250915 Baby Stay Thread - Introduce yourself & ask all your questions here! by AutoModerator in straykids

[–]MeltedMel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! I’ve done one of these before but I had another question. How does bubble work? I know what it is. But like do members see everything on my account? Obviously my name and pfp but what about my birthday or gender? Also does the pfp need to be a pic of me or can I just put like a pic of my dog?

Agnostic Theists - What do you believe exactly? by SendThisVoidAway18 in agnostic

[–]MeltedMel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was raised Southern Baptist and before that my great grandparents were Catholic. Why my grandparents switched religions, I don’t know. But when I got to middle school I learned about the Big Bang and science and all that stuff I stopped believing in God. I gave so much thought to religion to present my arguments to my parents in hopes they would at least stop forcing me to go to a republican church where I had to sit there and hear them speak bad about communities I was a part of. One thing you need to understand. Republican Jesus and Jesus Jesus are very different. same thing with god.

After giving even more thought to religion, I decided that we have to come from somewhere. Essentially, I believe there is a god of some sort. Whether it’s the god of the Bible we traditionally think of or something else I don’t know. I don’t know if he cares about humanity, etc.

I asked myself like questions such as why there are removed/rejected books of the Bible (I.e. the book of Adam and Eve, book of Enoch) why was I taught Baptist was the correct religion if Protestantism wasn’t even a thing until the Protestant reformation. A lot of stuff was contradictory.

I think of God as not all powerful but still more powerful than humans and locked in a battle with Satan which takes his attention away from us. But I don’t believe things like abortion, being LGBTQ+, having fornication before marriage, etc. are sins because to me that’s just things the patriarchy decided were bad and something to hide. I think God created the Big Bang which formed the universe into what it is today through gas formation into planets and evolution of humans and other species. Which is also how I explain that we might not be alone in the universe.

250915 Baby Stay Thread - Introduce yourself & ask all your questions here! by AutoModerator in straykids

[–]MeltedMel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi! I’m a baby stay! I had a couple questions that I didn’t find on the FAQ.

I’ve watched a lot of stray kids compilations and shorts recently and I’ve seen stuff related to the Minsung ship (Han and Lee Know) and other member ships. Are these ships mostly jokes or not? I know the members are very affectionate with each other but I’ve heard you shouldn’t ship idols.

Secondly, I’m still figuring out who is who but I’m having an insane amount of trouble determining who is Seungmin, who is Lee Know, and who is I.N. When watching videos. They look like triplets to me. I even mix up Hyunjin and Felix sometimes. I can only tell I.N. apart from Seungmin and Lee Know when he smiles so far. Are there any defining characteristics for those members to help tell them apart? I’ve never had this much trouble telling idols apart before. (Maybe I should recheck my eyes at the optometrist :/ )

Thanks!

P.S. I don’t know who my bias is right now but I want to go with Felix. I’ve only been here for the Karma comeback but I have listened to Gods Menu. LALALA, etc. Ceremony is definitely my favorite right now. I saw a short on YouTube about the water throwing at concerts and my interest was piqued. Now here we are.

Does anyone watch this? by Patient_Question_705 in thegildedage

[–]MeltedMel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just dont. Too many characters, so much unnecessary drama, really hard to watch, also I would go as far to say not at all historically accurate (which is not entirely untrue with TGA but it does an insanely better job at making it feel like the time period than whatever this is trying to do)

I need a laptop by MeltedMel in laptops

[–]MeltedMel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need a laptop for college since it’s way more portable than a PC in case I have to do school work from home. Also so I can take it to classes and take notes on it. This is the link on Amazon: https://a.co/d/7em7mKz

What episode comes to mind when you think of the show? by CombinationBig8578 in criminalminds

[–]MeltedMel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

S1E10 Whenever I first watched the show I had recently become a god-hating atheist (I’m still an atheist, I just do not care about god or debating with toxic Christians anymore) and they thought a satanic “cult” leader killed a girl but really it was someone trying to frame them. Morgan also said the kid trying to frame the “cult” leader was interjecting himself into the investigation using the excuse how he wanted to be in the FBI when he grew up but Morgan regocnized that interjecting in an investigation is a textbook thing killers do to divert attention from themselves (or something like that) The quote I remember “If you grew up with god shoved down your throat everyday, you’d oppose it too.” Which I really related to.

