#billy antis dni

[zeezanezoo]

And did 👏

[intothedysphoria]

Billy Hargrove’s story is unattachable from disability

Of course Dacre has said he portrayed Billy as having bipolar and generalised anxiety disorder (and Dacre is a disabled actor himself)

And the Duffers aren’t exactly known for their good treatment of disabled characters or disabled actors

When you look at social representation models for disability in media, a lot of these hegemonic traits fit with Billy pretty fucking well.

“The disabled character as sinister/evil”- throughout the narrative we are told that the way Billy behaves (a lot of which are pretty textbook symptoms of bipolar disorder btw) make him evil and someone to be feared. ESPECIALLY after he’s flayed and is literally seen as inhuman.

“The disabled character as a burden”- Stranger Things presents him as *burdening* Max, preventing her from seeing her friends because he’s *insert fandom mental health diagnosis here*

“The disabled character as sexually deviant”- Billy is seen to be flirting with Karen (never mind that he looks fucking nervous while doing it) therefore he is a sexual deviant and must also be sexually deviant in other ways. (And certain disabilities are absolutely hyper sexualised)

Even the ways the fandom reacts to him are steeped in ableism. I’ve seen him be referred to as a sociopath, as a narcissist, as if npd and aspd aren’t mental health conditions and are instead an insult. The abuse he endures is blamed on him being a “difficult child” for Neil to raise, again pointing at Billy’s disabled traits.

And that’s not even mentioning that abuse is inherently a disability issue.

Abuse is disabling. And disabled people are both more likely to be targeted and less able to escape.

Billy’s story and thus his villainhood is reliant on the fact that he is disabled. He is a disabled abuse victim and therefore he is inhuman in the narratives eyes.

The one heroic he does according to the narrative is die. It is incredibly depressing.

But it is a story which has been thrust on disabled people since the beginning of television. You can consider me disappointed but not surprised.

[runraerun]

[el1ieez]

What do you mean billy can't call his boyfriend durring the middle of the night!!!!

[zeezanezoo]

Spectacular gimme 14 of em

Day 1: Knife

[shieldofiron]

My first time trying to capture their dynamic. I think I did alright.

[californiaboytoybilly]

[pastelauroras]

steve should’ve been benched for his distracting doe eyes tbh

[harringroveera]

Can’t believe you stole Max’s thunder, Billy

[80svhstapes]

"what a horrible monster"

you mean a CHILD trying to survive actively being abused with no support system or healthy coping mechanism whatsoever?

[thissortofsorcery]

This is the absolutely stunning piece that @decadentworld made for my fic Barbarian Youth for the @bigbangharringrove! This is inspired by a scene from chapter 2.

They managed to capture my vision for the scene brilliantly, and I'm going to be overjoyed for the rest of my life to have such a wonderful piece to accompany my fic. I can't stop looking at it!!

Please go give @decadentworld some love! Thank you for partnering with me for this project bb 💖

[hellcheercaine]

Can’t blame Billy for being so mad. He has a point.

[meloncubei]

I just thought I’d share this fisheye camera sketch of Billy I did a few days ago, I might come back and render it 🤔

[adelacreations]

My piece for the @harringrovezine collabing with @onebrainsel on the fic 24 hours!

Sel always is my partner in crime, thank you for letting me draw for your fic!

[ahmnomreblogs]

i think billy Hargrove deserved to at LEAST beat the shit out of his father. he should’ve been able to. as a treat. and not like the fights he usually got into. im talking about making sure that man needs jaw surgery and missing fingers.

like if hes gonna die at least let him take his father to hell

[el1ieez]

scene redraw!! Kinda crazy how they just started kissing in front of Nancy!