Profile picture
Angus Johnston @studentactivism
, 4 tweets, 1 min read Read on Twitter
Thinking a lot about Penny Marshall's Laverne today, particularly in the context of thinking about creepy 1970s pop culture yesterday. She was such a breath of fresh air.
Laverne was a badass. Ride-or-die for her friends. Happily, exuberantly eccentric. Unapologetically sexual as a not-conventionally-beautiful single woman of the late fifties. Abrasive, aggressive, but warm-hearted and loving. Flawed and vulnerable but strong as steel.
I'm sure if I went back and watched again I'd find cringeworthy stuff, but thinking about the impression her character left on me as a pre-adolescent boy, I've got nothing but positive memories—a surprising number of them formative, in retrospect.
We all got fed a lot of bullshit about gender and sexuality in the 1970s, but Laverne DeFazio was out there fighting for justice. For real.
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Angus Johnston
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Premium member ($30.00/year)

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!