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Wuthering Heights is trending again because of the new movie trailer and I have one question for Emerald Fennell... did we read the same book? "The Greatest Love Story Ever Told" take is rage bait, right?
RIGHT??
So here’s a little chaotic, feminist deep-dive into what WH actually is…
(Featuring: grave shenanigans, ghosts, emotional terrorism, and a Karen cameo.)
Drop your thoughts in the comments: I want the full literary take.
Is this story:
❤️🔥a great romance?
👻 a ghost story?
😳 cautionary tale about generational trauma
...or something else entirely? Tell me what you think! Drive me mad!!! (in the comments)
And if you want the full breakdown — my 6-part Katy Reads Wuthering Heights (So You Don’t Have To) series is up now.
Link in bio (if membership isn`t your thing you can buy the series for a one-time fee)
#WutheringHeights #LitTok #ClassicLit #VictorianDrama #FeministReads
Let’s talk about Christina of Sweden, our favorite lesbian Queen, chaos goblin- who on this day in 1632 officially became Queen of Sweden.
🇸🇪 Born into war and raised like a prince, Christina was adored by her dad, Gustavus Adolphus, and more or less hated by her mom, Maria Eleonora.
🇸🇪 Sadly, her dad died when she was only 6 (On this day!) That left her to be raised by a woman who really, really resented her. Yes, she was technically queen but she was only a child. So, she had no power. Shit was bleak for a while, y’all.
🇸🇪 Being queen does you no good when you are technically in the care of a woman who has lost her damn mind. They say that Maria Eleonora was so overcome with grief that she didn’t allow them to bury Gustavus Adolphus for OVER A YEAR and forced the baby queen to kiss her ☠️ dad goodnight on the regular.
🇸🇪 Luckily, Christina turned out normal...ish. NORMALISH! 17 years after becoming queen she was coronated in a lavish ceremony and her reign was...normalish.
🇸🇪 Refused to marry anyone. She straight up said she had “no inclination for marriage,” and everyone around her was like 😳. And it’s probably because she preferred the ladies.
🇸🇪 Eventually said “peace out” to the throne in 1654, converted to Catholicism, and peaced off to Rome where she then... started a rivalry with the Pope because Chaos Goblin gonna Chaos Goblin.
🇸🇪 Died unrepentantly dramatic, buried in St. Peter’s Basilica — one of only a handful of women to be laid to rest there
#ChristinaOfSweden #Gayicons #OnThisDay #WomensHistory #QueerHistory #HistoryTok #FeministHistory #CheersBitches
🎶 It`s meme o`clock. on the dot i`m in my drop top meme`ing the streeeets 🎶
Happy Saturday, nerds.
#historyhumor #historymemes
I`m tired
#feminist #imfuckingtired
Meet Zuzu Angel: Brazilian fashion designer, activist, and absolute icon. She built a global name mixing high fashion with Brazilian soul… but when a brutal dictatorship messed with her family, she paid the ultimate price for speaking her truth.
🧵 Born in Brazil in 1921, Zuzu made 60s and 70s fashion her own by mixing boho flair with bright Brazilian prints to celebrate a culture being silenced by an oppressive government.
🧵 Her work caught international attention (Liza Minnelli was a client, NBD), and she became a force in New York and Rio fashion scenes. And can we TALK about these looks??
🧵 Why aren`t we wearing capes like this anymore?
🧵 But behind the glamour was heartbreak. Zuzu’s son, Stuart Angel Jones, was part of the student resistance against Brazil’s military dictatorship. And in 1971, he was disappeared by the regime.
🧵 Zuzu didn’t stay quiet. She turned her grief into protest, filling her next collection with tanks, gagged angels, and other symbols of the repression her people were living under. She brought Brazil’s struggle to the runways of New York and beyond.
🧵 In 1976, Zuzu died in a very suspicious car crash. Nearly 40 years later, in 2014, the Brazilian government finally admitted what everyone already knew: it wasn’t an accident.
You can hear her full story in our latest episode which is out now!
#ZuzuAngel #BrazilianHistory #FashionHistory #WomenInHistory #1970sFashion #FeministIcon #BrazilianFashion #DictatorshipHistory
Happy birthday to civil rights icon and Scorpio queen, Daisy Bates (born November 11, 1914). When the governor of Arkansas tried to block school integration, Daisy said “like hell you are” and personally drove the Little Rock Nine to class under threat of violence.
🖤 She faced death threats. She never backed down. She changed history.
👉🏾 Tell us in the comments: had you heard of Daisy Bates before? We have an episode on her if that`s your thing (link in bio). She`s FASCINATING.
#DaisyBates #LittleRockNine #CivilRightsHistory #BlackHistory #WomensHistory #ScorpioSeason #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory #HistoryTok #FeministHistory #Trailblazer
To the folks that take the time to give us your negative feedback on @applepodcasts and @spotifypodcasts: We hear you. We just… won’t be changing anything. 💅
🪿Intolerably silly? Guilty.
🍸️Drunk? Sometimes.
🥸Stupid jokes? Always.
If that’s why you love us: make sure the algorithms know it.
⭐️ Rate us on Apple Podcasts
💬 Comment your favorite episode on Spotify
Let’s drown out the 1-stars with a sea of chaos queens. 👑
#BadReviewsGoodVibes #ComedyPodcast #HistoryPodcast #FeministComedy #SpotifyPodcasts #ApplePodcasts
Reginald Pole did not give a 💩 and he let Henry VIII (and everyone else) know all about it. Meanwhile, things went great for his family back home (don`t Google it) #historyhumor #thetudors #historymeme