How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Thelma & Louise.
Quote #1
DARRYL: No, Thelma, I don't give a s*** what we have for dinner. I may not even make it home for dinner. You know how Fridays are
Thelma's expected not to question her husband's goings-on on Friday nights…but he sure is allowed to totally blow her off. Fair trade? Yeah, we didn't think so.
Quote #2
THELMA: Well, he'd never let me go. He never lets me do one goddamn thing that's any fun. All he wants me to do is hang around the house the whole time while he's out doing God only knows what.
Sucky gender roles can't be laid out any more simply than that. Basically, the guy can do whatever the heck he wants—and the gal also has to do whatever the heck he wants.