#and 3) as a representative of Johnnie Q. Public this is exactly how i want to keep queer literary academics in their bread and butter

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i understand the whole "stop applying modern labels to the hypothetical gender & sexual identities of historical figures" argument but you gotta admit. just as a thought experiment it might be PRETTY DAMN FUN to imagine "okay say this renowned 19th century novelist was trans as fuck. how would we have to reinterpret their vast vast written body of work?"

#i think this would be good because 1) it would be exhausting #2) it would cause so many academic arguments to descend into actual physical fistfights #and 3) as a representative of Johnnie Q. Public this is exactly how i want to keep queer literary academics in their bread and butter #(the Q. in Johnnie Q. Public stands for Queer)