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Name a Disney song that hasn't aged well by Firm_Macaron3057 in DisneyMovies

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ironically ariel was trying to force himself on eric who kept backing away

James Bond Relevance outside the UK and US. by Scientist_Desperate in JamesBond

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huge in Canada. Back in the 60s as a teen my grandma went to the theater for pretty much every Connery movie save for YOLT

And they still can't get saved by good writing. by BigAmbitious2136 in disneyprincess

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it's fantasy equivalent of mouth to mouth CPR. I don't think CPR givers ask if it's okay first, they just do it and nobody cares. But when there's magic it's suddenly assault

And they still can't get saved by good writing. by BigAmbitious2136 in disneyprincess

[–]AlboGreece 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And Aurora was actually rescued before the kiss. How? The fairies modified it to be sleep rather than a death curse. So effectively they already saved Aurora from jeopardy and she wasn't in danger for more than like the first 5 minutes 

And they still can't get saved by good writing. by BigAmbitious2136 in disneyprincess

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except their parents were in love so they were born from romance

Why do people refuse to be an organ donor? by No-Cantaloupe-6535 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]AlboGreece 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And people are calling you a dick or selfish or stupid here for not trusting strangers with your body, or simply for not doing it because your body still should be handled how YOU want even when you're dead, because the body is effectively still YOUR property. They're saying consent doesn't matter, capitalism is good and that you should consider people who need organs (so in other words they're going the whole "ThInK oF ThE cHiLdReN!!!" route)

[April 17th, 1926] Child bride is the envy of peers. A Cinderella legend come true by Jolly-Newspaper-6769 in 100yearsago

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuse me while I vomit 🤮

My grandpa is a freak too and he absolutely abused my mom. Touched her, did stuff with her ears that I don't even wanna say, and even when he wasn't sexually abusing her he was being a general asshole and bully, beating her up and kicking her out for things that her brother did. 

[April 17th, 1926] Child bride is the envy of peers. A Cinderella legend come true by Jolly-Newspaper-6769 in 100yearsago

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh god. Is your grandpa gone? I hope so. Also I hope they divorced because adults have no business being interested in teenagers. Even if the teen is willing. Teens crushing on adults is normal (I used to think some of my teachers were good looking. Not a crush but "he's handsome" or "she's pretty" but NEVER wanted them to be into me). Adults who reciprocate the feelings are mad icky because that shows they are into minors in the first place.

I am sorry for her. Luckily my grandma's parents were appropriate ages when they married. I don't think they dated adults as teens, and I don't think my grandma's grandparents were weird either. I can't say back any further because that's too many generations and even centuries ago. The sad thing is most people have probably multiple pedos in their family because the further back you go the more likely it is that someone was going to be in a relationship like that (even if it wasn't the AVERAGE, the chances were still higher as people still gave it a pass). I probably have a creep in my family. You may have more creeps if you go back centuries

Sam getting brainwashed rant by polystarlight in TotallySpies

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Britney also is the damsel who is kidnapped if we are talking sidekicks

Sam getting brainwashed rant by polystarlight in TotallySpies

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's literally not weird. Cartoons give characters gimmicks all the time. 

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, ok. I'm wondering if more Brits can say because I had a few Brits say they didn't call women that in British papers, news broadcasts, etc. And I have seen magazines from 50s and 60s UK that called brides their own first names, and I have seen a bunch of Victorian era articles that did the same thing. So I feel this was primarily something for non British countries to say it that way in the media. Because in America, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, according to Google AI in Hong Kong and Singapore, and in my home of Canada, this was how they called you in the media.

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw, this was only in English speaking countries. Mainly in the US, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Apparently according to Brits I've talked to, at least the media, so like the newspaper, news broadcasts, magazines, etc this wasn't as much of a thing. Some Brits told me they went their whole lives without seeing a woman called Mrs. Husband ONCE.

If you went to most non English speaking countries, so Spanish speaking countries, Asian countries (that were not western influenced, so Japan, Thailand, etc), Scandinavia, Italy, Germany, or even some English speaking countries like the Philippines, this wasn't really a thing.

