Fuck Off, Mr Darcy!

Yes, you HEARD me!

Fuck right off!

Your dashing Regency reign of my heart is over!

OVER!

I have a NEW heart-throb now

from British days of yore.

GENTLEMAN JACK!

Oh, the SLAP of her leather gloves!

I feel quite, QUITE faint!

Her butch lesbian crossdressing ways

have ENTIRELY CAPTURED my heart!

I adore the whole erotic lesbian subtext
of the series' opening credits.
Even its editing style is hawt, LOL!

Have any of you watched this new HBO/BBC series? It is seriously worth your time. Gentleman Jack is based on the historically true story of Anne Lister, who was a wealthy member of the English landed gentry in Yorkshire in the early 1800s.

How was Anne Lister able to live as quasi-openly as she did in such homophobic, misogynistic, repressive times? Her class and uncommon financial independence allowed her to escape other women's economic fate of having to enter a conventional marriage and abide by the forced heterosexuality that came with it. Additionally, Anne Lister had a phenomenal amount of sheer bravery and bravado that allowed her to live the relatively free and unconventional life which she did.

Five out of five stars!

"Has Any Man Broken Your Heart?"

Thank you for this question, Guillaume of Vraie Fiction. Your worry that it might be considered crass is unfounded. My life is an open book, mon ami.

The only man who has ever broken my heart is Colin Firth/Mr. Darcy. God damn him and his Regency good looks! * sob *

But what about my university boyfriend Doofus, whom I dated when still labouring under the mistaken impression that I was straight? No, Doofus did not break my heart. Only my hymen. And good riddance to both it and him, quite frankly.

Now, I must admit that a certain amount of heartache has been caused by all the various lesbian lovers I've had over the years. "There's no drama like dyke drama," as they say and alas, it's true. Luckily, however, no long-lasting or permanent damage has been done to my heart. I'm a survivor in the game of luuuuv, baby.

Sweet Wolverine Greetings!

And oh, what the hell, since it's Christmas -- here's a bonus picture of Colin Firth in his Mark Darcy reindeer jumper from Bridget Jones's Diary:

I hope everyone is having a great day today!

In My Own Defence

Yes, I am a middle-aged lesbian who has an inexplicable fascination with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. But in my own defence, at least I'm not one of those crazy Janeites who worship all things Austen. Their obsessiveness is satirized in this new over-the-top movie Austenland. It looks like a total hoot! I MUST see it when it comes to Edmonton!



I wonder if My Rare One would buy me one of those life-sized cardboard cut-out figures of Mr. Darcy/Colin Firth for Christmas? Hmmm . . . .

Mr. Darcy in the News

Every Mr. Darcy fan loves the iconic "lake scene" in the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice. Who can forget Mr. Darcy after his swim, with his tousled hair and clingy wet shirt, as he unexpectedly and awkwardly encounters Elizabeth Bennet touring his family estate? It's the scene that made Colin Firth a sex symbol. (I can't embed it due to copyright reasons but you can see it on YouTube by clicking here.)

So take a peek at this next video and see what those crazy Brits are doing to mark the bicentennial of Pride and Prejudice's publication --



The irony, of course, is that the lake scene was not actually written by Jane Austen at all. No, it's purely a creation of the TV version. Oh well, who cares? It's Colin Firth in a wet cotton shirt -- YAY!!!!

There is Only One

Many actors have portrayed the iconic Mr. Darcy over the years but as far as I'm concerned, there is only one who is worthy to don the high-collared Regency coat and foppish cravat --

Yes, that's right. Colin Firth is the only Mr. Darcy for me. Long-time readers of this blog know that he has inexplicably captured my middle-aged lesbian heart and reduced me to a 5.9 on the Kinsey Scale instead of a perfect 6 (click here for details, if you must).

Her Royal Highness has her own opinion on this matter, of course. She much prefers another candidate --

Well, HRH . . . *shrug* . . . to each their own, I suppose. Just don't start up with that cosplay nonsense again . . . oh damn, too late.

[Painting of "Mr. Darcy Cat" by Tara Fly. Check out her fun website here!]

Movie Meme

The last movie I watched was Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

So if that movie is now my life story, how fucked am I? Pretty much! I must live in a world of deception and betrayal, silence and lies, violent collateral damage and ugly Cold War architecture.

But on the bright side, Colin Firth is there! And you know how I loves me some Colin Firth.

So how about you -- care to answer the meme? Spill yer guts in the comments! (not literally, of course).

Who would YOU switch for?

So last week I confessed to having a wee hankering for Colin Firth, which of course reveals that I am NOT a Kinsey 6.

But I AM a Kinsey 5.9 so such hankerings ARE extremely rare on my part. However, in the interests of full disclosure, I suppose I should also note that I am NOT a Gold Star Lesbian either.

Let's just say Doofus from the Dauphin Ukrainian Festival and leave it at that, okay? (Alright, click here and here, if you must).

Unfortunately, he did not look like Colin Firth, in his Mr. Darcy persona or otherwise.

But enough of that.

In her comment on my confessional post, Cora of The Postulations of an Iconoclastic Domina suggested today's post topic. And I am admittedly intrigued by wondering what people might say --

So . . . who would YOU be willing to go slip-slidin' away with on the Kinsey scale? Hmmmm? 'Fess up!

Slow Day

I got nuthin' today. NUTHIN'. So I thought I'd post a couple more pictures of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

You're kind of a wet blanket, HRH. Okay, okay, here's a British movie star hunk for you too. Happy now? Sheesh.

The King's Speech

We saw a wonderful movie the other day called The King's Speech. It depicts how King George VI's stammering was successfully treated throughout the course of his reign by an unorthodox Australian therapist. Here's the trailer, if you haven't already seen the movie:



I highly recommend this movie and not just because it stars the magnificent actor, Colin Firth. Although I do love Colin Firth in a movie . . . any movie. Of course, no matter what other roles he plays, he'll always be the definitive Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice . . . oh, Mr. Darcy . . . I . . . I grow faint!

Yes, I'd definitely switch for him!