A pic fron the movie I saw the tv glow where maddy draws a ghost on owen/Isabel's neck

The scene where owen/Isabel comes out wearing a dress infront of maddy

The scene where maddy draws the ghost on owens/Isabel's neck
And when they come out wearing that dress in front of maddy

The ghost drawing scene in particular
Is so subbtle but so tender to me
So loving so caring

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(source thumbnail: Jessica Kellgren-Fozard's "Is Harry Potter ableist?" 2025)

A screencap of the opening to Essence of Thought's "How J.K. Rowling Turned Harry Potter Into a Symbol of Hate" (2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiNkNB15DEg

Many different adaptations of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (1847). (source: Hirst's "Romancing Wuthering Heights: A History of Adaptation – Interactive Online Workshop," 2026) https://romancingthegothic.com/2026/01/11/romancing-wuthering-heights-a-history-of-adaptation-interactive-online-workshop/

A scene from I Saw the TV Glow (2024): the starring actor, Justice Smith alongside non-binary acting person, Jack Haven. Note the trans color scheme and green-and-purple hues, too. Good stuff. Like The Matrix (1999) but gay and tortured.

The bibliography features a gazillion essays by #YouTubers on Rowling—ranging from her racism, ableism, and transphobia; e.g., @essenceofthought.bsky.social's excellent work on that. Also includes essays on the Gothic, geopolitics, and better media to consume; e.g., #ISawtheTVGlow (2024). 4/4

After avoiding the movie I saw the tv glow because I wanted to “wait for the perfect time” I just finished it, only a few minutes ago, and I am still so shaken by how impactful/powerful it was. I think I have a new favorite film, I resonated so hard with Owen/Isabel it’s fascinating. #isawthetvglow

I saw the tv glow I saw the tv is a movie that means so so so much to me, deeply. It felt like watching a biopic of my own life and dealing with coming out as a queer woman and demi-girl. it reminded me that it was ok

Listen to I saw the tv glow by YARELI on #SoundCloud
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In honour of #transvisibilityday I recorded and released this beautiful song inspired by the even more inspiring film #isawthetvglow

I love you all so so much! Don't let your light ever stop glowing

Transgirl Aaron🩵🩷🤍🤍🩷🩵 my Wife 💜
Also happy trans visibility day #transgender #transheadcanon #atsv #aarondavis #uncleaaron42 #fanart #queerart #isawthetvglow

Yeah, MTV was not often allowed (especially Beavis and Butthead), unless it was Micheal Jackson-related, because my mom adored him (fond memories of watching airings of Thriller and Captain EO). #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

No - my mom had been an avid comic reader growing up, and though Dungeons and Dragons was good for me (it was), just certain shows and films were forbidden for reasons of violence or religion (though my mom also loved Xena, so I'm not sure there was much method to the madness). #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

Yeah, a lot of people frame this as a downer ending, but I see hope here - the process is starting, it won't be instant, but fits with what Maddy went through. It is going to suck, but the healing has begun, in fits and spurts. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

This is tied for my favorite film of 2024 (with The Wild Robot), and one of the best films of the decade. It captures much of the media of its moment, the feelings of small town alienation, and the slightest glimmer of hope in the darkness. Not uplifting, but it sticks with me. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

a tv screen shows a woman with red hair and the words " don 't be afraid to let your body die " Alt: a tv screen shows a woman with red hair and the words " don 't be afraid to let your body die "

Very Cronenburgian moment here - Videodrome seems a major influence on this, albeit reflecting different moments in the media landscape, and different questions about gender and violence. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

That actually makes a lot of sense - that there is a missing piece that will solve the malaise, that will be what makes you a happy, productive member of society (its the same stuff going on in the Manosphere, for instance). Repression, indeed, inflicts us all. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

Revisiting old shows is always interesting - the horror is not what it was, but sometimes the nostalgic treats are as good (or better!) than you remembered, though usually they are not quite what existed in your memory. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

We never see Owen's family, that he loves more than anything, even as he continues to work his dead end job at the Fun Center. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

"It was time for me to become a man. A real adult. A productive member of society." And yet... #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

"This isn't the midnight realm, it's... the suburbs."
Oof, that hit for me as a former weird teen in the suburbs with depression.
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"I was me. I was finally me again."

So much of our identity is bound up in other people, the "you" that exists in other's minds, but that isn't always the full truth and reality of identity.

"There is still time."

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Doug Jones as Mac Tonight

To be fair, Mac Tonight is the inimitable Doug Jones. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

The bar seems more real than the supermarket or the funcade, though maybe it just exists in the liminal space between dream and reality (though which is which is a larger question). #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

"You remember it as just a TV show?"

One of the conceits of the film is the power of popular culture: this TV show can offer a window into a better existence, a way to be who we are meant to be. A great work of art can change your life utterly. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

There is an interesting folkloric undercurrent: the idea of lost episodes and even lost seasons, that were occasionally true (the hot springs episode of Outlaw Star), that seemed more possible in those days than they are now (though how many lost Doctors Who have been found?). #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

The giant American flags feel oppressive in that space. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

And even stepdad Frank is hardly a positive example of masculinity, being distant and cold in the interactions we see (I didn't realize he only had one line until you pointed it out). It is a cold and gray existence. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

"Why don't you make eye contact with me?" I'm not saying that Owen is autistic, but there are definitely signs, that may also speak to the decision to stay and live the life unchanged. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

I'm on a Facebook fan page, and I'm always delighted to see people posting pictures of the real town, even in present day, and talking about what's changed (and hasn't). #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

I went through something similar to Owen here, being offered a chance to leave to parts unknown, but ultimately choosing not to. I did end up leaving on my own terms a few years later for university, which I think was for the better of all. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

In another life, we could have bonded over that shared love, instead of randomly finding ourselves in in the shared orbit of a hashtag. Still a nice feeling. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

Identifying with media characters is a common autistic trait; for me, it was a positive way of better understanding myself through Benton Fraser (Due South), Ed Chigliak (Northern Exposure), and the cast of any given Star Trek. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

From the Adventures of Pete and Pete: Michael Maronna, Danny Tamberelli, Iggy Pop, and Michelle Trachtenberg

Fred Durst's appearance here is evocative of The Adventures of Pete and Pete's use of many such cameos, including Iggy Pop as Nona's dad. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM

The moon with a rocket in its eye.

Little Nemo is eaten by the moon

The Moon (the actor playing Mr. Melancholy) has had a long career, also appearing in the works of Georges Méliès and Winsor McCay. #ISawTheTVGlow #HATM