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[gwyn]

Can I just declare a fucking moratorium on killing off one half of twins in movies and TV? In this, the week of my birthday that I no longer have my twin to share with, I would just like to make them stop. Stop fucking putting twins in your story and making them creepy and weird, who exist just to be a joke or an antagonist, because we all know twins are inherently creepy, right (actual quote from the creator of the evil twins show a few years ago, Ringer). AND THEN IMMEDIATELY KILLING ONE OF THEM OFF.

Because these people have no fucking clue how uniquely devastating it is to lose a twin, and I'm so sick of the shock value nature of it, and you don't just get up and move on and you're whole and okay. I am so fucking sick of this, every bit as sick as always killing off the person of color or fridging the women. Because that's what it always is--fridging one of the twins so someone else (never the surviving twin, because let me tell you, it is something you don't get over) can have a little bit of angst and pain and move the plot along.

We're not a fucking punchline. We're not a fucking plot device.

Comments

[lilysea]

I'm sorry, this all sounds really hard for you, and incredibly insensitive/unoriginal on the part of tv directors/writers.

[escritoireazul]

I am sorry this is a thing that keeps occurring in stories. I hope it stops.

[grammarwoman]

Oh, sweetheart, that sounds horrible. I am so sorry.

[sineala]

*offers hugs* That sounds awful. I'm really sorry.

[sholio]

*hugs* <3

[ranalore]

I'm so sorry creators pull shit like this. It's stupid and thoughtless and assholish, and it needs to stop.

[killabeez]

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I prescribe watching the Civil War trailer approximately 7,000 times to help counteract stupidity.

[ann1962]

::hugs:: I'm sorry you have to endure that too.

[mackiemesser.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's stretching to say that the people writing these plots likely have never even met twins, or they would have some idea of how shitty a trope it is.

I'm sorry that you're getting hit with this. :(

[nwhepcat.livejournal.com]

How awful. I'm so sorry you keep getting this shoved in your face.