#aunt Anne

[eppysboys]

John's cousin Liela Birch (age 12), Aunt Harriet 'Harrie' Birch (Liela's mum), mother Julia 'Judy' Lennon, and Aunt Anne 'Nanny' Cadwallader.

[tianalaurence1]

Prince William reportedly caught talking about Princess Anne's accident that left her hospitalised – watch video | HELLO!

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[strangesmallbard]

ANNE WITH AN E (2017 – 2019) ↳ 2.07 - Cole comes out to Aunt Josephine 🏳️‍🌈

[rambleonwithrosie]

Inspirational female representation is not flawless girl-bosses. It never has been. That's another one-dimensional unattainable version of perfection same as the 50s Housewife was. We can't all be Aunt Bea or Black Widow those are caricatures of what it means to be a woman and only highlight limited aspects of femininity without character growth or nuance. Assassin is no more of a personality than cook is.

Inspirational female representation in media is women who make mistakes and are still given value even after blundering. It's Anne falling off a roof. It's Evie wrecking a whole library and nearly ending the world. It's Eowyn in a suicidal depression riding into battle with the goal of dying. It's Lizzie believing everything Wickham says about Darcy.

It's Anne learning that you shouldn't fall for a bully's bait and pride has its place and it should be kept there. It's Evie learning that maybe don't assume something is safe because sometimes it definitely isn't, whether that's ladders or big black books. It's Eowyn learning to love herself and that she doesn't have to prove anything to anyone. It's Lizzie learning not to jump to conclusions about people's character.

It's the space for mistakes and growth. These characters are loved and lovable before, during, and after their mistakes. While they learn from the mistakes they make there is no pressure that from that moment on they are perfect and do nothing else less than perfectly (the mummy sequel doesn't exist here because they made Evie into a cardboard cutout of who she had been in the first film and stripped her depth and warmth). These women are allowed to fail, learn, and grow. They are also some of the most resonant characters in the history of women in literature and film. Who here consumed the media where they are represented and didn't feel akin to at least one of them in some way?

[princessanneftw]

Princess Anne talks about where she was best at athletics, with a telling comment from her nephew Prince William, on The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast.

[margaretofdrum]

Still ruminating on the Brontë seminar I took last year and one of the things I noticed while reading each sister's novels was that there are overarching commonalities between way death is treated in their works. It seems that people tend to think of the Brontës' works as being pervaded by melancholy and a sense of death, which is likely exacerbated by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne all dying so young themselves, but what stood out to me is the way their novels treat death as something that is not exempt from the seriousness of life. Generally speaking, characters' deaths, however dramatic they might be, are only reflections of what actually matters--how they lived. There are peaceful deaths accorded to essentially good-hearted characters like Helen Burns and Edgar Linton, but this trend is most noticeable in the deaths of "bad" characters such as Arthur Huntingdon and Mrs. Reed. In my opinion, the lack of deathbed redemption for these characters is partially explained by the psychologically "real" features of the Brontës' works (not to say that they only depict "realistic" situations or actions, only that characters tend to behave in an un-idealized way that precludes the idea of their being radically changed at the hour of death). Adding to this is that deaths of "bad" characters don't feel vindictive, they just feel sad. In Jane Eyre, for example, Jane's response to her aunt's death is not any feeling of schadenfreude, just sorrow that she lived so poorly: "Poor, suffering woman! it was too late for her to make now the effort to change her habitual frame of mind: living, she had ever hated me—dying, she must hate me still.” A similar situation occurs in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, with Helen writing to her brother about the "miseries" of Arthur's death bed, and expressing regret that Arthur did not take religion seriously during his life, which has led to a situation where he "cannot dream of turning to [it] for consolation now." These scenes are more about how these characters have lived than how they die, and I think that's something that can get lost if death is treated as inherently more serious than life in fiction, be it gothic or otherwise.

[fellow-nerd]

As I've been reading through the Anne of Green Gables book series and watching the original film series that started in the 80s, I think ive cracked the code on the main difference between those two and the Netflix series Anne with and E.

Both the books and the moves really give off the feeling of snapshots through Anne's life. Oftentimes there are transitions from one point in Anne's life to another point years or months away. I understand why it is this way but I was often finding myself being like "erm wait a minute" she finished queens already?! Or in the second movie I was like hang on I'm sorry she has her BA already didn't she just agree to go back to college like ten minutes ago. This is really my only nitpick with the movies, they just kinda jump around and don't always give good lead up/explanation to it.

