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  Happy  Aro Movies Monday ! A weekly call on Aggresively Arospec's Tumbr for movies that " you identify with from an arospec perspective or the ones you think the community should avoid." The original intention of Aro Movies Monday is to submit movies to Aggresively Arospec, but I like having the space dig deeper.  [Image from Netflix. Enola Holmes, played by Millie Bobby Brown, is at the front in a fancy red dress. Behind her is a large magnify glass filled with the other characters. There is a teal background with bird silhouettes and washed out images of London buildings.] Reasons I liked Enola Holmes: SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS Enola is raised with limited exposure to amatonormativity. She is encouraged by her mother to be independent and not let a boy get in the way of a mission. However, she makes choices based on her feelings and not her mother's expectations. When Enola first saves the romantic lead, it is out of sympathy not romance. When she seeks him out t...

Happy Aro Movies Monday ! A weekly call on Aggresively Arospec's Tumbr for movies that " you identify with from an arospec perspective or the ones you think the community should avoid." The original intention of Aro Movies Monday is to submit movies to Aggresively Arospec, but I like having the space dig deeper.  [Image from The Queen's Gambit  on Netflix, a white woman with red hair and an intense stare is moving a chess piece.] This may not be a movie, but let's talk about it anyway! I assumed it was a movie, and when the credits played at the end of episode one with nothing resolved or connected, I was quite confused 😛 Reasons I connected to The Queen's Gambit When Beth is invited to a social club, all they talk about is boys and Beth feels disconnected. Beth is surrounded by men, which means she has a variety of relationships with men: quasi-romantic, sexual, adversarial, casual friends, put-your-life-back-together friends. There is a man she's enamor...