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realzayn · 11 months

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#dorian gray #dorian gray icons #movie icons #without psd #twitter stuff #twitter icons #icons without psd #ben barnes #ben barnes icons

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editfandom · 6 days

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Dorian Gray - Dorian Gray, 2009

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shitedits · 2 years

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#dorian gray #dorian gray icons #ben barnes #ben barnes icons #icons #movie #movies icons #icons dorian gray #icons ben barnes #twitter icons #without psd #movie icons #icon #ben barnes icon

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deadlovers94 · 6 months

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RIP Oscar Wilde. You would've loved tumblr

#oscar wilde #gay icons #pride month #the picture of dorian gray #the importance of being earnest #gay #pride #deadlovers94

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eurydices-carnation · 2 months

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Hey non existent penny dreadful fandom take some memes

#Angelique is my icon and my favorite character #Idgaf that she was in 2 episodes at most #I got pissed when Dorian killed her #penny dreadful #vanessa ives #ethan chandler #lily frankenstein #Angelique penny dreadful #dorian gray #victor frankenstein #joan clayton #hecate #reeve carney #patti lupone #Billie piper #eva green #josh hartnett #Johnny Beauchamp #Idk the other actors names sorry

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redburyton · 3 months

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#icon fr #the picture of dorian gray #dorian gray #female manipulator #gaslight gatekeep girlboss #hell is a teenage girl #ben barnes

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toaster-trash · 10 months

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Why do you hate Oscar Wilde?

HAHAHAHAHahhAh I’m sorry I despise that man and I’m going to take any opportunity I can to rant about it so absolutely NO harm to anyone who likes his books or his work in general, if you do, completely fair enough and by absolutely all means enjoy reading them

The AUTHOR though, so, yes, the obvious first, the man’s just a nonce through and through. I have done a lot of research into his trial, (sources being The Trial of Oscar Wilde: From the Shorthand Reports (1906), and famous-trials.com, compiled by Professor Douglas O’Linder from UMKC School of Law, mostly aligning with the shorthand translations of the testimonies from the prior source referenced, yet with a few details not included in the 1906 publication to my knowledge.) and no, the guy wasn’t just thrown in prison for being a “homosexual didn’t you know old chap?✨” but because he slept with a very large amount of young boys while he was in his 30s, some as young as sixteen or eighteen. Noncery! Who knew thatd get you thrown into prison for two years!

20 year age gap not convincing enough? Have some quotes directly from Mr. Wilde himself!

C—A man never corrupts a youth?

Wilde—I think not.

C—Nothing could corrupt him?

Wilde—If you are talking of separate ages.

C—No, sir, I am talking common sense.

W—I do not think one person influences another.

C—You don't think that flattering a young man, making love to him, in fact, would be likely to corrupt him?

W—No.

WILDE.

"I think the writer's meaning is quite unambiguous. The love he alluded to was that between an elder and younger man, as between David and Jonathan; such love as Plato made the basis of his philosophy; such as was sung in the sonnets of Shakespeare and Michael Angelo; that deep spiritual affection that was as pure as it was perfect. It pervaded great works of art like those of Michael Angelo and Shakespeare. Such as "passeth the love of woman.' It was beautiful, it was pure, it was noble, it was intellectual-this love of an elder man with his experience of life, and the younger with all the joy and hope of life before him.'

Ah, Ancient Greek comparisons. We all know how non-noncey the Ancient Greeks were.

Wilde—Yes. I would become friendly with any human being I liked.

C—How old was he?

Wilde—Really, I do not keep a census.

C—Never mind about a census. Tell me how old he was?

W—I should say he was about twenty. He was young, and that was one of his attractions.

There’s more where that came from, but feel free to do more research into the sources I referenced if you want to read more. And if hearing from Wilde himself wasn’t enough, let’s hear from some of the hotel staff from when he was staying over.

