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Corisande's avatar

Do they know that Gumb is, erm... fictional?

But I'm looking forward to the remake where we discover that the REAL villains are Catherine Martin & Clarice Starling for stopping him from expressing himself by murdering women - sorry, uterus havers - in order to wear their skins.

Cis privilege, chums: it's literally violence.

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Anna Tuckett's avatar

Yes, but based on two real serial killers, who both had the same fetish.

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Corisande's avatar

Seven, according to Wiki.

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LTG's avatar

I am pretty sure I read a few days ago that they were aiming for a more sympathetic take on Gumb in the new Clarice show.

So brace yourself for a nauseating torrent of serial killer apologism in the coming weeks!

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Corisande's avatar

Mind you, apparently (word of God: it's in the book) Gumb is not trans but thinks he is.

But if you think you are, you are (unless you're a woman who thinks she's an adult human female, apparently).

So he isn't what he thinks he is, but because it's what he thinks he is, he is.

Phew.

I think Descartes had it easier.

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Chris MS's avatar

That final image/paragraph from Women’s Voices is very powerful and absolutely on the money.

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LTG's avatar

Big sigh - I remember when the AV Club was good.

It was bizarre watching its commitment to wokeness tear itself to bits.

Ah well, good riddance to that shite.

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Bl4rn's avatar

Take a look at Ariel Fisher. Married to Jonathan Barkan who reported Women's Voices for being a terf.

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Derek Trotter's avatar

I thought Silence of the Lambs was a film featuring Anthony Hopkins? What am I missing? 😕

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Chris MS's avatar

From memory Hopkins was locked up and helping to catch the serial killer at loose, who I think this picture and refers to.

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Derek Trotter's avatar

Got'cha 👍

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Chris MS's avatar

Err at large / on the loose. You know

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