I will add parts 2-7 here when there are links, you have 24 hours to pick.
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leena used her disability to her advantage and robbed rich arseholes loved that for her... shame how she ended up
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hi ! this isn’t a request or anything but i was wondering your thoughts on padme? it’s so random to ask but i never see anyone talking about her
I absolutely love Padmé, she is a wonderful and underrated character! She might be a little silly to have fallen in love with Anakin the way she did, but thats ok, she is trying her best.
She was so interesting to me that I started to read her series, I believe there is three books but so far i have only read the first book.
It does a great job to show her character and what happened between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. She fought so hard for Naboo and it's people and she joined the senate to do good for not only Naboo, but the rest of the galaxy. She even requested Sabé to help in her quest to help slaves. Slaves like Anakin and his mother. (she would have done it herself but she couldn't because of her place in the senate.) In fact, they started in Tatooine, with the hopes of "buying" Anakin's mother from her slave owner.
Padmé has a big heart and even bigger dreams, but all anyone really seems to see her as is Anakin's wife or a pretty face. But in truth, she is so much more than that. Even her past as a queen is so very interesting.
In conclusion, I love Padmé Amidala with my whole being. She is a great character and even better person. (if you can ignore some of what she lets Anakin get away with)
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My top 10 nonfiction reads of 2023 (the asterisked ones are in French with no translation as of yet) :
Belle Greene, Alexandra Lapierre
The Indomitable Marie-Antoinette, Simone Bertière
Reporter: A Memoir, Seymour Hersh
Red Carpet: Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy, Erich Schwartzel
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, Patrick Keefe
Servir les riches, Alizée Delpierre*
La Comtesse Greffulhe : L’ombre des Guermantes, Laure Hillerin*
Le Courage de la nuance, Jean Birnbaum*
The Book Collectors of Daraya, Delphine Minoui
Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement, Hawon Jung
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I have no real desire to get involved in ship wars (And really, this isn't about shipping), nor do I want to argue over what I would/wouldn't like to be canon. I stick to enjoying what I enjoy with fellow freaks on the internet and leave everyone else to it...
But I must admit, it's slightly disappointing to read some of the takes disguised as feminist when in reality, they are arguably quite harmful and seemingly rooted in misogyny which are being shared around.
Women being in love does not "cheapen" their stories.
Women can be powerful characters and still be in love.
A woman being in love does not make her weak or any less powerful.
Women can be fully-fledged, powerful and 'badass' characters and still be in love.
If you think a 'powerful' woman having a romantic relationship makes her weak, it kind of seems like because falling in love and romance are seen as feminine, you actually just think a woman's femininity makes her weak...
I really wish there could be an acceptance that women can be both strong, powerful, intelligent and in love. Women do not have to choose, in life or in fiction. And there is rarely the same attitude when it comes to male characters. I never see anyone say that being in love would make a strong, independent man weak.
Anyway, I personally think that female characters who have been through horrible things deserve a happy ending and it does not weaken them to allow them to have a romantic partner. Being strong is exhausting and having someone there when they need a break after a busy day of being a girlboss is totally understandable, healthy and acceptable.
In conclusion, let powerful women fall in love!!!
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