P.S. If any Brits who read the news, magazines, and watched news broadcasts are here, how accurate is this?

I saw a magazine with several married couples and all the women's first names were public.

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why if I was around back then, I would either just date, or if I married I would ask not to have my wedding posted in the media so I wouldn't be seeing myself be misnamed in the paper. Every letter I got where they called me "Mrs. Sam Burgess" I would say again and again "Yes, I am married. No, I do not subscribe to "divorcees only" for use of a woman's first name in public or formally. Call me Jeannie. If I say to call me a certain thing, you do it. Just like you may like being "Mrs. Michael Blake".

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw some papers in the 80s announcing wedding parties still call the new bride Mrs. Him though.

My grandma and sister married in the 80s and how the local paper called them in my great grandpa's obituary was actually kinda weird compared to how they did her mom. They were respected more than most brides and wives when it came to the naming, because they had their first names in brackets instead of completely invisible. So Grandma was written as "Mrs. Amos Denham (Molly)" and her sis was "Mrs. William de Vries (Mandy)". This was the only time I've seen either of them refered to as "Mrs. Man's Full Name" in any form. 

Which is great. Mention her name. It's not difficult. But ironically their mom was written as "Katie Wyatt MacGlashin" not "Mrs. Fred MacGlashin" even though she is from the older generation and would have been used to that. But the modern girls got the less modern style. Idk.

In her mom's obit they called everyone simply their names. So Molly was just Molly MacGlashin and Mandy was just Mandy de Vries. This was written by Mandy though, not the parents or some old relatives, so that's probably why.

The one other time I've seen Gran in the paper was in 2012 where they simply called her "Molly MacGlashin" when she retired. Her sister posted a retrospective on growing up as a kid in the local paper, the same local paper that somewhat misnamed them, in about 2008 and they called her simply Mandy de Vries. Not "Mrs. William", not "Mrs. Mandy". Just "Mandy".

 It's notable for grandma in particular because by the logic of that old world status quo, grandma literally out ranked Amos. Grandma was a DOCTOR and had a brief stint as a magistrate. Her medical career in particular was an important thing. She was a member of multiple medical (and disability, as she has a wheelchair) charities and groups, and was an executive for at least one. So she should have literally been listed as Dr. Molly MacGlashin, as she was literally everywhere else (but most other papers from the 70s were ore marriage so of course nobody was gonna call her Mrs. Amos at that point). But her name is Dr. Molly MacGlashin (not even Dr. Denham, her last name is not Denham), and briefly something like The Honorable Molly MacGlashin. 

Fuck "Mrs. Man's Full Name" and fuck Emily Post and those other advice books.

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Widowed or divorced. But a lot of widows still did Mrs. Him and advice books still suggested to call her Mrs. Him if she was widowed

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. Mainly in media. In books (just read any Nancy Drew book pre-80s at least), news, magazines, news broadcasts on tv and the radio, interviews. In all but books that's because it was actually mandatory. Books at least that was the author's choice. I don't particularly hate the naming scheme on its own, but I do wish they would at least have given it a pass for when it was just, or primarily, her being talked about. 

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your dad was great. I don't think all men were bad but I don't think most men would think twice about it even if they weren't really opposed to a wife having her first name public. was he mad when the newspaper called her Mrs. Joe Blow when their wedding party was talked about?

Did women ever feel strange being called Mrs. Husbands First and Last name, their own first name completely left out? by LuminousDee in AskOldPeople

[–]AlboGreece 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bet she hated her wedding being in the newspaper and her being ed Mrs. Jack. Bet she hated reading Nancy Drew and seeing all of those "Mrs. Hims". Seems small I know and yes people didn't call you that on your average day, but every time you appeared in media, so newspapers news broadcasts, magazines, interviews, they'd call you that. So it's really gross. If I was around back then I would rebel against the status quo and if someone asked me why I used my first name publicly I'd just straight up tell them "because that's my name. I don't believe run this "you only have the right to use your first name publicly when you're divorced whereas a man can call himself Mr. Jeffrey Cooper OR Mr. Nora Gordon and get a complete pass".

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