bbc les mis better have that enjolras-gavroche exchange where gavroche tells enjolras to give him a gun and enjolras, being a responsible human being, doesn’t let this small child have a gun, so gavroche gets angry and yells “smooth-face!” at enjolras as an insult. smooth-face. what kind of insult is that. enjolras is so ethereal that people are physically unable to properly insult him
no no no no no it’s so much better than that
smooth face was a derogatory descriptor meant to compare a man (aka someone who should have beard stubble) to a woman or young boy (someone who would not have stubble) so the implication would be they were weak due to lack of manliness
in other words, Gavroche is calling Enjolras a “lil bitch”
what makes it even better though is that enjolras doesn’t even try and deny it or something, he just yells “gamin” back at gavroche and they both storm off
bbc les mis better have that enjolras-gavroche exchange where gavroche tells enjolras to give him a gun and enjolras, being a responsible human being, doesn’t let this small child have a gun, so gavroche gets angry and yells “smooth-face!” at enjolras as an insult. smooth-face. what kind of insult is that. enjolras is so ethereal that people are physically unable to properly insult him
no no no no no it’s so much better than that
smooth face was a derogatory descriptor meant to compare a man (aka someone who should have beard stubble) to a woman or young boy (someone who would not have stubble) so the implication would be they were weak due to lack of manliness
in other words, Gavroche is calling Enjolras a “lil bitch”
what makes it even better though is that enjolras doesn’t even try and deny it or something, he just yells “gamin” back at gavroche and they both storm off
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