cassandradeyolo:

clouddarling:

the miseducation of cameron post

hey guys in case you havent heard already this movie is coming out in august. and the main character is a lesbian. which is great and i read this book as a kid and it was pretty good but i definitely shouldnt have read it when i did. please please please make sure that you are mentally prepared before going to watch this movie. the movie is about a girl whos sent to conversion therapy and its not happy. if they follow the books plot there is not an actual happy ending theres a kinda bittersweet ending but its definitely not happy. this movie is going to be depressing and dark and sad and it is going to be a hard movie to watch and i want to make sure ppl are prepared for it. there are a lot of blogs posting about it and going “go see this movie!! it has lesbian representation!!” which is true but kinda dangerous? my best friend and i read the book when we were like 14 and both of us have agreed that the movie will be too much for us to watch even as 19 year olds. if youre looking for a fun gay movie with a lesbian character its not this.

Please also note that the book discusses racism, specifically anti-Native racism and internalized racism, in some detail (a gay Lakota kid’s dad makes him cut off his hair to look more western, etc.). While these topics should be openly and sensitively discussed in books and film, and as far as I am aware were well handled in the book, if that kind of thing triggers you, please take care.