Kelly, also known as Liam Kyle Sullivan, is simultaneously a symbol of female empowerment and what is wrong with teens’ family relationships in modern American society. Ironic, considering Kelly is portrayed by a thirtysomething guy. Three short films in particular highlight these qualities (in order of my favorites).
Text Message Breakup
Kelly is dumped by her longtime boyfriend – via text message. She then storms into the club where he “broke up” with her and proceeds to make him sorry that he ever dated her in the first place. Guest stars Kelly’s family, who insults her friends, tells her that she’s undateable, and that she’s “cheap.”
Shoes
Kelly’s breakout video, she displays the lengths to which she’d go to buy dozens of pairs of shoes. Kelly “gets what she wants,” despite zero support from her family.
Let Me Borrow That Top
Kelly’s lesbian aunt visits and tells her that “she can do anything.” But Kelly just wants to borrow the neighbor’s new shirt. In order to do so, she crashes the pep rally and homecoming at which the cute, popular neighbor is queen of. All for a top… or all for something else, such as social equality?
