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- Apr 2, 2020
Lol it's so fun to see the subtle differences between their interactions and the interactions between amberlynn and becky
They're cute together and actually enjoy each other imo
Part of me honestly wonders if Amberlynn is actually a lesbian.
You could argue her first girlfriend (Krystle?) was her experimenting as a young woman with very little to go off in terms of healthy romantic relationships, and eventually became a transactional "I need a place to live" thing.
Sometimes women from broken/abusive homes become situational lesbians because they're in need of shelter, food and stability, and feel safer getting that from a woman than from a guy who is more likely to physically abuse her, rape her, and potentially get her pregnant. Anna Nicole Smith was in such a relationship for a time in her 20s before she married her golden ticket.
But I see so little of anything resembling romance or affection or even basic respect in any of Amberlynn's relationships. Part of me wonders if she views people like Destiny and Becky as "easier to keep" than a man would be. Different beauty standards/preferences mean AL doesn't feel the need to "look hot" for a woman the way she might for a man. And because this is rural Kentucky, the pickings are fairly slim for the LGBT community so it's not as if Becky (regardless of her current state) could find a plethora of other gay women lining up to be her rebound.
Whereas AL would be hard pressed to keep a man because there are plenty of more appealing options than her among straight women; a guy who'd stick around would probably just suckle on her (financial, but perhaps also literal) teat. She can placate Becky with coloring books and Spencer's Gifts t-shirts; she probably can't afford to keep some guy's pill/meth habit satiated without going broke or getting mixed up with some dangerous people who might try to kill her or set her house on fire.