“I found it necessary to call the attention of the housekeeper to the condition of Mr. Wilde's bed. The sheets were stained in a peculiar way. On the third morning of his stay, about eleven o'clock, Mr. Wilde rang the bell for the housemaid. On answering the bell I met Mr. Wilde in the doorway of No. 361, and he told me he wanted a fire in his own room, No. 362. There I saw a boy of eighteen or nineteen years of age with dark close-cropped hair and a sallow complexion.”

“One morning on going into the room-| entered after knocking-| saw someone in bed. At first I thought it was a young lady, as I saw only the head, but afterwards I saw that it was a young man. It was someone about sixteen to eighteen years of age. Mr. Wilde was in the same room dressing himself. He told me he felt so much better that morning and that, as he was very busy, he could not stay to have the treatment. I never attended Mr. Wilde again.”

And quickly, a testimony of one of the witnesses, Edward Shelley:

Mr. Wilde's conversation was principally about books and myself. Mr. Wilde said, "Will you come into my bedroom?" I did not know what he meant. As I went into the room Mr. Wilde kissed me. He also put his arms round me. I had been taking a lot of wine. I felt insulted, degraded, and objected vigorously. Mr. Wilde said he was sorry and that he had drunk too much wine. I stayed the night and shared his bed. Mr. Wilde saw me next day and again kissed me and there was a repetition of the previous night's performance. Mr. Wilde said he could get me on, and he invited me to go with him to Brighton, Cromer and Paris, but I did not go.

As well as all that, I generally find him to be an insufferable prick who is completely submerged in his own self righteousness that every odd quote I hear from him is another case of him proclaiming his own wit and genius, and every bloody character he writes is just an excuse to project his ideas in the most up-his-own-ass way he possibly can. He’s a narcissist and a prick who uses a veil of moral superiority to get away with ranting about his own beliefs through the eyes of the antagonist. He said something alone the lines of “I wrote Lord Henry to be who the world thinks I am ;)” No, Lord Henry is WHO you are, because when you were in that bloody courtroom YOU were the one ranting about the beauty of youth in young boys and the non-existence of immorality. Painting him as the antagonist was only a half assed attempt to throw the reader off or, frankly, probably even just for shits and giggles or so he could lean back in his smoking jacket, opium-tainted cigar in hand and think about how clever he is.

So yeah, I fucking despise Oscar Wilde. Narcissistic, self righteous dickhead and nonce. And apparently anti-Semitic, although I haven’t looked into that one to confirm if it’s true, but I wouldn’t be remotely surprised. And the nerve the Irish government has to pardon him for his crimes a hundred years later 💀 “oh his pardon stood for all gay men persecuted in that time and for how far we’ve come in progress today!” Then pardon an innocent gay man who wasn’t a fucking self centred nonce, my bisexual ass was raised in a very homophobic household and I’d rather go back to listening to a hundred “homosexuality is a vile distortion of purity and virtue in the eyes of God” rants than be associated with a man like Oscar Wilde as my symbol of fucking “progress”. Frankly, I’m glad he’s dead and I hope he rots

#gothic lit #classic literature #gothic literature #goth lit #classic lit #oscar wilde #Oscar Wilde hate club #the picture of dorian gray #(sorry)#like I said if you enjoy any of his books on their own feel completely free to do so #but also please be aware of the author before posting a hundred bloody “Oscar Wilde is an icon <3 posts.

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th3decadentclam · 2 years

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"All art is quite useless."

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde.

