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Contribution for Women's Month 2024 colab with @beekeaper Complete work here.
#women in sherlock holmes#hazeilus#drawing#illustration#irene adler#mira troy#mrs hudson#violet hunter#fanart#digital drawing#brazilian artist#sherlock holmes acd#acd women
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*me at the club* so does anyone wanna discuss queer undertones in classic literature?
#frankenstein#dracula#the great gatsby#moby dick#hamlet#jane eyre#twelth night#as you like it#the picture of dorian gray#mrs dalloway#the merchant of venice#calling some of these subtext feels derivative but tagging anyway#sherlock holmes#anna karenina#the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde#wuthering heights#little women#literature#classic literature#queer subtext#queer lit#lgbtq+
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THE COPPER BEECHES part two (pt 1 here), the conclusion. According to Watson: "As to Miss Violet Hunter, my friend Holmes, rather to my disappointment, manifested no further interest in her when once she had ceased to be the centre of one of his problems, and she is now the head of a private school at Walsall, where I believe that she has met with considerable success."
(This is part of the Watson's sketchbook series)
#“Holmes is a misogynist” “Holmes actually respects women” have you considered a secret third option: Holmes is terrified of women#watsons sketchbook#my art#sherlock holmes#john watson#acd holmes#acd canon#violet hunter#mrs hudson#drug mention cw
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What is hyperfixation like?
So, I didn’t care about Sherlock Holmes at all until about six weeks ago.
I watched BBC Sherlock as my gateway drug, then read a bunch of fic, started listening to the podcast Sherlock & Co, bought a copy of the new queer anthology When the Rose Speaks Its Name, started watching the Jeremy Brett series, and now I’m reading Bending the Willow: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes while simultaneously cycling through BBC Sherlock - AO3 - Sherlock & Co - When the Rose Speaks Its Name - Jeremy Brett - misc. Sherlockian googlings on a daily basis.
I can feel dopamine coursing through my veins every second that I get to interact with Sherlock Holmes related media, which is a considerable amount of time. I draw fanart at work and scribble gay little thoughts in my journal. There is not an atom within me that isn’t vibrating for Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes byproducts.
And yet nobody in my real life wants to talk about it with me, no matter how hard I try. I tried reaching out to my brother who has always been an ACD Holmes fan and he literally hasn’t replied to me in a month. He’s got kids. All I’ve got is a new Sherlock Holmes hyperfixation.
I posted some of my new art on Instagram and received a very weak response even though I was really excited about it and still think it’s some of my better work. I deactivated my account because I was so sad.
The isolation impacts me negatively. It pushes me further and further away from “real life” and into escapismland, because that’s where all the dopamine lives. I find myself on Tumblr or making edits on TikTok where no one really knows me or cares about me but people who care about the same media I do might respond.
It would mean everything to me for someone to care both about me as a human and about my interests, especially in the first few months of a hyperfixation when I literally cannot shut the fuck up about it.
But instead I am doomed to this lonely life of soaring highs, swinging from media fixation to media fixation, telling strangers on the internet that I am desperately in love with fictional characters, and crash-and-burn lows that most people don’t even understand.
I am a 30-year-old woman technically diagnosed with both bipolar and autism spectrum disorder. I am a weird gay aunt who will never have a longterm partner or children or possibly even close friends. I am actually a really nice and cool and hot person.
And I am only in love with Sherlock Holmes.
For now.
#my posts#hyperfixation#women with autism#sherlock holmes#bbc sherlock#sherlock & co#when the rose speaks its name#jeremy brett#granada holmes
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the world's most famous fictional character is a neurodivergent, gay/aroace man, do what you will with that information
#sherlock holmes#acd sherlock holmes#acd holmes#canon sherlock#acd canon#acd sherlock#ac johnlock#it's explicitly stated in the books that he's not into women#And his behavior in the canon aligns with many neurodivergent tendencies#he is the most famous fictional character of all time#and honestly#he is so silly
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john’s dick game has to be insane because how else would he be able to pull off asking his boss out immediately after falling asleep on the job, almost getting her killed by involving her in a case with a smuggling ring and then still date her for a considerable amount of time afterwards????
#actually isn’t it mentioned in the acd stories that he hooked up with women on 3 continents#wish they included that in bbc canon but real ones know john is a sex FIEND#sherlock knows this and it’s why he’s so whipped for that man#john thinks with his dick 90% of the time and it seems to get him women left & right even if they’re short-lived & i love that for him#bbc sherlock#john watson#sherlock holmes
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Some author who's a little too heteronormative: Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler had a secret love child.
Both Irene NORTON and Sherlock Holmes if someone mentioned the idea of them having sex:
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When I first got into Sherlock Holmes I was very dismissive of interpretations of ACD as a protofeminist authour but the more I think about it the more i'm like... yeah.
#I still do not consider them feminist works#and I think it goes too far to suggest that#but I do think there's some really interesting things to say about the place of women in ACD holmes#acd holmes#sherlock holmes
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Happy Women’s Day with THE WOMAN, Lara Pulver's performance as Irene Adler was enchanting. 🌼💘
“Sherlock Holmes’ cunning plans were frustrated by the intelligence of a woman.
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And when he talks about Irene Adler, or refers to her photograph, he always uses the honorable appellation The Woman.”
From “a scandal in Bohemia” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!
#irene adler#digital artist#art#open commissions#lara pulver#fanart#sketch#digital art#art commissions#artist of tumblr#bbc sherlock#bbc sherlock irene#sherlock fanart#sherlock x john#sherlock holmes#john watson#johnlock#beautiful women#womens day
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Johnlock yuri, anyone?
