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gyns I wanna be clear that I’m not out here to hate on Women Talking because it was a really really really great film and I love Sarah Polley and wish her nothing but the best. And even though I was confused by Toews’ choice to make so much of the book about August, I still love her writing and enjoyed the book. and I really think y’all would really like the movie and the book and you should definitely go see it if you have the chance
but we gotta talk what happens to Nettie/Melvin in the film adaptation!!
breif overview of the concept: Women Talking is loosely inspired by the events of the Manitoba Mennonite Colony in Bolivia - women were repeatedly drugged and raped in the night. they were told that they were making it up or that they’d been attacked by the devil as punishment but in reality it was the men of the colony. this happened between 2005 and 2009 but probably continued even after the men were caught and arrested
so in the book Nettie is attacked and she is impregnated and later loses her child. this is obviously traumatic. she changes her name to Melvin and begins dressing as a man. (obviously because she’s living in a traditional mennonite colony, she can never fully take on the role of a man - her job becomes caring for the children) it is very clear in the book that this (as well as her no longer speaking to adults) is a trauma response and Toews refers to this character as Nettie, Nettie/Melvin, and Melvin but settles on Melvin at the end though she ALWAYS calls Melvin ‘she’
the movie however, within like thirty seconds of introducing Nettie/Melvin the film explicitly says (via narration. like when I say explicit, I mean explicit!) that Melvin is not living as a man as a result of trauma. It was something along the lines of “Melvin was a man all along. He just couldn’t hide it any more after it happened.” So instead, being raped and losing a child act as catalyst events that make Melvin’s life as a woman untenable
and I just hate that they’ve taken the easy way out with this! it’s so much more interesting and truthful (!) to be like this character is living in an overtly hierarchical, misogynist society and on top of that she experiences a series of distinctly sex-based trauma in addition to living amongst this growing collective trauma that the women are experiencing and so she attempts to live as a man for her safety! like how can you not see that that is what’s happening
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Beep the meep really said
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A Discovery of Witches fans!! I’ve made a blog dedicated to the show/books (finally) so pretty please go follow it and show it some love 😍
You can find it at @mrs-declermont 🥰❤️
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TIMELESS BY TS IS SO MIDGELENNY CODED U GUYS DONT GET IT
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literally cannot stop thinking about cape full of knives wtf
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I just got a whole bunch of the new Pokemon Scarlet and Violet TCG packs, I’m gonna open em up and see if I get any good pulls 👀 Wish me luck!!!
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A MESSAGE FROM THE VATICAN.
A decision has been made regarding both the priests, civilians, and cult members. The inbox is now open to those who wish to send a message to John, Tiffany, Amy, Lisa, Miriam, and Gary. Messages to normal human beings other than those listed will not be accepted until further notice. We are accepting what you refer to as 'Magic Anons'. Make sure to specify your message to a specific character. Messages from children will not be answered, as Sister Bell is still hostile towards them.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, FROM THE VATICAN. UNTIL NEXT TIME.
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Ongoing half-off sale // New Spread!
Hey everyone! In addition to the half-priced sale going on, I've also introduced a new special spread you can choose called the Stacked Deck! This one's quite a bit involved but is very fun! The Stacked Deck is currently going for $10 sale price, and my a la carte readings are going for $1.50 per card. The sale only lasts until September 10th! Check it out on ko-fi!
https://ko-fi.com/arachnegomorrhe
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Yknow people talk a lot of crap about iPhone/Apple but I’ve never seen anyone mention its universally most hilarious flaw, which is that its native browser blocks the dictionary
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(more scvi spoilers??? also more family theorizing LMAO)
nurse miriam and iono are DEFINITELY related like there’s NO WAY they arent.
family!!!!
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FELLOW EUROFANS! this is my only oportunity to talk about OT AND Eurovision so I have to post this video I just found about Eurovision songs in Operación Triunfo (updated until the 3rd week of OT 2023), if you have any questions i will be more than glad to answer them !!!!
Just in case it is a bit confusing as it is not in english, in the left you'll see the country and the year it went to eurovision, then it will say the song in the middle and below it the person who sung it in OT and when in the program (also the edition which is important to me personally), and in the left there's the position it got on ESC <3
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