#Art #Artcore #artaesthetic #dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #darkacademism #darkacademiaedit #oscar wilde #picture of dorian gray #the picture of dorian gray #pinterest aesthetic #pinterest #Artisquiteuseless #timothee chamalet #aesthetic icons #aesthetic wallpaper #quotes #architecture #ophelia painting

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numnum-num · 11 months

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Helmut Berger, 1971

#helmut berger #dorian gray #oscar wilde #gay icons #gay movie history #gay history #vintage style #vintage magazine #male style #vintage movies #movie history #lgbt history #lgbtq history #massimo dallamano #films and filming

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jacktherippy · 1 year

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Dorian posting

Finally I drew them again like I said I would! there designs are a tiiiny bit different from my last TPODG post because those were old and my style changed haha,, but regardless enjoy the basil and dorian content

#i made some bomb ass chili before drawing this #it was really good #dorian gray? you mean fashion icon?#im so scared of making fanart you dont understand #the picture of dorian gray #dorian gray #basil hallward #basil my sweet little guy #tpodg #tpodg fan art #edwins sketches

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smalltownfae · 9 months

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All I am getting from all this rereading I have been doing recently is that past me already had amazing taste.

#booklr #people saying they are disappointed when they reread all favs and I am like “can't relate”#I have been disappointed in books I gave 3 stars in the past but the 5 stars? still killing it #absolutely iconic stories #animal farm the hunger games the picture of dorian gray the importance of being earnest #all of them still outstanding #to me at least #and when I say thg I mean the first book I remember not loving the rest as much and that is still true

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100gayicons · 2 years

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Helmut Berger was born in Austria, but moved to London at the age of 18 to study acting. Two years later he moved to Italy to study languages. He had the good fortune of meeting director Luchino Visconti who cast him in a small role in Le streghe (The Witches, 1967). His relationship with Visconti became intimate and the two soon were life long lovers.

“I wasn't sure I liked men, I didn't want to be another cutie in his arms, so I made him run well first. With him, I experienced true love.”

Bergen’s acting attracted international attention when Visconti cast him in “The Damned” (1969). The film depicted the decadence of German society leading up to WWII. Berger’s attention getting role included him dressing in drag as Marlene Dietrich from her appearance in “The Blue Angel”. The film received an X rating when released in the US.

Berger’s next two films were without Visconti. First he played the title role in “Dorian Gray” (based on Oscar Wilde’s novel). This was the most daring version of Dorian, as Berger was comfortable appearing nude on screen and didn’t mind any suggested homosexuality.

It was followed by “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” directed by Vittorio De Sica. It won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Berger’s next film with Visconti generated controversy in Germany - “Ludwig” (1973). It told the story of Ludwig II, who ruled Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. This film included nudity and references to Ludwig’s homosexuality. The producers feared backlash from German fans of the former king and force Visconti to cut his original 4 hour version to only 3 hours. Despite the cuts, this film is said have Berger’s finest performance.

In his relationship with Visconti, Berger met many international artists - including ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. The two had an affair and Nureyev wanted Berger to live with him. But Berger couldn’t give up the secure life that Visconti provided him.

“Visconti knew all about these (affairs). He was sure Nureyev would be a passing fad and he was right.”

This changed in 1976 when Visconti died from a stroke (he smoked 120 cigarettes a day). His death deeply affected Berger who contemplated suicide. It also led to years on dependency on alcohol and drugs.

Later in life, Berger reported he was free of addiction. He became popular on the talk show circuit, openly talking about his sex life including affairs with actress Marisa Berenson and Mick’s wife Bianca Jagger. (Berger considers himself bisexual.)

In 2007, he received a special award the at the Berlin Film Festival for his professional achievements in film.

#gay icons #helmut berger #Luchino Visconti #the Damned #Dorian Gray #Mad King Ludwig #The Garden of the Finzi-Continis #rudolf Nureyev #bisexual #Vittorio De Sica

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halfofanorange · 3 months

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I'm starting off my reading year with a very historical fiction streak? First I listened to The Color Purple as an audiobook bc I want to go see the new film soon, then I started The Picture of Dorian Gray (also in audio) and now I recently joined a university book club and our first read of the year is Little Women so now I'm also reading that lol

#the color purple was really solid #gave it four stars!#i am quite enjoying the picture of dorian gray even though all the characters are extremely irritating repressed homosexuals (/lh)#and little women is just so nice!!#jo is a queer icon #and laurie is my beloved and an absolute girls girl #my ramblings #books

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deadly-disturbed · 1 year

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