captain marvel is a reflection of the female experience. having a mentor telling you that you are only there because he allows it, that you have to control your emotions and that “what is giving can be taken away” is a female experience. seeing Carol setting herself free from that man and discovering that not only he was lying, but that he was restraining her because he knew that she was stronger than him is so fucking powerful to women because we can relate to it on a deep level
so I don’t give a shit if men can’t relate to captain marvel. this movie isn’t for you.
It’s amazing how much of gay … longing is in silence. It’s all staring and internal guessing and glances. That’s why these gay movies that come out move at a glacial pace to straight audiences - they don’t get that for gay people love or any kind of inkling love can happen moves at like a fraction of a speed. Because it’s all done silently. Alone. To grow up gay is to know you’re going to live your life and … a great deal of it will be by yourself
betty friedan: when a woman rejects the cult of domesticity to claim the leisure that is seldom afforded to her person, she may blossom into a free being who explores her true potential
