i do think what gets ignored about carrie as a character is that sheβs an incredibly easy target to bully; sheβs a chubby, sheltered acne ridden teenage girl who wears frumpy grandma clothes and regurgitates the jesus freak shit her violently abusive mother tells her. she has violent thoughts about her classmates and is uncomfortable to be around. sheβs far more interesting being a victim thatβs somewhat uncomfortable to be in the head of than a tragic waif. sheβs not a martyr, sheβs a child and a child whoβs been victimised her whole life shouldnβt have to be kind and angelic to be recognised as a victim. suffering teenage girls shouldnβt just be presented on screen as toned down glamorous thin ophelias, suffering teenage girls can be fat and poor and think violently. i do think we need to examine why culturally we need teenage girls to be beautiful and kind to valorise their suffering and treat it as bad