This is extremely juxtaposed with Anne with an E, where so much time is spent on one specific period of Anne's life. The show is just about her finding her place in Avonlea and going to school. No college, no Redmond, or a bunch of proposals. Just a coming of age story about a young girl growing into a teenager ready to take on life. So much more time is devoted to showing her connection with the Cuthberts, Diana, and Gilbert, and also literally everyone else. ESPECIALLY AUNT JOSEPHINE LIKE PUT SOME RESPECT ON HER NAME LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY. jk jk I just... really love aunt Josephine ok

I could cook up a whole essay but to sum up books/movies snapshot of anne throughout her whole life, great moral lessons and insane plots but very jumpy aroundy. Netflix version: focused on one time of Anne and devoted to great character development

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I’m breaking my No Tumblr For Lent rule because I really have to share -

I’m 65 pages into Mansfield Park and I can’t stand Edmund. He’s objectively a Good Person (which I can already tell is going to be a rarity in this narrative), but god is he insufferable.

The Crawfords are flakes, but at least they’re entertaining flakes so far.

Austen is always scathingly snarky but this is the first time I think she comes off a bit self-righteous??

[weclassybouquetfun]

Look at this swinging cool cat.

[kat-rose-griffith]

I can’t believe I haven’t seen any parallels made between the red head x brunette pen pal friends to lovers slow burn ship shirbert, from Anne with an E, and polin, from bridgerton. I’m actually surprised I haven’t seen more parallels between the two shows in general since they do share a few similar aspects

[calummss]

i don’t care what anyone says, diana barry is a lesbian. her face when she realised aunt jo and gertrude weren’t just friends? her mind conflicted by the fact it’s morally wrong? diana saw herself in aunt jo and realised that maybe it wasn’t wrong to begin with. her messing with jerry? yeah that’s comphet

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cleves: halli-hallo guter Mann einmal ihren Bärsonalausweis bidde schön und danke :)

boleyn: ANNA YOU FUCKING DUMBASS THERE IS A LITERAL BEAR CHASING US RN RUN

howard: (high-pitched screaming while running away)

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it's just as funny in English lmaoo

cleves: halli-hallo good man may i please see your bearsonal ID card please and thank you :)

[banquisefond]

Why do I think Diana Barry is a lesbian ?

First of all, I'd like to note that I totally understand if anyone disagrees. What will follow is solely my very personal interpretation of Diana's character arc. Also, this only applies to the "Anne with an E" version of the character, I have never seen any other adaptation so I can't speak for it.

Diana is a young girl who's been raised in a rural and conservative environment. Even though her family is rich and gave her an education, the very fact of her living in the countryside has forbidden her have an open perspective on the world. Until Anne arrives in her life, she knows no better than what her family, church and conservative neighbors taught her. Throughout the seasons, her character is developed around the journey she takes to break from that pattern. Step by step, she lifts the veil that was tied before her eyes, proving that despite her "perfect daughter to become perfect spouse" appearance, she is, in fact, different. She's different from what was planned for her, but she's also different from the people of Avonlea. Her perspective and dreams are.

Her difference is already implied at the core of her character. Have you ever noticed how she is the only character (or almost) with a non-christian name ? Now, I know, this is reaching, I promise that I have more solid arguments for later, but hear me out on this one. I could list an enormous enumeration of names from that show that have christian roots (Anne, Matthew, Mary, Sebastian etc.). While this difference is never addressed in AWAE, it is in the first book, by Matthew. I won't have the quote right because I own the books in french so let me resume it. Matthew tells Anne about Diana when she first arrives in Avonlea. Anne gasps because she thinks Diana has a beautiful name. Matthew later on complains on it non being christian and that her parents better have named her Jane or something. She was named that way because the Barrys hosted a professor by the time of her birth. Eventually, they let him name their newborn for some reason. So, he choose "Diana", which is inspired by the roman goddess "Diane". Firstly, I think this can be interpreted as a sign her path isn't traditional education, intended by her parents who wants to send her to Paris but rather an actual education, which she'll choose by attending college. Moreover, we can go further by acknowledging that a named inspired by Diane says a lot too. Diane is the goddess of hunt, and protector of young women (in other words virginity). Diane's entourage was strictly feminine, men weren't allowed. Now, some people assume that Diane and her companions were in fact sapphics. Anyway, Diane is the symbol of independents women who don't require men to live to the fullest.

After some subtext, we now can lean on the actual events of the show.

As we previously established, Diana is, at the beginning of the show, still oblivious of the outside world and as Anne would say, the possibilities. Her very first breakthrough is the first encounter between she and Anne.

