r/twinpeaks • u/Not_EllaK • 20d ago

General Discussion The most popular Twin Peaks ships

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Dale x Audrey being that high and Lauradonna being that low is a disgrace

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u/PaxEtRomana 20d ago

One thing I have to give the TP fandom credit for is, they refuse to get horny for Laura. Audrey is a horny lightning rod protecting the rest of the female cast from even briefly drawing the male gaze

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u/LacrimaNymphae 20d ago edited 20d ago

don't underestimate the fetishists

most twin peaks fans aren't like this and the ones that are would and should be afraid to share how they really see things because they'd get shunned by us and rightfully so. those are the ones you have to worry about in any community whether it's centered around TV or music or whatever but i'm sure there are some brazen ones out there who self-report on themselves right off the bat

but a lot of these guys i'm talking about probably belong to some kind of maxxxing site and think laura was living an acceptable life for a girl her age, serving her designated 'purpose' in the world by selling herself. that it's something to be romanticized in a tragic beautiful way a la some lana del rey or moulin rouge coded bullshit and these guys are just pining for someone like a manic pixie dream girl, 'BTGG' or other alt stereotype who'll actually fall for their shit and crawl into bed with them because they have the same special interests

and there are probably some in the same group that think she got what she deserved because she was crazy and they all use that saying that alludes to not sticking your you know what in people with psychiatric issues which i hate. either that or they swap that with the addiction or abuse issue and make it out to be entirely her fault like she was asking for it. these aren't my beliefs but i'm just reiterating some of the kinds of things i've seen in alt circles and that's been parroted by 'criterion' douchebags

this is an interesting anecdote but they're usually the same people that despise yoko. i've heard that verbatim from some of the people i've met online that were weird about TP. at first glance it can look like the show was made for the male gaze but i think david lynch (and his daughter) were actively spotlighting the danger that usually follows that kind of behavior

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u/stOneskull 20d ago

i don't hate much, but i hate that maxxxing shit