A moment for Rickie from My So-Called Life (wcruz73 ❤️)—he was defying queer tropes before they even existed
Rickie Vasquez stands on the front steps of his high school, in a floral shirt, buttoned up all the way, and a maroon vest—soft-butch style. He’s 15 years old and his straight best friend is Angela Chase. Rickie’s got a crush on a straight boy, and Angela says she understands his pain—she too has a crush on a boy who won’t notice her. Rickie looks at Angela.
Queer trope #1: Defined identity Rickie was the first openly queer character I had ever seen on a TV show, soon-to-be followed by Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But unlike Willow, who was a conventional-looking woman with superpowers and a girlfriend, Rickie didn’t have passing-privilege, or have sex, or have magic. He was a kid whose housing and access to meals was precarious. Unlike Willow’s defined and easy-to-follow plotline, Rickie’s queerness was unspecific.
Rarely do we get to see a scene like the one between Rickie and Angela, where a queer character is being told they are understood, and that queer character is allowed to feel—even if they don’t voice it—like the understanding on offer is not good enough. Stanford never side-eyed Carrie.
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