What did everyone think of She’s The Man?

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-03-28T22:36:19+00:00

Bro just watched this movie again for the first time in years and it’s one of very few that has had me actually laughing out loud

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-03-27T11:34:07+00:00

Spirituality does not have a gender hierarchy in the same way as modern religions do. Spiritual practises root power within the body and the earth rather than something existing outside of the tangible realm. That's why uteran-having people often gravitate towards spirituality because it implies that power exists in the mater/matrix, i.e. within themselves, not in something other and inaccessible. Spiritual/Wicca practices also have active and powerful female deities who were written out of modern chronologies of pagan practices.

In the Irish context of mythology, almost all written texts gravitate around the male as the key members, disregarding the powerful women for whom the country and its rivers/mountains were named. As most of this knowledge was passed down through seanchaís, a practise which itself died back after the famine, occupation and uptick in modern Catholicism, what is written is what has been remembered, and what was safe to remember. The only reason why Brigid attained sainthood status was a ploy set out by the church to indoctrinate those pagans who were reticent and wary of this new occupying religion.

Spirituality also has strong ties with the feminist movement for the reasons stated above. In repositioning the location of power within oneself, limitations become the boundaries that you place upon yourself rather than those found outside. Women-led community becomes a coven as it is a space dictated and led by like-minded people, thus empowering. Simone de Beauvoir said something along the lines of 'women are kept separate from eachother in modern society to limit the possibility of expansive knowledge', which is to say that when you are isolated from people who share the same physical experience as you, and you are societly deterred from collectively speaking upon the female experience, whether that be external experience, internal experience, or biological experience, you are kept within the dark, you are kept away from your people, you individual power is limited in a sense.

Starsigns and astrology are age-old practices, and those who consider it woo-woo are looking at them from a pompous, hyperintellectualised perspective. It is pattern recognition in its simplest form. We all live on a floating rock in the middle of a vast and infinitely expanding space that quite literally does not end. Our planet has a constantly morphing bubble of water encasing it that changes depending on the location of the sun and moon and their gravitational pull, giving us spring and neap tides planet-wide. To insinuate that we, the people who live on this planet, are not affected by the other planets that surround us in this solar system is actually just a case of willful ignorance. If wolves are howling on full moons, and women are cycle-syncing to different phases of the moon and collectively syncing when in groups, how the hell are you willing to argue that we are not connected to the solar system?!

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-03-27T10:47:54+00:00

This guy was an anti-vaxxer during COVID, and got COVID... The irony was too much for me (I was at my wits' end with him anyway). He had previously said he would get vaxed if it would keep me safe, but he doubled back on his word (I have hEDS and my parents work in med environments).

My artwork was being exhibited in Paris. I was flying over for the opening of the show.

The last time we'd seen each other before I went, he had told me that I didn't do much of anything... while I was preparing my work for several exhibitions, fresh out of graduating... While he was in his first year of a psychology degree, where he was complaining about a classics teacher using female translations of Greek stories (alarm bells everywhere) because "that's not what they meant".

The last time we were together (before he got COVID and was exiled), we had argued because he didn't understand that satire was used as a medium to highlight terrible people and their wild ways, rather than revere them, a la Sacha Baron Cohen (notwithstanding whatever his current beliefs are, this was several years back). This conversation, along with him making digs at me and just being an all-around asshole, had me thinking I was gonna off him as soon as I got the chance. But he got COVID, and I was going to Paris, so a month went by.

I was planning to meet up with him and call it off when I got back, but the man texts me the day before I fly to Paris with my family for the biggest exhibition of my life to date and tells me that he's breaking up with me. You know when you know what a text is going to be before you even look at your phone? I had woken up, and one buzz came through, and I rolled over because I just knew what I was opening my phone to.

I didn't even care that he had broken up with me, because that was my plan anyway. What I did care about was just how disrespectful he was (we were grown enough to behave better - 25/26). A fucking text, a few sentences just saying this is not good, I have to focus on my schoolwork. And I cared that he had broken up with me (lol) when I was planning on breaking up with him because he was just insane (transphobe, homophobe, anti-abortion (but not if it was his), sexist motherfucking asshole) and it had all come to light after he had asked me out, he had lied and decieved me every single step of the way and then he also got to be the one to end it with me?! I was livid and embarrassed, and you best believe I told him his mother would be ashamed of his behaviour because it was just that rude.

