#aria married her abuser I think we can stop arguing over how much she's suffered...

[sergeantpixie]

I really love your pll edit for "how to cure a feminist" ! I never heard that poem so I looked it up and I was shocked at how funny and like lighthearted it started and dark a turn it took.

I am curious why you chose to put Aria at the like most intense part of the poem? no offense but compared to the other girls she didn't suffer nearly as much at A's hands.

Hi anon!

Thank you, I'm very proud of that edit. And yes, Kait Rokowski's performance is a thing to behold.

While I could debate with you about how much Aria has suffered at the hands of A, I'm not gonna because that isn't really the point of the edit. In fact, if you think about it, the only ones' who's steps/edit have anything to do with A are Hanna's and Mona's. Emily's is about Lyndon, Alison's is about Cyrus, and Spencer and Aria's are both about Ezra. I picked Aria for the last cap because I wanted to emphasize how much Ezra has taken from her.

The edit was never about A specifically, it was a way to talk about how most of the villains in the show are trying to deny the liars (and Alison and Mona) their autonomy, which is what the poem is about. PLL as a show is a fantastic metaphor for what teenage girls go through with people policing their bodies and shaming them for their actions/secrets. I've always loved how often the girls' suspect people of being A who are truly terrible people, their paranoia is absolutely correct that these people are out to get them.

Aria is supposed to be the unique one, she's also often emphasized as being independent and able to stand on her own. Ezra takes a lot of that away from her, slowly over time. (One of the best narrative examples imo is when he gives her the dress for the winter dance in season 5. It's a beautiful dress, and appropriately on theme, but it's not really what Aria would pick for herself) And Aria marrying Ezra isn't exactly framed in the warmest, fuzziest light. It's framed more like Ezra is the villain that won. I read Aria's ending as a tragedy, not a happily ever after. It's Bluebeard's wives, not Cinderella.