Amelia and Samuel dig up earthworms in the garden to feed the Babadook, who seems thoroughly kowtowed by Amelia.
The movie ends on an unexpected note, with Amelia standing up to the Babadook and driving it into the basement, where it ends up staying and acting as an odd sort of pet for the family. They unknowingly release a humanoid demon, the Babadook, from a pop-up children’s story book and it begins to utterly ruin their lives, causing seizures, possessing Jennifer, killing their dog, and driving them mad. It follows the story of a widowed mother, Amelia, and her bratty son, Samuel. Long answer: The Babadook is a 2014 Australian psychological horror film written and directed by Jennifer Kent which ended up being a huge indie hit after its American premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Short answer: it’s a demon that represents a person’s struggle with depression.
The more familiar you are with Tumblr, the more the Babadook meme makes perfect sense.īut before we get into how, exactly, the Babadook became a gay icon and tell you what the meme’s creator, Tumblr user ianstagram, told Inverse, we’re going to take a pause for those of you who are completely lost. Maybe unsurprisingly, this wonderful weirdness originated on Tumblr, an online stronghold and blog collective perhaps best known for being a bit of a cesspool of tears, fanwork, infighting, and imaginary bullshit. But Ms Rona can't hold us down completely Today, LGBTQ+ folks are marking the start of Pride month with some hilarious memes, so we thought we'd round up some of the funniest tweets to get you in the mood for Pride. Pride 2017 has been bombarded with what people are simply calling the “Babadook is gay” meme. It is better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you are not. You’re just looking for an excuse to hate. Stop using God to justify your prejudice. Being gay is not a crime and it is not a sin. The Babadook is “one thicc bih” and the internet is not here for your slander against him or his status as a queer icon. love is too beautiful to be hidden in the closet. He’s out there, fighting the good fight, draped in feather boas and donning rainbow suspenders, marching in Pride parades. The Babadook, the villain in a 2014 Australian film, has come a long way from eating bugs in the basement of a single mother’s home in Australia.