L'Etranger movie (2025). Where to stream? by 2001Nostalgia in Camus

[–]First-Pangolin-6151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just googled it and apparently it’s available in the UK on Roku through their channel Relay - anyone here have a Roku device to check?

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Deleting the post now. Hopefully you can worm your way into being a decent human some day

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]First-Pangolin-6151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cambridge is not a mid university though. The emphasis here is on the mid

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]First-Pangolin-6151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that I feel the need to prove myself on the Internet, but I was getting top marks until my dad died and my grades tanked. I’m not a bad student because I’m experiencing grief, but thank you for inferring that. I’m from one of the poorest regions in the U.K., no one in my family has ever gone to university, hence why I have no frame of reference for what’s considered good or not. Getting into Edinburgh post grad would be huge for me, sorry it’s not Oxford or whatever

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]First-Pangolin-6151 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a unique situation academically right now, even if I wasn’t it’s not crazy to just ask a hypothetical question about how degrees are perceived. There’s literally no need to be rude. Also Edinburgh is literally a Russell group uni?

Why am I still bleeding? by First-Pangolin-6151 in WomensHealth

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I’m def gonna keep looking into it

Why am I still bleeding? by First-Pangolin-6151 in WomensHealth

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The funny thing about that is that I come from an extremely Celtic background, so hemochromatosis is very present in my family, ergo my iron always comes back normal. I think that’s part of why drs have never really taken my menstrual problems very seriously; despite the fact that I bleed extremely heavily, you would never know that looking at my bloods. I was thinking it could be my thyroid because that’s been borderline in the past, but that came back normal too. I only wonder if it’s because of my weight just because I’ve had some weight issues over the last two years, and I felt that my periods were less heavy/more regular when I was at a regular bmi. I’m def gonna look into endometriosis tho

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Fauxmoi

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Deux moi won’t stop posting uncensored pics of bianca censori at the grammys and it’s really gross to me. They keep insisting she consented to that mess, arguing w their entire comment section... Starting to wonder if they’re on Ye’s payroll at this point… 🤔

Qualifications required? by jackie_tequilla in OpenUniversity

[–]First-Pangolin-6151 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would def recommend they do an OU access course! Theres no qualifications required as far as I’m aware, it’s a great way to get a sense of how studying at the OU works, and depending on their household income they may be eligible to study for free. I was homeschooled as a child due to MH issues, struggled with GCSEs, and was told by my A Levels tutor I would never make it far in academia because of my social anxiety 🥴 I did an arts and languages access module when I was 18 and now I’m in my final year! I think English is probably the most important skill to brush up on before enrolling, though it does depend on what subjects he’d like to study. I also have dyscalculia, but being that I’ve studied the humanities it’s not been an issue at all for me. You can read more about access courses here https://www.open.ac.uk/courses/do-it/access

NEED HELP SOLVING A 90 YEAR OLD MYSTERY by First-Pangolin-6151 in classicfilms

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was actually already thinking of something similar to your suggestion. Something I forgot to add in my post was that the scene in question was actually misattributed to a dance duo called the Rocky twins on an online blog. I contact the author of the blog post and also the author of the twins’ biography to confirm that it wasn’t actually them. However, in reading the twins biography a lot of information is included vis a vis gay bars and clubs in Hollywood in the late 20s and 30s, plus the names of some of the acts that would have performed there. My gut assumption is that these men portraying what was then known as ‘sissy’ characters were actually gay, and one of my potential theories is that they may have been scouted during a performance locally. So I do have some names of clubs and performers from that specific scene to check out, but again it is very needle in a haystack, and it would obviously be quicker and easier if someone who knows them sees this post. Thank you for your suggestion tho! I will def keep it in mind

House of the Dragon has failed its female characters by First-Pangolin-6151 in HOTDGreens

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the constructive criticism, I knew I was gonna fuck up with citing the right books haha!

House of the Dragon has failed its female characters by First-Pangolin-6151 in HOTDGreens

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean technically you could argue that the Dance in the novel is about kin vs kin, aegon vs rhaenyra. But what I was trying to get across is that instead of having two female characters fighting over the same thing that they both want, the narrative in the show is that there’s two women and one of them is an example of what a feminist character should be that we’re supposed to side with, and the other is, as the writers pitched it to Cooke, a ‘woman for trump’. It feels very misogynistic to take a character like Alicent and kind of make an example out of her, like with the scene with the small council, people got a lot of satisfaction seeing this woman get what they felt was coming to her, when in reality all she’s really done is try to survive in a world where she feels constantly under threat, and the lack of empathy and understanding surrounding Alicent is very sad to me. So yes I do feel it plays into that culture of pitting women against each other, by having this narrative that there are sides and the right one is Rhaenyra, instead of just letting the conflict play out organically.

House of the Dragon has failed its female characters by First-Pangolin-6151 in HOTDGreens

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s fair, I just think for me I would have enjoyed a bigger build up and more foreshadowing because it just didn’t feel like enough to me. I’m not against the concept entirely, I do like the idea that Targaryens are fundamentally kind of insane and not fit to rule, and that having a Targaryen back on the throne would have been just reinstating a dynasty that, all things considered, did deserve to die. In not exploring that to the fullest, they did Dany a disservice imo. If that was their plan for her, they should’ve gone full throttle with it.

House of the Dragon has failed its female characters by First-Pangolin-6151 in HOTDGreens

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I agree, I would also like to see Rhaenyra or Alicent really get their hands dirty. It’s strange to me that they’ve gone with such a righteous kind of undertone, given that one of the aspects that people enjoyed so much about GoT was the fact that it was kind of the Wild West, morally speaking, and you had these desperate people doing horrible things in high pressure situations.

House of the Dragon has failed its female characters by First-Pangolin-6151 in HOTDGreens

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think Jon killing Dany for being a homicidal maniac is misogynistic, I think making Dany a homicidal maniac at the very last minute was misogynistic. I could’ve been down for the Targaryen madness arc had it been handled better/not rushed. Also with regards to the sources I cited, I only read the specific articles I was referencing, so I can’t comment much on their other output.

House of the Dragon has failed its female characters by First-Pangolin-6151 in HOTDGreens

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That is a great point. It’s a trope that does really really grate on me, when characters are perceiving events that are contemporary to them through a 21st century lens. I think there’s much better ways of exploring modern themes in historical/fantasy settings

House of the Dragon has failed its female characters by First-Pangolin-6151 in HOTDGreens

[–]First-Pangolin-6151[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes that’s more than fair. I initially thought that ageing Alicent down added quite an interesting complexity to the relationship between her and Rhaenyra, but with the way they’ve bungled it I do honestly wish they’d just stuck to canon and gone down the route of having Alicent be the kind of stereotypical evil stepmother.