hysterical in a floral dress

This began as an ode to actresses and films which feature the intense creative outbursts/hysteria/debauchery of women in films. I got some criticism that was deserved and I believe it was because of the language and framing I used to talk about this subject. I have updated my language as I myself am a queer person who studies colonization and I refuse to perpetuate misogynist language and thinking. It informs how we think of gender and sexuality. But I also recognize as an artist that sometimes the material and substance of a film or work of art isn’t necessarily meant to be just about respectability. There are plenty of movies that...