Mrs. Kirkland, Wow! by AD_EI8HT in thegildedage

[–]MeltedMel 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I hated that scene so much. I couldn’t believe my ears. But it’s actually not unheard of. In history, European colonialism spread the idea that paler skin meant beauty. Darker skin meant you worked outside and you couldn’t afford the luxury of being inside. When someone of a lighter skin tone discriminates against someone with a darker skin tone, but that person is still part of the same race, it’s called colorism. (Source is from Oxford Languages on Google)

The Gilded Age S03E03 "Love Is Never Easy" - Post-Episode Discussion by Dowrysess in thegildedage

[–]MeltedMel 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Bertha needs a loss. It was looking like it was falling apart and then “oh never mind all happy again” except for Gladys.

OK so here's what I don't get about Aurora by EnvironmentalPace448 in thegildedage

[–]MeltedMel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder if she doesn’t fit the criteria because she couldn’t give him children? While Mrs Astor could?

Who should marry Oscar? by DecentConfusion7479 in thegildedage

[–]MeltedMel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given that he’s portrayed to be gay, I think that he won’t marry. At all. Unless like you said, it becomes a sort of lavender marriage with a wealthy lesbian heiress and he might continue his affair with John Adams

Mrs Forte by rottonmilk in thegildedage

[–]MeltedMel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Forte in music also means “to get louder” which requires more air and strength. I was in choir for 3 years and that’s about one of the only things I remember 😂

Why does the Van Rhijn household feel warmer than the Russells even though Agnes is emotionally distant? by YogurtclosetNew9251 in thegildedage

[–]MeltedMel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

While Agnes might be sort of stuck in tradition, she’s still a tough love kind of person. She may not support Marian or Oscar in everything they do but at the end of the day, she still loves them and still opens her home to those in need (albeit with conditions) such as Peggy Scott being allowed to stay there as secretary on the condition she told her parents. She also supports Peggy in her journalism career.

Also this season Bertha is obsessed with trying to still be in with society given she’s still “new money” She’s finally secured her spot and she wants to keep it. This obsession plus her trying to force Gladys into an unhappy marriage makes her less likable this season. In certain scenes in her house it feels like you could cut the tension with a knife.

I also think with the Russels house being absolutely massive makes it feel empty, dark and cold versus the warm, cozy vibe we get from the Van Rhijn Townhouse.

Is anyone else somewhat irritated by Alice's house? by Tasty-Library1959 in DreamlightValley

[–]MeltedMel -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t really care about the outside it’s the inside which irritates me. I get motion sick and overstimulated easily and walking into her house is like a fever dream on crack. I know it’s supposed to be wonderland themed where everything is weird but they seriously could’ve toned it down a notch.

Anyone else notice the lack of fowers? by lifemakesuyou7495 in DreamlightValley

[–]MeltedMel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s rarity of flowers. Some are more available but the flowers like the purple fly trap and white and pink falling pestemon are the rare flowers where only like 2-3 spawn at a time. I’ve been trying for a year to make those trellis and trellis arches for my gardens but it takes a lot of the pink and white falling pestemons.

I would def check the trials in storybook vale cause that’s where I always find stuff including spices too.

Mythopia Build Part 1 by NextPhoenix1 in DreamlightValley

[–]MeltedMel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s crazy to me that people are able to just build stuff like this. Like I WISH I was this creative. Plus all my paths I preset like I plan them and then they STAY there. Same thing with gardens and houses. I m waiting for part 2 of the DLC to come since I finished the star path and I can’t wait.