Sarah Michelle Gellar Giallo Inspire Shoot Photographed By James White, 2004

Sarah Michelle Gellar giallo inspire shoot photographed by James White, 2004

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this is another reason why lestat is amazing horror antagonist: the audience who lacks empathy for the main/POV characters of color doesn't see it coming at all

you (white audiences) don't see the intricate nature of abuse at play here because you don't understand harm unless it is explicit and right in your face, the same way white people typically don't understand the intricate nature of racism and dehumanization until its full blown lynching or slurs (remind you of anyone? lestat not understanding why louis killed the alderman because he "said I did a good job")

its why people don't see the slave catcher parallels with lestat stopping claudia from leaving on the train to the north, or not notice the parallel between claudia's rapist and lestat in that sex scene with louis disassociating or seem to glide over claudia's feelings as to why her and louis are lestat's slaves (black trauma depicted like this, the understanding of transgenerational trauma, *chefs kiss*)

so yes the fear you felt at seeing the graphic abuse was intentional, that scene was needed to show you that all the red flags you missed through biases against these characters towards lestat and giving him grace over and over again, were not supposed to be missed at all

something something about lestat murdering two priests in a church being the first true killing louis witnesses….. something about lestat viciously proclaiming them charlatans…… something something about lestat kneeling before louis at the steps leading up to the altar and eucharist, pledging his love and devotion to him…. bidding him to let go of his shame and shame-desiring god to love him, to worship him with his love and the giving of his life….. something about louis kissing the blood from lestat’s mouth in gratitude as his final human act…. something something about louis drinking from lestat as the christ figure looks down over their act of sacrilege… something, something, take this and drink, for this is my blood of the new covenant…………………..