#i started reading the flash with OMW and almost stopped because of this like ain't no way

[bitchyblkqueer]

i cannot believe i havent talked about how much I hate this my jaw DROPPED when I read it and I almost didn't finish the run 😭 women proposing to men gives me the heebie jeebies Bad. because it's always a hail mary to try and save the relationship but it Never Works!!!

look @ the reasons iris gives - it's like she's annoyed that she has to ask. these r not good foundations for a marriage!

i understand wanting them married again but since marriage has shifted from being about money - which it would have been in the silver age when iris + barry were first married - to love + legality, there's less incentive for women to be married. especially a career oriented woman like iris.

if her reasonings were something like i need financial security (barry is maybe loaded now??) or taxes or power of attorney i would understand. but marriage will not fix communication issues. and let's be very real statistically marriage does not benefit women. it kills them.

does iris have friends?? if one of my friends said that they were planning this it would be an emergency situation. im talking 51/50 (not really because I don't trust hospitals but u get it)

anyone would have told her that this was a bad idea (not that she would listen) linda would Love to talk about this with her! where are the girls mayday mayday diva down!!

and then when barry says yes im supposed to be happy for them..... free iris...... and barry tbh. free them from the shackles of heteronormativity!

and barry's face here pisses me off so bad HOWWWW is that your reaction

and i wanna know what's in the box. it has to be HER engagement ring right? men normally don't wear one but id be down if she had one for him.

im just lucky they didnt have her get down on one knee I would've been in jeremy adams mentions. i don't think he understands how the interactions he writes between women and their partners are being perceived (see also: hal carol and nathan)

anyway this is from flash 2016 #790