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[–]MisandryFTW 9 insightful - 5 fun9 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

Whenever I'm knitting and ignoring my girlfriend she starts fingering then fisting the yarn ball while making meaningful eye contact and fake moans. I try to stop her before she tangles the yarn but she's insatiable. Lesbian representation needs more things like this. Playful and funny and mildly annoying.

[–]Innisfree[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Loooool. Your gf has a wicked sense of humour!

And that's a great idea! Can be used in a comedic way (as demonstrated :)) and it also has some dramatic layers. Lesbians knitting has a rich history (I'm thinking of The Daughters of Bilitis and their lesbian book clubs with knitters, some independent women in middle ages who earned an income through spinning wool etc.) and we even have a whole mythology here: Ariadne and her red thread. It's a symbol of cleverness and independence - a myth ripe for a modern/feminist remagining.

So it seems, Celine Sciamma, we raise your 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' a 'Portrait of a Girl with Thread" and to your Eurydice reimagining we answer with a new Ariadne. :)

edit: spelling