Anne is a free-thinker. Her only education she ever had is from the books she read and her own imagination. That makes her this very unique character full of open-mindedness and creativity. This is the first time Diana met someone so different from what she knows.

I'd like to focus on that one scene in the 03x01 episode when Anne makes Diana swear solemnly on their friendship. When Anne first come up with the idea, Diana is firmly closed because she's been taught by her religious background that swearing is a sin. Anne, who has always known the term "swearing" trough literature, proceeds to explain Diana what it means to her, and how beautiful that is.

"Shall we swear we’ll be best friends, for ever and ever ? (...) - Let’s imagine that it’s night time and that this path is a stream. Hold this. Twist your finger around mine (...) I solemnly swear to be faithful to my bosom friend Diana Barry for as long as the sun and the moon shine”

This quote speaks for itself on how magnificent that scene was. Anyway. This moment is immensely important for Diana. It is also for Anne, but from her perspective, she sees it more as an occasion to live in her fantasy world full of poetry. For Diana, it represents the beginning of her change and growth. She opened her mind about something she thought was immoral, only to find out it's actually beautiful. At this moment, we can see in her eyes that she's falling in love. Not necessarily with Anne but with her freedom. This is the realization that she could be way more.

“I could never love anyone as I love you Anne - Wait, you love me ? - Off course I do (...) - I thought you liked me of course, but I’ve never hoped you loved me - I love you devotedly Anne” - (1x5)

Diana directly confess her love for Anne. Of course, it is displayed as a platonic love, and it probably is for Anne, but I just want to slid it in there.

Now, let's dive in, as I call it, the "Party at aunt Joséphine/homophobia" arc. Again, there is this display of the duality between what she's intended to be and what she could be at the beginning, when she meets this famous pianist who recommend her to start a career as a musician. Diana seems almost offended because playing piano other than for recreational purposes was never a possibility for her. Then, she founds herself surrounded by a diversity of people (queer people, independent woman etc.) before learning that her aunt was, in fact, a lesbian. Then the internalized homophobia knocks in and Diana is very upset. She feels kind of betrayed by the truth, to find out that the world is wider than she knew it to be.

This series of events leads to this very emotional scene between Cole and Diana. While Diana stands firmly that same sex relationships are wrong, Cole gives her the most adorable speech. I'll let his words speaks for me :

“If your aunt lived her life feeling something was wrong with her, that she was...broken, defective, or unnatural...then one day, she met someone that made her realize that wasn’t true, there was nothing wrong with her and she was fine. Shouldn’t we be happy for her ? - I think it’s spectacular”

Does that rings any bells ? I'm not gonna over-explaining this. Diana basically discovers that omg gay people exists !!! And that it's not inherently a bad thing.

It is time to dismantle the Jerry allegations.

This "romance" takes place at the very fateful moment of Diana character arc, when she have to choose between 2 futures. The one her parents decided, and the one she truly wants, alongside with aunt Jo and Anne.

First thing about teenagers who plans to go against their parents for the first time, is that they'll try to experience rebellious acts in a smaller scale, to know how it feels. This is exactly what Diana did with Jerry. He is the closest boy she knows while being the only one her parents don't know about. She wants to feel forbidden love, but, she soon finds out that she doesn't feel anything for Jerry. There is no passion, she is not intellectually triggered with him neither. After realizing that, she ditch him pretty rudely. She knows she was wrong from the beginning and that all this just wasn't for her.

Finally, Diana reaches the acceptation of who she is by the end of the third season. She knows what she wants and got to finally attend to Queen's college after secretly taking the exams.

This represents her embracing being different. She choose to go against traditional ways. She choose to get an education, despite the remonstrances from her family. This is the end of her journey to find herself and the beginning of a new one where she can fully be herself.

I see this development as a really accurate parallel with the lesbian experience. Of course, you're free to see it as it is stated in the show. I just want to share :)

I doubt anyone read this until the end but, if any of you have a good fanfic about Diana finding a girl in college, I'm open lol.

[grandmaster-anne]

17 June 2023 Princess Anne, Princess Royal (Colonel of the Blues and Royals), Prince George of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales (Colonel of The Irish Guards) watch the RAF flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour.

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"sometimes i have this dream that a giant octopus is sucking my face, and, as i struggle to get free, i realize that my, my hands are tentacles, and i can't push it off. and then i realize, of course, that i ... am ... the octopus, and i am ... sucking my own ....... face."

-anne elliot, persuasion (2022)