AHHHH. You did it againnnn. Not me over here squee-ing and fangirling all over this piece... 😬 But shiiit. This one really nailed all the moving parts for me.
I haven't seen the film, but as a raging feminist and someone who grew up choking down the body of Christ while simultaneously worshipping Madonna way more devoutly, this essay was brilliantly woven together. The infallible pop girlie who absorbs the worship and credit of an entire team has been something I have been thinking about for a long time, and it’s strange how even more dystopian and cult-like it has become during these last decades of economic and cultural depression (cue morning-after Met Gala discourse). I loved this essay, and while I haven’t been reading/following your writing for long, this legitimized my fangirl status.
Bobbi, yesssss! Thank you for sharing your experience. I so so so relate to everything you said. And incredibly glad to have you here. Thank your following, supporting and reading ♥️
This was amazing. cultural criticism, media analysis and religious anthology all in one — and so beautifully written. Thanks so much for making this piece.
Wow! Great piece. I’m catholic and have recently been thinking about the relationship I have with Mary as I pray the rosary everyday. I feel like the women in the Bible are never talked about or they never speak so we don’t know who they are. Who they really are so we we (mostly men) have created this image of them and in consequence an image of who women should be. And I am very against that. I feel insane just saying the most basic feminist propositions using female archetypes and figures of the Bible. I even wrote a college essay on the Madonna/whore complex that is so prevalent and internalized within women and media.
Again, great piece!! I have to see the movie now. Delayed watching it for two weeks!!
Aw thank you so much! I appreciate you sharing your perspective here 💖 Yes, it is insane! We need to start talking about the shortfalls of our past in that sense -- I don't think most people realize how intrinsically deep these portrayals of women are.
I started reading this and was totally absorbed!! So I went out and saw Mother Mary last night so I could come back and read the rest of the article this morning.
I really enjoyed going into the film thinking about these ideas that you start out with. I think it added a lot to the experience. Thank you for your thoughtful analysis Sophie!
Abigail ♥️ It made my day that this piece helped you experience the film this way! Thank you so much for your comment and for all your support as always x
Thank you 🫶🏻 Soooo Mary speaks during four distinct events/occasions, but those events contain 5-6 lines if that makes sense. There's also this side debate about whether Mary actually speaks the Magnificat. But that's what I was able to source with a quick research (the translations also vary wildly which may make one sentence sound like two etc).
AHHHH. You did it againnnn. Not me over here squee-ing and fangirling all over this piece... 😬 But shiiit. This one really nailed all the moving parts for me.
Wouldn't be writing pieces like this if it weren't for all your support and enthusiasm, trust me 💖 💖 💖
I haven't seen the film, but as a raging feminist and someone who grew up choking down the body of Christ while simultaneously worshipping Madonna way more devoutly, this essay was brilliantly woven together. The infallible pop girlie who absorbs the worship and credit of an entire team has been something I have been thinking about for a long time, and it’s strange how even more dystopian and cult-like it has become during these last decades of economic and cultural depression (cue morning-after Met Gala discourse). I loved this essay, and while I haven’t been reading/following your writing for long, this legitimized my fangirl status.
Bobbi, yesssss! Thank you for sharing your experience. I so so so relate to everything you said. And incredibly glad to have you here. Thank your following, supporting and reading ♥️
This was amazing. cultural criticism, media analysis and religious anthology all in one — and so beautifully written. Thanks so much for making this piece.
My pleasure! It was a challenging piece of writing but I'm proud of how it came together. It means a lot reading this. Thank you, Bett ♥️
Wow! Great piece. I’m catholic and have recently been thinking about the relationship I have with Mary as I pray the rosary everyday. I feel like the women in the Bible are never talked about or they never speak so we don’t know who they are. Who they really are so we we (mostly men) have created this image of them and in consequence an image of who women should be. And I am very against that. I feel insane just saying the most basic feminist propositions using female archetypes and figures of the Bible. I even wrote a college essay on the Madonna/whore complex that is so prevalent and internalized within women and media.
Again, great piece!! I have to see the movie now. Delayed watching it for two weeks!!
Aw thank you so much! I appreciate you sharing your perspective here 💖 Yes, it is insane! We need to start talking about the shortfalls of our past in that sense -- I don't think most people realize how intrinsically deep these portrayals of women are.
Wow. That’s really all I can say. Wow.
Thank you so much, Uwa 🥹
I started reading this and was totally absorbed!! So I went out and saw Mother Mary last night so I could come back and read the rest of the article this morning.
I really enjoyed going into the film thinking about these ideas that you start out with. I think it added a lot to the experience. Thank you for your thoughtful analysis Sophie!
Abigail ♥️ It made my day that this piece helped you experience the film this way! Thank you so much for your comment and for all your support as always x
Another brilliant, thoughtful, beautifully-crafted, touching piece. Every day is Mother's Day.
You mention Mary spoke four times up there in the article but you have five citations. Did I miss something?
Thank you 🫶🏻 Soooo Mary speaks during four distinct events/occasions, but those events contain 5-6 lines if that makes sense. There's also this side debate about whether Mary actually speaks the Magnificat. But that's what I was able to source with a quick research (the translations also vary wildly which may make one sentence sound like two etc).