#sherlock#johnlock#fanart#art#john watson#bbc sherlock#sherlock holmes#sherlock fanart#sherlock art#my art#genderbend#genderswap#lesbians#sapphic#wlw#old women yuri
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My favourite thing about ACD Johnlock is that you can essentially just cite the entire existing text as evidence. We don't even need evidence at this point, it's just there. It's a love story. The only people we have to convince are the people who haven't read them.
#seriously like anyone who ships Sherlock and Irene hasn't read the book#anyone who ships Mary and John after Empty House hasn't read Empty House#anyone who thinks Sherlock Holmes is at all interested in women has obviously not read any of the books#John Watson could have written in a relationship between Holmes and a woman at any time#but also imagine reading Sherlock Holmes from a heteronormative lens#it must make no sense?#acd johnlock#acd holmes#acd canon#sherlock holmes#sherlock fandom#johnlock
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next time i have to explain amatonormativity and heteronormativity to someone im just gonna make them read the original sherlock holmes case with irene adler and show them adaptations like the Guy Ritchie movies and BBC Sherlock 'cause that's the perfect example right there.
#bbc sherlock#ritchie holmes#sherlock holmes#irene adler#sherlock holmes canonically has no interest in women at all not even in irene adler#amatonormativity#heteronormativity#asexual#aromantic#or maybe#gay#my post
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At first I was like 'LMFAO HE FUNNY ASF WHY HE DOING ANGELS VOICE!!' cause bruh ain't no way he devious like that 😂
Then I got confused because ??? Wait is he fucking around or being serious right now? Huh?? Like I genuinely did not process that it was anything mentally/psychologically related until Watson started pleading. 😐
#im officially dropping Sherlock & Co as of today until this is addressed.#now - im not one to say that certain characters cant be written the way they are. nor that their story cant go the way it has.#im just saying that when you write out a character and their direction - please for the love of the fucking stars can you be different?#you know can you stop the hypersexualised asian women - the muslim terroist - the gay guy dies - the hispanic is a drug dealer - ETC ETC#i have had enough of people with DID being written into crime where they are THE PERPETRATORS!! those with DID are more likely to be harmed#than to be the harm!!#just remember that you can be different and ACTUALLY WRITE/CREATE CHARACTERS WITH DID TO BE ANYTHING BUT CRIMINALS OKAY 😭#sherlock & co#sherlock and co#sherlock holmes#john watson#sherlock#goalhanger podcasts#liveblogging#rant
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Benoit Blanc's similarities to other fictional detectives
Specifically Holmes, Poirot and Columbo because I'm most familiar with them and saw many of their characteristics in Blanc.
Impeccable clothes - Poirot
Cigar - Columbo
Post-case slump - Holmes
Eccentric - Holmes, Poirot, Columbo
Detection as a means of helping people, not just for the sake of solving crimes - Holmes (and Poirot and Columbo to a slightly lesser extent)
Fun name – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Referred to by surname (almost) all of the time, even by close friends/partners – Columbo, Holmes, Poirot
Kindness to and deep respect for vulnerable women – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Said to be the best detective in the world – Holmes, Poirot
Fun American accent – Columbo
Hates rich people who abuse their financial influence – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Polite – Columbo (of course Holmes and Poirot can also be very polite but I don't feel like it's a defining characteristic for them the way it is for Columbo)
Rude to mean rich people in a way that is so polite the horrible rich people don’t realise they’re being made fun of/talked to rudely – Holmes, Poirot
Politeness and diplomacy that is often pushed too far and they explode into explicit anger – Holmes, Columbo, Poirot
Drama in resolution – all three to varying degrees, but especially Poirot
Understated and affable – Columbo
Involved in self-contained stories – Columbo, Poirot, Holmes (though a couple of Holmes stories do link closely to previous stories)
Uses the word 'afoot' – Holmes
Gay – Holmes, Poirot (I'll let you decide if this applies to Columbo)
#feel free to add to this or debate it (but kindly)#sherlock holmes#hercule poirot#benoit blanc#columbo#knives out#glass onion#acd sherlock holmes#obviously many of these were intentional and the films have a definite poirot vibe#like benoit blanc is a homage to other detectives but still fresh - i like that he is not the most central character for example#hes an homage to older detective fiction but the films bring a different perspective#i could maybe make this into a venn diagram but for ease it is a list#holmes doesnt necessarily help women get their revenge but he also doesnt stand in their way#like with kitty winter and then the women who shot CAM#actually im not too familiar with kitty winter's story so dont quote me on it but im pretty sure she fits the point im making#left out some obvious ones like 'consults with police' bc that's boring imo
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Relationship envy except I envy the bond between iconic fictional characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
#their relationship is so beautifully made#your honor they're everything to me#it doesnt even matter if you view them platonically or romantically#you cant deny the love they have for each other#the way that watson writes about holmes is just full of love and admiration#even though holmes doesnt express his feelings in the same way#he still loves him more than anything#as seen in 3GAR and DEVI#they both love each other so much#they both strengthen each other you see#they protect each other#they're a team#they each bring something unique to the table#but it doesnt feel like one is inferior to the other#at least not to me#traditional relationships always make me feel like someone is inferior/weaker than the other#holmes is smarter intellectually and he's stronger physically#but watson has the emotional intelligence#they balance each other perfectly#theyre PARTNERS in every sense of the word#and i want a relationship like theirs#i feel like traditional gender roles and stuff limit me from having a real relationship like this#as a girl#im expected to be weaker and softer#i mean even sherlock holmes says women are weaker#for gods sake#i feel like i will never achieve this level of equal partnership with a man#sherlock holmes#john watson#holmes/watson
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Out of context Sherlock Holmes
#sherlock holmes#russian sherlock holmes#johnlock#this was preceded by a very misogynistic dialogue but hey#also idk it also felt like he was making fun of Watson for 'women follow the softer something that is emotion#Watson who famously pursues emotions over logic
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