Girl Eats Boy: cannibal women in horror (Raw, Yellowjackets, Bones and All)

[@elleliteracy]

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[@TeresaLopez-s2q]

When you said meat has a masculine connotation I screamed bc you HAVE to read The Vegetarian by Han Kang, it is literally about this exact topic and she recently won the nobel prize!!it’s crazy good and deals with the gender dinamics of both meat and flesh.

[@strangelittleguy]

the title eats

[@oak5972]

and so have the girls

[@gold_dustwoman]

Boys

[@sofiastj]

and left no crumbs

[@delishaiqbal4174]

Yellowjackets is also very influenced by ancient Greek Bacchic rituals involving women driven to frenzy by Dionysus who tear apart animals and humans believing them to be animals. Lord of the Flies is also inspired by the Greek tragedy The Bacchae but there are some really good articles about the ancient Greek parallels in Yellowjackets

[@bdm483]

#JustGirlyThings I hadn't thought of Lord of the Flies in the Bacchus context, but I can see it now that you suggest it. I think we concentrated more on Simon's 'situation' as Christ-coded when I studied it, so the mob was less central. I love learning something new, so thank you

[@ghighi2]

I just finished reading The Secret History so The Bacchae was all I could think about during that portion of the video. Glad I'm not the only one who thought about that!!

[@justcallme_ell]

You got me at “Raw was the focus of my bachelor dissertation”. You have all my unconditional respect. ALSO Girl, I’m writing my uni thesis now on the Monstrous Feminine in horror film and Raw is in it. I really hope I can cite your video essay, I’m so happy I found your video and I love that I’m not the only one who thought about this movie for a thesis. It feels incredible honestly😍

[@elleliteracy]

so glad you enjoyed! good luck with your thesis :)

[@valenfr01]

i've been waiting for this one!! truly wonderful work elle! also, as an uruguayan girlie, thank you for correctly saying the rugby team stuck in Los Andes was uruguayan and not argentinean, people make that mistake a lot and it's nice to see you actually got it right.

[@elleliteracy]

of course!!!! muchas gracias for watching!

[@quesitoconsal]

So this is too why the girlies (including me) love the Hannibal tv series so much huh, makes tons of sense

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

LOVING the look, and the dedication to carry it down to the neck of your shirt!

[@4232emmie]

Cannibalism is my all time favorite genre!! Sooo glad to hear your thoughts on it

[@robintauber9994]

*plays Hall and Oats "Maneater" in the background*

[@roxassora2706]

Nelly Furtado*

[@painqqq]

commenting for the algorithm, I NEED THIS TO BLOW UP ASAP this deserves WAY more attention tbh your analysis is so detailed and well-researched, thank you so much for your hard work!!!

[@elleliteracy]

thank you 🥹

[@mikaela4180]

Would love to see your take on Santa Clarita Diet

[@demolition1ov3rs]

omg yes i love this show sm! so sad it was cancelled :(

[@zb_evelyn]

ahh yess the feminine rage comfort food

[@hannahsnyder9103]

sitting down to eat lunch but i don’t even care. this is my lunch video.

[@fleetwoodmak777]

I'm a simple person, I see Yellowjackets, I click.

[@zamplify]

NPC

[@redlikeroses1062]

Same, I’m obsessed with that show

[@kimjihane2774]

ME TOOOOOO❤❤❤❤

[@fleetwoodmak777]

@@zamplify the irony behind calling someone an NPC in 2024

[@umaaah.13]

i see misty, i click

[@trunkdeadlift8384]

i was locked in as soon as you said RAW was your favorite. it is also mine. subscribed. also- i love your editing style

[@brokengirlsrus]

Yellowjackets, particularly the first season and especially the pilot, is one of those shows that rewrote my brain. It sucks you in so thoroughly. Amazing story and suspense.

[@stoatsavvy]

Love this essay! Came out just in time for me to play a cannibal woman in a ttrpg, thanks for more inspiration!

[@clariclari703]

I'm brazilian, I love your channel and I was expecting for a video with this theme! Thank you.

[@carolitoffana]

amo que a gente ta em todo lugar mesmo né kkkkkk

[@clariclari703]

@carolitoffana sim kkkkkkkkkkk

[@elleliteracy]

obrigada ❤️❤️❤️

[@mayasougueh6776]

This was such an interesting video as someone who took psych 101 and learned about the football team that committed cannibalism to survive, it’s made me wonder often what we won’t do to continue on. So to see this from a female perspective, that I have never considered, is so interesting. Love the amount of discourse your channel brings!

[@carolitoffana]

hot take: I don't think it should be a big deal in situations like the Andes crash, The Donner Party or Yellowjackets, if it's for survival I'm totally ok with it, I would probably be the one to bring it up first in these situations tbh

[@redlikeroses1062]

Especially if the people die naturally- it’s just a body in my opinion and if you need to eat then you should. It’s where it’s murder and not necessary it becomes sketchy and wrong.

[@cynthiaanderson6410]

Eh. Jackie was one thing. The Yellowjackets hunting each other for sport is another

[@yarondavidson6434]

The first person who suggests adding to the menu a very high cost ingredient, is the person who should demonstrate they're genuine by providing it on their expense first.

[@ollieno971]

@@cynthiaanderson6410yeah

[@ollieno971]

Didn’t the donner party literally deny help from native people that would have saved them though?

