#i may destroy you

[warningsine]

[process-them-all-1989]

if you liked baby Reindeer it's probably worth checking out "I may destroy you" by Michaela Coel as well, it's about imperfect victims, sexual trauma, exploration of queer Identity, also I believe semi autobiographical.

It's another angle again, this time from a black female perspective. It was pretty well acclaimed itself but it was on the BBC...

[mariailoveyou-guerin]

Some of my favorite shows and characters ever on TV!

[anderwater]

writing as therapy : taking back control of the narrative and making sense of it

I MAY DESTROY YOU (2020), created and written by Michaela Coel BABY REINDEER (2024), created and written by Richard Gadd

[leikeliscomet]

There's parallels between Martha needing to be the fandom's strong independent "need no doctor" figure with how Fifteen is being praised/expected to be the 1st trauma-free Doctor of his generation. Same parallels between how people were surprised Eleven would have grief over Martha and how people were surprised about Fifteen crying after losing Ruby. Its like in response to Black trauma narratives there's a complete 180° where Black characters need to be positive enough to comfort audiences even though the trauma is still basically there.

Anyway this is why I May Destroy You and Rocks are goated when it comes to showing Black trauma properly bc it explores all sides including the limits of how long trauma can be hidden away

[firelise]

Film & TV I Think About A Lot » I May Destroy You (2020) writer/dir. Michaela Coel

Your birth is my birth, your death is my death. This book is dedicated to Terry, my best friend.

[illusoryfem]

[pink-evilette]

3 incredible shows I watched in the past couple of years starring black women, and all of which deserve more love! ♡

~ Swarm delves into the psyche of an obsessed fan and tackles celebrity worship culture, mental illness, grief and so much more and it's such a creative and eye catching show which never fails to entertain. Dominique Fishback is terrifying and captivating as Dre and is the epitome of feminine rage!! ☆ Prime Video ☆

~ I May Destroy You is hands down the best British show I've ever seen, written by and starring Michaela Coel who I had already seen in her hilarious show Chewing Gum. She is able to pack so many ideas and concepts into one show (such as social media fame, rape culture, alienation and friendships) and kept me thinking constantly. Please look up trigger warnings for this one. ☆ BBC iPlayer ☆

~ Mood is the most underrated of these, a drama that was overlooked by many but so worth watching! It feels all too real when it comes to its representations of sex work in the digital age, social media and relationships (and it's a musical in a totally not cheesy way). ☆ BBC iPlayer ☆

[ai-yo]

I finally got around to watching Baby reindeer, it was good.

It reminded me a little bit of I May Destroy You

In that it's a creator/writer/actor autobiography of their trauma that's sad as fuck but has funny moments too.

[markedbyindecision]

I May Destroy You: 1x09 “Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect”

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1. Arabella seeing various messages on her social media, both very positive and negative

2. Kwame and Terry watch Arabella talking with a fan. kwame, mocking Arabella: “Oh, it’s my pleasure! Make sure to tell your friends to follow me and make me more powerful!”

3. Terry tells Arabella’s doctor: “Why would we tell her to stop vaping if it doesn’t take a professional to see that the stress from the phone will kill her faster than any puff of nicotine ever will?”

4. Arabella in Devil costume and Terry and Kwame in angel costumes having a paint and wine night, Arabella live-streaming and Kwame looks annoyed

5. Arabella in Devil costume and Terry and Kwame in angel costumes. Arabella: “We all make [mistakes]. Do we make deceitful, destructive, narcissistic, sick, inconsiderate mistakes? No.” Terry: “So, on my birthday, when you locked him in a room with Jamal, what was that?

6. Arabella drawing a letter A with a line crossed out and then superimposing an X

7. Arabella’s therapist, Carrie, says: “The business models of these networks incentivize us to behave in certain ways, in ways that promote speaking, often at the cost of listening.”

8. Arabella hugs Kwame

9. Arabella looks at a photo of an ultrasound: “Ten weeks. I just went and done it, and then I forgot, never really thought about it again.”

10. Arabella deletes her social media

[warningsine]

[popculturelists]

I AM WOMAN

[helainovitch666]

I May Destroy You: Arabella's Monologue | HBO Replay

[fluffydmonkey]

"Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men's eyes when deciding what provokes it."

Naomi Wolf

[leikeliscomet]

I am once again thanking I May Destroy You, Mood and Clique for showing us 'person with trauma lives a life of misery and never recovers' and 'person with trauma forgets everything and life is perfect' aren't the only two options.