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Vampire blood necklace by melanchollin on ig.

i miss when merch was actually cool. i dont want anything from an impoverished red bubble "third party fulfiller" or amazons merch-on-demand. i want patches messily screen printed in someones moms basement. tote bags that are barely legible. logos on t-shirts someone up-cycled from the thrift store. if im advertising a product i want to know that some love went into the creation of it.

did some patches yesterday

@nonalimmen

no but NOT ONLY does the Dracula novel explicitly show that the men's well-intentioned but extremely sexist decision to exclude mina because she is a woman makes her more afraid and unhappy and also puts her at risk BUT ALSO it shows that after they realize their mistake and start including her again she is actually noticeably happier, despite the dire circumstances, less worried AND she is able to meaningfully contribute to their efforts as a valuable member of the group, thus making them all stronger

it's so striking. many of the characters display very typical attitudes for the time that the book was written but the narrative...kinda doesn't. yes it was written in the 1890s so it's still dated by modern standards, but it makes a very conscious effort to question a lot of traditionalist attitudes and views that would have been prevalent at the time. like, the male characters all think that it makes sense that a woman's nerves would be too sensitive to participate in a vampire hunting mission...but the narrative does not validate this and in fact shows them to be wrong. and only when they change their behavior are they able to succeed.

Also notable that Jonathan is the first one to be able to injure the Count, and is ultimately the one who kills him. And he is the least traditionally masculine and most gender nonconforming of the male characters.

tldr lowkey in the books dracula was defeated with the powers of friendship feminism and gender nonconformity and I think we should talk about that more

“why would we make plans in front of you if you weren’t invited?” babe i was left out of everything growing up, i need 100% confirmation you want me there or i simply will not go

Tumblr is doing some stupid AI shit so go to blog settings > Visibility > Prevent third-party sharing.

wow i cant believe he said this

Albert Arthur Allen

Albert Arthur Allen. Woman by the fireplace 1916

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