"I think we all have this idealised version of a mother, a teacher, a guardian or a friend when we're young, and Miss Honey is just someone who would really protect you when the chips are down. If you're neglected, she'd come and rescue you,"
"If you're realising that you're gay and can't tell anybody just yet, she would see you and understand you and accept you. She just came to represent something so much bigger than what we knew at the time."
"Find me a lesbian who doesn't want a kind, cottagecore girlfriend with incorruptible values and ethics,"
Embeth Davidtz frames Miss Honey as a gay icon and a protective, accepting guardian for young girls. Fans celebrate Miss Honey as a cottagecore figure who provides a safe classroom presence and embodies the ‘I’d come out to her’ fantasy. The Matilda film adaptation approaches its 30-year mark while the character continues to resonate with queer audiences. Miss Honey is portrayed as an idealised mother, teacher, or friend who rescues neglected children and recognises those quietly realising their sexuality. Davidtz recently made her directorial debut with the drama Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight.
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