor.

Death does not always mean death. For example, in the world of tarot, the card of Death does not signify literal Death, but a transformation: that the idea of death is a catalyst for change. If you're trans or non-binary, you understand the idea of the person you were being dead; that's why they call it a deadname. For me, the girl I was is dead. The person I am now, a living, breathing, non-binary person, is alive.

Jesus died and lived again; the boy Elle was died and the girl Elle is lived. Elle takes the spot of Jesus. Elle is risen.

There's another half to this metaphor: of the disciples that don't recognize Jesus. See where I'm going with this? At first, after Jesus had undergone his transformation, the disciples do not recognize him; literally "Their eyes were kept from recognizing him." The fault is not on them – it is another stronger force that maintains their blindness. But Jesus stays with them, despite the fact that they don't know who he is, and he talks to them about the scriptures.

We don't know much about Elle, pre-transition. But we know that Elle, Tao, and Charlie, at least, were friends before Elle's transition, and she had to come out to them at some point. So, in essence, she is Jesus on the road to Emmaus; unrecognized, a stranger, until she reveals herself for who she is.

She takes the moment Jesus tells his disciples who he is and shows what happens when Elle stays. We don't all have the luxury of being the Son of God, who can just pop away at a moment's notice after coming back from the dead (which is what he does, in the story: once the disciples have their eyes opened, he leaves). But this is Elle, out, resurrected, staying.

"So. There've been a lot of changes in my life over the last couple years. But with this piece I guess I wanted to capture a place that holds a lot of happy memories. Even in the darker times. Somewhere I always felt safe."

Safe Space comes after the moment of realization, after Elle comes out, after her friends' eyes are opened. But implied in its source and its inspiration is the moment of truth, the moment of coming out. There's been a lot of that, this season, coming out. There's people that want to and are scared, and people that refuse to and walk away. We never had to go on that journey with Elle. But she's telling us about it, now. She's telling us that it was glorious, that it was godly, that it was religious, that she died and was resurrected.

Before I leave, I want to touch on Tao's importance in this piece. The disciples in Supper are the two men that are seated; the man standing is the innkeeper, who is not quite a part of Jesus' world. Interesting, that Charlie and Isaac, the two people of Elle's group who are part of the queer community, take the place of the two disciples, and Tao, the token straight friend, is standing in the place of the innkeeper; not a follower of Jesus but a witness to the miracle of his resurrection anyway. They are all different people in this painting; different identities, different lives, different loves. But they were all there to witness Elle revealing herself in her resurrection. Tao, afraid of being left alone, is brought into this inner sanctum of Elle's world. Into her safe space.

[userastarion]

you show up when i hear that song or i finally start watching that tv show

@lgbtqcreators creator bingo - color

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Gif #1:  A bright blue gif of Charlie Spring from Heartstopper looking at Nick Nelson with caption, "I don't know why every time"

Gif #2:  A dark purple gif of Charlie and Nick in Charlie's room, holding hands over drumsticks, with caption "that I think of home"

Gif #3:  A bright blue gif of Nick and Charlie laying in the snow with caption, "I can picture you"

Gif #4:  A dark purple gif of Nick Nelson standing outside in the rain with caption, "standing in the cold"

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[xokittydaily]

July 6, 2023 ANNA CATHCART via Instagram: friendly reminder to take a deep breath and be kind to yourself !! happy thursday fam☁️🤎

[killingsboys]

Is Harry Green picking on Charlie? Maybe they’re friends. That’s even worse.

[walpsource]

Like mother like daughter

We Are Lady Parts 2.04 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

[thiscoldheart]

"Okay, yeah, so I did it. I had to. Sure, we can quibble about whether or not my soul is destined for eternal damnation. I mean, I had joined a punk band to find a husband. But I had found so much more."

WE ARE LADY PARTS (2.06)

[walpsource]

Lady Parts: Oops!...I Did It Again. Momtaz:

We Are Lady Parts 2.03 It's Britney Bitch

[thiscoldheart]

SARAH KAMEELA IMPEY as Saira Sherwani

WE ARE LADY PARTS (SEASON 2)

[walpsource]

We Are Lady Parts Season 2 Soundtrack [x] [x] [x]

[walpsource]

So like, a basic girl-power song. No, no, no, no, no, no, it is not a basic girl-power song. It is very specific. Done her homework. Just have a little read. So… "Jimmy ate my yoghurt. "Now he's putting it back in the fridge." Oh, no. My boss, Dr Saunders - Jimmy - he's always crossing my boundaries.

We Are Lady Parts 2.01 Villain Era

[dragonsareawesome123]

"Despite Clarice's warnings, Sister Squire's words weighed heavy on Saira."

We Are Lady Parts (2021-), 2x05 - "Funny Muslim Song"

[dragonsareawesome123]

"Now, listen, I'm terribly sorry, but, um, I'll need you to stay on tonight to cover the liver disease tests." "I'm terribly sorry, but as I detailed to you in my email last week, I have a hard out at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays due to prior and pressing commitments. Look, I'm always happy to help, but I do require 48 hours' notice. Good day to you."

We Are Lady Parts (2021-), 2x01 - "Villain Era"