I took a class about Ancient Egypt last semester and we had a whole lecture dedicated to talking about how gay Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep were. Their tomb walls were decorated with scenes of them ignoring their wives in favor of embracing each other. In one scene, the couple is seated at a banquet table that is usually reserved for a husband and wife. There’s an entire motif of Khnumhotep holding lotus flowers which in ancient Egyptian tradition symbolizes femininity. Khnumhotep offers the lotus flower to Niankhkhnum, something that only wives were ever depicted as doing for their husbands. In fact, Khnumhotep is repeatedly depicted as uniquely feminine, being shown smaller and shorter than his partner Niankhkhnum and being placed in the role of a woman. Size is a big deal in Egyptian art, husbands are almost always shown as being larger and taller than their wives. So for two men of equal status to be shown in once again, a marital fashion, is pretty telling. Not to mention they were literally buried together which is the strongest bond two people could share in ancient Egypt, as it would mean sharing the journey to the afterlife together. And yet 90% of the academic text about these two talks about these clues in vague terms and analyze the great “brotherhood” they shared, and the enigma of Khnumhotep being depicted as feminine. Apparently it’s too hard for archaeologists to accept homosexuality in the ancient world, as well as the possibility of trans individuals.
Long before the Maleficent movie, Disney released a hilarious book called My Side of the Story where Maleficent and Aurora both told their respective sides of the story with some great illustrations. Maleficent claims of course she was only looking out for Aurora and Phillip's best interests, despite those pesky fairies. And poor Phillip is constantly described by both sides as always being a total mess and “smelling like a horse.” (Also Aurora says he has dimples so deep you could "plant corn in them" and “deep enough to mine for gold.”)
Ms. Bellum will not be returning to the PPG reboot @bugeyedfreaks
Um, NO. My worst fears are confirmed.
This is a terrible choice! Miss Bellum was smart and capable and amazing and sexy but able to do her job despite her amazing looks. Her outer appearance didn’t matter. Her BRAINS are what mattered. What, smart women don’t fit your narrative, Nick? She wasn’t some airhead who was just there to be good looking. Why didn’t they just show her face and make her the new Mayor or something? Show that she was able to move up in the world? Have the Mayor still be in the show but retired or something? How would that not be empowering to girls?
And oh my god, the way they wrote her in that clip is what they actually think of her, as just some sultry secretary trope. I want to throw up.
I really hate this reboot. They cut out a great female character that they could have made even better, they diss all but one of the veteran female voice actresses, and turn the girls into vapid tweens. This is not the Powerpuff way and this isn’t being feminist. What a bunch of morons.
‘never rose above being assistant to the mayor’???
SHE WAS THE ONE KEEPING TOWNSVILLE TOGETHER.
You really think the man who couldn’t get a damn pickle jar open could run a city constantly under threat from a neighbouring monster island and a cast of colourful villains? No, we all know who the real power was behind the throne.
She was a strong, kind woman (who also happened to be good looking BUT WE CAN’T HAVE GOOD LOOKING WOMEN ON A COMEDY ANIMATED TV SHOW THAT SETS A BAD EXAMPLE HMMM) that the girls looked to as an authority figure for the CITY. Sure they took orders from the Mayor and there was also Miss Keen, but Miss Bellum was a badass.
She gave the girls confidence and advice as a mature woman. But she also taught them humility and patience. She had to work under a useless boss but did it with respect and dedication.
SHE TOOK ON SEDUSA BARE HANDED, WITH NO SUPER POWERS, WHILE WEARING FISHNETS AND KNEE HIGH BOOTS, AND KICKED HER ARSE.
This new series. It’s a MESS.
Justice for Miss Bellum
Praise be to this reblog. OTL
Seems like the writers views on Miss Bellum are just as shallow on judging her by her appearance, not what she was truly capable of.
Welp. That’s the final nail in the coffin for me, folks.
I hate this reboot & will never be watching it.
Hell, I’m just gonna throw it out there that my cousin’s daughter (who’s about 8), doesn’t even like this reboot. She’s watched the original series & loves it. Not whatever this is. And if your target audience doesn’t like your reboot, you’ve fucked up.
Anyway, have a gif portraying my exact feelings on the whole reboot.
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