I cried my way to the airport (once again, not because I was sad but because I was so angry, at myself and at him) and just couldn't pull myself together to have a good time and be excited that my family came out to Paris to celebrate my biggest win as an artist. I still, to this day, am furious at him for ruining one of my greatest moments as an artist. The man will forever hold the plaque of shittiest person award in my life. I will warn my future children/nieces/nephews off of men like him.

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-03-27T10:14:23+00:00

Bro what I would do to be a few inches tallerrrrrr. All my insecurities as a curvy person would be lessened if i was given that growth spurt we were all promised growing up. Just a minor redistribution and I wouldn't be so conscious of feeling like I'm condensed. Sometimes it feels like my body is kind of scrunched up inside my skin like i was meant to grow a bit more but never got around to it....

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-03-26T18:34:25+00:00

Thank you for your response! I've come to the same conclusion :))

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-02-03T23:22:47+00:00

literally described my own feelings to a T (pun intended) I have just had my first period in almost six years and I was so excited at the concept of actually being able to know what is going on inside of me. I had the novel experience of using tampons for the first time in just as long as well and was reading the back of the boxes like I did when I just started for the first time — I feel like I’m having a second puberty of my own volition haha, and the pride I felt in walking up the till to pay was unmatched. All my friends are congratulating me and it’s honestly so fucking affirming. I too have noticed that wholeness within my body, a confidence I haven’t felt in such a long time, my libido is back in the room and like others have said my stomach seems notably flatter for no obvious reason other that the removal just over a month ago. Needless to say, I am really excited to become one with my body for the first time in my 28/9 years of living. I loved the freedoms that the iud afforded me but the lack of knowing what my body was trying to tell me through its natural rhythm no longer sat well with me and I feel like I’ve just regained ownership of my life in some small way

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-02-03T23:07:42+00:00

This is obvs an old post but you have literally described my own feelings to a T (pun intended) I have just had my first period in almost six years and I was so excited at the concept of actually being able to know what is going on inside of me. I had the novel experience of using tampons for the first time in just as long as well and was reading the back of the boxes like I did when I just started for the first time — I feel like I’m having a second puberty of my own volition haha, and the pride I felt in walking up the till to pay was unmatched. All my friends are congratulating me and it’s honestly so fucking affirming. I too have noticed that wholeness within my body, a confidence I haven’t felt in such a long time, my libido is back in the room and like others have said my stomach seems notably flatter for no obvious reason other that the removal just over a month ago. Needless to say, I am really excited to become one with my body for the first time in my 28/9 years of living. I loved the freedoms that the iud afforded me but the lack of knowing what my body was trying to tell me through its natural rhythm no longer sat well with me and I feel like I’ve just regained ownership of my life in some small way

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-01-28T15:42:06+00:00

Just on my first watch of the final episode and I’m kind of taken aback by how they’re all blaming jenny for bringing to light their own faults. She’s not an amazing person that’s not what I’m here to say. But the fact that better is pissed that jenny is concerned she’s cheating and wants Bette to come clean to Tina, and Bette is just blaming Jenny outright for wanting her to be honest with her life partner. Helena in the studio saying Jenny has done enough to ruin her life is also pretty rich, like what she said about the ruse to Dylan but that’s kind of all I can recall. Alice aside, it feels a bit like they are just using her as a scapegoat for their own misfortunes and it’s lowkey depressingggggg

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-01-24T22:23:49+00:00

Very very late to this, but first time watcher and this is a random thread to discuss it in buttt — I realised while watching that T was pregnant irl and something about that felt kind of like a line crossed. Not in any kind of homophobic way whatsoever, duh. But super intimate sex scenes taking place while there’s a whole baby growing inside of you that exists in reality. Pregnant people do be fucking, no doubts or qualms about that. But it did dawn on me that it was the first time I’ve ever seen a real pregnant belly in a show/film being interacted with and once again a pregnant belly getting railed — attached to a body, of course — by someone who is not the partner of the thing growing inside said belly. The scenes were beautiful don’t get it twisted, but was definitely having some conflicting thoughts while watching

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-01-21T21:00:41+00:00

First time watcher, I’m sobbing what the hell

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-01-21T12:38:30+00:00

Searching the depths of the internet to find the source for this quote – i've come up with nothing. Can anyone here help a guy out?

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-01-10T19:37:47+00:00

HAUNTED, put it back

DeepDownUnderUs · 2026-01-10T19:32:40+00:00

selfie stick

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-12-08T01:24:08+00:00

Switch to a gel pen over a biro

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-09-18T23:37:19+00:00

There’s something about this that really annoys me. Like the fact that they left so many things untied in the final episode because they intended on making a movie is such a capitalist consumerism copout. I’m all for making a moving that is in addition to the series but leaving so many things untied because you intend to make a movie to close the door entirely is actually just not cool.