[@WeirdGirl465]

I’ve been watching ur videos for the past like 5 hours while I’m working and getting this played next, on one of my favorite topics and only posted 4 hours ago best day ever

[@fallenangel4364]

THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING VID I LOVE HOW YOU EXPLAIN DIFFRENT FILM STYLES AHH

[@owo-ob3hz]

Oh so excited to watch this after finishing The Terror and Ravenous

[@Katastr0phic_Katicorn]

My favorite movies growing up were Ginger Snaps and May.

[@buttercupjude135]

finally someone analyzing Yellowjackets!!!!

[@13realmusic]

Love cannibalism! Hannibal the tv series is my favorite, but otherwise I’ve tried getting into Yellow Jackets.

[@TheLateSpring]

For those who might be interested: Julia Ducournau also has a short film about puberty, that would fit squarely into the "Monstrous Menstruation" category. It's titled "Junior" and it also stars Garance Marillier. I've always viewed it as Julia's spiritual precursor to "Raw," (except it's adorable) 21:29

[@kittenfarms]

i love maren, she is everything to me, bones and all is my favorite movie of all time, a girl from the town next to me that my dad & my dads side of the family lived/lives in was in the movie,, bones and all speaks to me and its like a different language nobody but me and the movie has ever heard of

[@Ekenaa]

oh great a new film analysis, I can watch that while I eat din-

[@ourletdepantalon9097]

i need you to know that i paused the video to watch raw, like an intellectual

[@elleliteracy]

!!! that’s dedication. i hope you enjoyed!

[@ourletdepantalon9097]

@@elleliteracy i did!! thanks for the never ending movie recommendation queen

[@tylerwirkkala7311]

Woah, did you do your dissertation on this or something. Very knowledgeable. 😂

[@deviled_eggies]

I'm hungry, let's go.

[@xochiltaviles4539]

Your video reminds me of another video I saw recently from Princess Weekes: Why we love monsters. I recommend that video to anyone that hasn’t seen it. I do find our morbid fascination of cannibalism so interesting. I really like that there’s a lot more movies kind of exploring deep topics while using cannibalism as a sort of metaphor. I was pretty young when rock came out and I saw it and that movie definitely shocked me and made the gay panic in me just amplified.

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

Love a Bones and All mention. Taylor Russell, you ate that, literally.

[@rachellydiab]

love love love love love, ur insights and research are so excellent !

[@rachellydiab]

ps Raw, perhaps obviously, is also one of my favourite movies and first horrors that i fell in love with 🌹

[@elleliteracy]

thank you dahlingggg!!

[@sleepdeprivation8390]

I adore this video, it’s clear you put a lot of time and passion and hard work into it! (Side note, what eyeshadow are you wearing? It’s beautiful!)

[@Snakepit_Media]

As a trans masc person, I love and relate to this metaphor within horror so much, simply due to the female socialization and sapphic aspects of romance. Yet, as a gay MLM person, it is also very foreign to me, partially due to the lack of socialisation as a male presenting person and the masculine traits one would expect within a romantic relationship.

[@crashb800]

I've thought for a while about how gendered expectations of how men are the one's desiring and women are the one's being desired isn't really quite accurate towards reality, but I was not expecting to find something in the cannibal women video. Interesting video, glad I watched.

[@nina-cy5dd]

just read the vegetarian by Han Kang !! Been thinking a lot about this stuff, especially meat having a masculine connotation

[@y.a.994]

Movie Recommendation - Aamis (ravening), it has a romantic movie wiht cannabalism.

[@Carolenatal]

girl the way you took me by surprise with that brits out lol

[@SharonRaeRyan]

Comment for the algorithm ❤

[@thetree2046]

Can we have access to your dissertation? I would like to read it. I want to learn more.

[@elleliteracy]

it’s available on the patreon!

[@patriciagriego75]

*longest hell yeah boy ever*

[@annernas]

is the text of the thesis published somewhere yet would read as a fellow raw (2016) enjoyer xx 😻 edited typo oops

[@elleliteracy]

it’s up on the patreon! :)

[@nina-cy5dd]

THIS PLATE IS EMPTY 🍽️🍽️

[@ramdustincarandang7798]

Hey, what are your thoughts in Mary Sues? Just asking.

[@parnaz1623]

the intro looool

[@lauraigla6319]

For anyone hungry for more(👀) the original We Are What We Are is another film that explores cannibalism with a queer lense. Very different from its remake

[@djungelskog132]

Yeas

[@Ritff666l-e9e]

Why is your Avatar and Header styled like My Generation and Our Aesthetics ?

[@avel1491]

~🇮🇪Kneecap Mentioned🔊~

[@starrybish7696]

YELLOWJACKETSSSSS🦌🐝🐝🐝🐝

[@HOTTOGO25]

My sister sent this to me with no explanation and I feel so loved 🥹

[@suhaibhoger931]

Im shet im boy

[@coffeeisthebest]

It feels like youre copying antiheroines video ideas

[@painqqq]

holy shit two cakes

[@coffeeisthebest]

@ real asf, I just like to point out patterns I see heheheheheh

[@hannahpriest6794]

give us the dissertation

[@elleliteracy]

it’s up on the patreon! :)

[@ropeburnsrussell]

Well,it got political fast,bye

[@pi3.1415-y]

Omfg i cant believe the random movie my friend once suggested and then couldn't finish, ended up as one of my fav horror movies and is your dissertation 🤯 I love the internet and gay horror so much ❤️ (love from Slovenia) Also i just watched the one and mby only doc film we have of the slovenian lgbtq movement, which i suggest 🥰 if anyone is interested i can provide a link (it has eng subs)🫶🏻🌈