#crowley’s female-presenting outfit at the crucifixion
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profoundgayness · 1 year ago
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I love you, the first 28 minutes and 38 seconds of Good Omens season one, episode three
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blake-wyatt · 6 years ago
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OH MY FUCKING GOD CROWLEY WA S THE MONA LISA
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lyricwritesprose · 6 years ago
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I am glad Neil Gaiman confirmed that Crowley was presenting as female during the crucifixion scene
Because I have seen people argue that his Nanny outfit was transphobic, and I happen to think that’s a bad take.  It would have been transphobic if the joke had been, “Ha ha, a man in a dress,” but instead the joke was, “Ha ha, demonic Mary Poppins.”  But, you know, even though I think it’s a bad take, I can kind of understand where it’s coming from.  We’ve been so socialized to think the joke is going to be, “Ha ha, a man in a dress,” that it’s difficult to put a man in a dress without the joke sort of popping up, if that makes any sense, whether the creator meant it or not.
But, if Crowley was presenting as female at the crucifixion scene, that's a different angle.  Because nobody is drawing any attention to his presentation, and the only jokes going on have nothing to do with how he’s presenting himself.  (In fact, that scene is appropriately grim, overall.  The biggest joke is a very dark one about how of course preaching a message of love and peace will get you horrifically murdered by the government.)  Crowley’s presentation is just . . . there.
And if you ask me, that changes the context of the Mary Poppins bit a little bit, too.  Presenting as female is not something that Crowley did one time, for a disguise.  Presenting as female is just something he does every now and then.
I wish we’d seen a little more of it.  Another historical segment, closer to our own time, when “female presentation” looks a bit more like we’re used to seeing and the issue isn’t confused by everyone wearing robes.  But even so, I’m glad to have it there and even more glad to have it confirmed.
I bet that post-canon Crowley sometimes dresses up in a black dress to go to the opera with Aziraphale.  Probably with high heels that could kill a man and very snake-themed jewelry.
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alex-marie1324 · 6 years ago
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Crowley’s Presentation & Morals
So here’s that other post I mentioned wanting to write. Crowley and his fluid gender and morality.
To be clear: it is obvious that Crowley looks male. He’s played by a male actor and is referred to as ‘he’ in the show. This sets up a sort of ‘default’. His default presentation is male/masculine.
We know of two times in particular where Crowley was intentionally presenting entirely as female/feminine, showing a deflection from his ‘default’. So let’s talk about those times:
1.) The Crucifixion Scene
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Oh man, does this scene really resonate with me. For one; Crowley’s presentation as female here is completely irrelevant to the scene. It’s just something he’s doing. And that’s the kind of nonbinary (specifically genderfluid) representation we need. He’s just being fluid and it’s not made a big deal. This is also the scene where he announces his name change. How very Trans of him...
But I specifically want to draw this back to his morals. In the Crucifixion scene, Crowley is arguably the voice of good and reason. He’s clearly against this evil act. Which is defying his demonic nature. As a demon, the one who’s destined to deliver the Antichrist, he should be in favor of what is happening to Jesus. But instead, he’s hurt. He’s upset.
He’s defying his ‘default’ gender presentation and defying his ‘default’ demonic nature.
2.) Nanny Ashtoreth
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God, she can step on me... bUT- This is the first recognizable time Crowley presents as female. Most people (myself included) didn’t even notice that Crowley’s robes were that of a woman’s in the Crucifixion scene, but here we see what we, in modern eyes, identify as a woman. Again, though, this presentation is barely brought attention to really. It’s acknowledged in that Warlock refers to Crowley as ‘she’, but outside of that, it’s not made a big deal or a joke. And that’s much more obvious after realizing he’s presenting as female in the Crucifixion scene. This sort of gender bending/blending is something he just does. I imagine there’s more times he presented almost entirely as female we just don’t see on screen.
And here we see another clear defiance to his demonic nature. Yes, he’s trying to influence Warlock to be bad, but the entire time he’s doing it while working with Aziraphale, knowing he’s only balancing out what Aziraphale is doing. A clear rebellion from Hell and it’s goals.
3.) Modern Day Outfit/Other instances
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So to touch on his modern outfit as well. It was recognized by someone with sharp eyes that his skinny jeans are clearly women’s jeans, as they lack the pocket space of men’s jeans. And his glasses, as some people hunted down, are also women’s glasses. Bits and pieces of his outfit are women’s and other bits and pieces are men’s. As well, as elaborated in this post, he often sports fashion that is a mix of period-typical male clothing/hair and female clothing/hair.
This is when he is on ‘our side.’ He’s not fully rebelling against his demonic side, but he’s not fully supporting the ‘good’ side. He’s playing for his (and Aziraphale’s) own side.
TL;DR: Crowley’s gender presentation aligns with his current morals.
BONUS: Aziraphale doesn’t change his presentation much. He stays pretty firmly in his ‘default’ of male, and thus his ‘default’ of angelic and sweet.
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The only time we really see him change is when he is in Madame Tracy’s body. And what else do we see him do when he is presenting differently from his ‘default’? Fucking shoot at a child. Clearly defying his angelic side and choosing a different set of morals.
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