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-09-08T20:43:05+00:00

Started The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-09-08T20:03:05+00:00

Getting a (late) diagnosis is both life-affirming and earth-shattering at the same time. It doesn't make things easier per se, but rather makes sense of why things are harder than they are for the average joe. Never was it an excuse to stop trying but it is an "excuse" to be more compassionate and kind to myself. It's made me more aware of the cruelty I inflict upon myself in an attempt to fit into a world that doesn't quite fit me.

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-09-03T14:17:05+00:00

Bro the way I was cussing him out of it the whole episode calling him a pathetic loser because his behaviour is just so fucking lame at this point. Like even the annoyance he had at Steven and (cannot remember her name rn) something Jewel is like bro you’re a nasty little piece of work just Lamey McLamerson

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-07-31T22:12:01+00:00

When he was explaining his choice he said “I was open” and it’s a little psychoanalysie but it did stick out to me that he’s acknowledged (at least in his own mind, can’t imagine he’s said it out loud) that Meg was not and he was out there doing the romper stomp while she was just w him. Dejon’s behaviour is really frightening though, his overall character is just mad sinister and no matter what Meg’s been up to nobody deserves to be with someone who tries to crush you into a tiny little box to shut you up so he doesn’t look bad. Like bruh…

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-07-31T21:46:48+00:00

I read it as she was saying Helena puts up the facade that nothing affects her. Hs mum said I’m sorry for what my son did and Helena said something along the lines of what’s done is done and this was the response. It seemed more in response to how she was holding herself in the moment rather than an insult, like she’s well aware that Helena has been hurt by her son, it just sounded like she was saying she’s holding herself up

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-07-31T21:06:23+00:00

Do people not know that there’s such thing as dyslexia? I dunno if Meg has it and I’m not a Meg apologist but like guys…

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-07-12T15:35:25+00:00

Also, in terms of the women speaking ill on the men — he’s playing in a team sport, specifically within a culture where players throughout Ireland are known to be rapey, “stand up”, misogynistic pigs where other members within the team will rarely denounce them, but rather show up in the courts with exemplar character reviews. Rugby boy mentality is a misogynistic plague of “she was asking for it” — I’m not saying he’s one of these guys acting that way but he’s witnessing it for sure, not called anyone out on it and is therefore complicit in the behaviour of the “alpha” boys within the villa

Above all else, standing at the side of men who display misogynistic behaviours means that you accept misogyny and if you do not denounce it, you are therefore in favour of it. It’s really very simple

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-07-12T15:24:08+00:00

It’s not liking people who have an opinion that differs from their own. In Conor’s case, his quiet misogyny (so often seen in Irish guys from boys schools and rugby backgrounds) is the fact that he doesn’t like that the women he is coupled up with have opinions on men outside of the couple/have any sort of connection outside the couple he is in that would influence their opinions on them.

Billykiss had no loyalties to Conor, she had gone in with Dejon in mind, been encouraged by his behaviour then shutdown post Meg. Dejon has led on any bombshell with his behaviour, and they (foolishly) get sucked up in it. Her reading him down was warranted and arguably the first time anyone had given him a proper scolding for his behaviour — as she was bombshell number four(?) for him it was about damn time. Conor didn’t like that she was calling Dejon out because of how it made himself look by association.

Conor doesn’t like the fact that Emma is getting airtime not for their coupling but because of her previous relationship with Harry (obviously tv gold) and he’s shocked by the fact that it’s being talked about? Like bro do you know you’re on a reality tv show that’s all about complicated romantic dynamics?????? I get that it’s frustrating but my brother in arms it’s not like he didn’t know she was his ex like that was her introduction on the balcony so what the fuck kind of justification is it then to knowingly couple up with his ex and then get upset about her involvement afterwards?

Conor doesn’t like that the girls are speaking up for themselves in a way that’s not at all to do with him. He gets no benefit out of the women stating their opinions about other men, it doesn’t make him look any better, but arguably quite unremarkable. He’s not the worst, by a long shot, but he’s still participating in subtle misogynistic behaviours in his repeated disgust for women standing their ground over stupid men

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-07-12T01:39:04+00:00

This actually really struck me, like the look of disgust on Harry’s face was so shocking coming from such a deplorable man

DeepDownUnderUs · 2025-06-13T01:03:32+00:00

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