sunshien: one time my animation lecturer said that betty boop was an lgbt icon and i asked him about

via http://ift.tt/2sHJacY:
sunshien:

one time my animation lecturer said that betty boop was an lgbt icon and i asked him about it afterwards because i was like “i didn’t kno betty boop is gay?” and he said that she wasn’t gay but was like adopted by gay culture basically and i cannot fucking believe that in like 30 years time some fresh faced film student is gonna have to walk up to their lecturer and say “i didn’t kno the babadook is gay?”

ghostcongregation: i know that this ship sailed years

via http://ift.tt/2s8elB8:
ghostcongregation:

i know that this ship sailed years ago, and i’m not exactly complaining, but i’m so bewildered by all the babadook memes. i think that happened while i was on my tumblr break, so when i came back, the babadook was understood to be a gay rights activist and i just had to accept that

euphrasiefauchelevent: the babadook being reshaped by tumblr into a gentle friendly figure (and lgbt

via http://ift.tt/2sHUDck:
euphrasiefauchelevent:

the babadook being reshaped by tumblr into a gentle friendly figure (and lgbt icon) is the logical progression of the babadook as a metaphor for depression and grief into the babadook as metaphor for the fact that even though you cant avoid being shaped by your past negative experiences that doesn’t mean you cant get to a point where you will be able to spread positivity to others and love yourself as the person you have become

Photo

via http://ift.tt/2rFpS9E: