If you’ve seen Jordan Peele’s summer hit Nope, chances are much of the film’s memorably horrifying imagery has stayed with you. And you’re not alone: not only did the film inspire some of Halloween’s most show-stopping lewks, the mise-en-scene of Nope has become instantly iconic.
And while the film feels tinged with queerness, there’s one character who stands out in viewer’s minds as a certified queer icon.
That’s right: the people have spoken, and Jean Jacket is gay now.
Queer folks have a long history of reclaiming the “monster” in horror films. But there’s a special edge to seeing a monster who’s so wonderfully flamboyant in the third-act reveal.
gay people will be like “she’s mother” and the “she” in question will essentially be one of these types of vibes and nothing in between pic.twitter.com/CU7vJTtrvx
— norman 🦦 (@emonormie) November 1, 2022
She came, she served c*nt, and she died.
She’s part of the community sorry you can’t change my mind pic.twitter.com/5qUUmgZ8ig
— Jennifer Tilly Emmy Campaign (@medel_raymond) November 1, 2022
It’s no wonder that we’re claiming Miss Jean Jacket as our own.
Miss Jean Jacket has arrived to the function pic.twitter.com/4mQZvvzMo8
— Mads 🌱 @ COMMISSIONS (3/3) (@madslineart) October 29, 2022
What’s there to forgive? She rules.
the lgbtq community has forgiven jean jacket pic.twitter.com/kZebNjBz9l
— phoebe bridgers ryan gosling pants (@MOULlNR0UGE) October 30, 2022
Being a queer icon means that you can serve AND slay. Our good bitch Jean Jacket did both:
Jean Jacket did nothing wrong. https://t.co/04tsJWmX6H
— 🍂💀 Dorian, Envoy of Hearth and Harvest💀🍂 (@OnlineDorian) November 1, 2022
It’s no surprise that artists and creatives are already putting new spins on this iconic horror villain.
I mentioned I wanted to draw humanized Jean Jacket from Nope in a second “Slasher Babes” drawing, but I figured she doesn’t fit the Slasher archetype, so I just drew her on her own! pic.twitter.com/KEg1ewswzT
— TacoDraws 🐀 (commissions open) (@captaintaco2345) October 31, 2022
People are even reading the rainbow string of flags she swallows as a coming out gesture:
Made my brother a Nope costume, I loved how Jean Jacket came out pic.twitter.com/PKOR0e2srB
— Momo (@Momo_Jinxie) October 30, 2022
HERE FOR IT
Jean Jacket said gay rights https://t.co/f0iKSLC36m
— Asty, the spooky scary skeleton 🏳️🌈 (@TheArtOfAsty) October 14, 2022
She’s one of the girls
jean jacket, a gay icon https://t.co/PFESO1tTQp
— Helen Shivers (@thecroakerqueen) October 13, 2022
You can’t change our minds.
Jean Jacket is gay culture now https://t.co/YlMJUdwiIf
— Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short 🤖🧠 (@The_Ada_Rhodes) November 3, 2022
And don’t even get us STARTED on Gordy.
Gordy is one of my favorite horror characters. The Gordy’s Home sequence from NOPE sits with me and I think about it often. I truly want the Gordy’s Home film next from @JordanPeele 🏠 pic.twitter.com/Ry1ftzrDdE
— Gay Chapelle🎤 (@MikeyApollo) November 4, 2022
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