#and 3) if anyone disagrees i get to flick them violently on the nose. violently

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

nah but hear me out. when movies with flashbacks/time skips do That Thing where an older & younger actor portray the same character over a period of years---and this is Visually Represented by the actors having the Exact Same And Distinct Hairstyle-- that's dusty af. been done. add nausea.

you're insinuating this character (usually a grown woman tbh) has been wearing the same haircut since middle school? my suspension of disbelief is wilting alongside my viewing interest....

bc nah u know what we need instead? facial birthmarks in distinctive locations! moles! skin tags! port wine stains! small random scars that tons of people have bc life happens! bc those are very normal things that serve the same narrative purpose (except better) and are currently unfairly stigmatized/erased in media. it's a win-win-win

[aruellelite]

#win-win-win bc 1) a more coherent narrative #2) normalizes a common body difference #and 3) if anyone disagrees i get to flick them violently on the nose. violently #their nasal cartilage WILL be altered on a semi-permanent basis #...oh let's be real. it will absolutely be permanent

nah but hear me out. when movies with flashbacks/time skips do That Thing where an older & younger actor portray the same character over a period of years---and this is Visually Represented by the actors having the Exact Same And Distinct Hairstyle-- that's dusty af. been done. add nausea.

you're insinuating this character (usually a grown woman tbh) has been wearing the same haircut since middle school? my suspension of disbelief is wilting alongside my viewing interest....

bc nah u know what we need instead? facial birthmarks in distinctive locations! moles! skin tags! port wine stains! small random scars that tons of people have bc life happens! bc those are very normal things that serve the same narrative purpose (except better) and are currently unfairly stigmatized/erased in media. it's a win-win-win

[oojamaflip-whatchamacallit]

#win-win-win bc 1) a more coherent narrative#2) normalizes a common body difference#and 3) if anyone disagrees i get to flick them violently on the nose. violently#their nasal cartilage WILL be altered on a semi-permanent basis#...oh let's be real. it will absolutely be permanent

nah but hear me out. when movies with flashbacks/time skips do That Thing where an older & younger actor portray the same character over a period of years---and this is Visually Represented by the actors having the Exact Same And Distinct Hairstyle-- that's dusty af. been done. add nausea.

you're insinuating this character (usually a grown woman tbh) has been wearing the same haircut since middle school? my suspension of disbelief is wilting alongside my viewing interest....

bc nah u know what we need instead? facial birthmarks in distinctive locations! moles! skin tags! port wine stains! small random scars that tons of people have bc life happens! bc those are very normal things that serve the same narrative purpose (except better) and are currently unfairly stigmatized/erased in media. it's a win-win-win