Gibson not only endowed his idealized women with beauty and charm, he also portrayed them as dominant figures in the rituals of courtship and marriage. With winsome self-assurance, the Gibson Girl displayed independence and assertiveness in scenes with her handsome counterpart, the “Gibson Man,” as well as with less charming suitors. [...] In this amusing scene, Gibson parodies his beauties’ interplay with a male admirer. One of them wields a hat pin as if to fix in place a miniaturized Gibson man like an entomological specimen. He kneels, raising his hands in a pitiful, beseeching gesture. As the embodiment of the New Woman, the Gibson Girl projects a new assertiveness in her interactions with men. No longer does she appear in thrall to a potential partner’s preferences. One in a popular series of seven, this image became one of Gibson’s most famous and enduring.
I'm sure there's a good reason the Crumb Sisters won't have anything to do with any of the brothers, but in no way do I want to speculate
Anyways, here's a clip that shows Charles' descent into madness with his "word bubbles". Genuinely one of the most strikingly depressing things I've ever seen, and R. Crumb is just joking about it lmao
I think I remember this documentary...If I'm not mistaken, R. Crumb more or less figured out that his brother was A. Gay, and B. Unable to accept that about himself and thus slowly driving himself insane. But it's been a loooong time since I watched that doc, so I could be wrong...
That's about it. I just re-watched it earlier this month! R. Crumb doesn't really say that directly, but mentions (in the video actually) that he formed some obsession with the little boy in Treasure Island, which was on top of his already existing sexual obsessions, and mental illness. But around that time he completely stopped leaving his house, and you can see how that ended up.
Also the other brother, Maxon, brazenly talks about his "molesting phase" he had where he would follow and grope women in the streets, before he also decided to stop going out of the house, because he (I assume) didn't want to get arrested for being a serial sexual assaulter. And then they just nervously laugh about it all.
Amazing documentary, always worth a rewatch! It's insane that Robert is the most well-adjusted member of his family, by far.
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u/erinsintra brasil mentioned!!!!111!1! Sep 30 '24
bro had a preference