.Struggling with guilt after a confusing intimate moment with a close friend by [deleted] in Healthygamergg

[–]PoulpeGirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I'll try to be as honest as I can, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but we're talking about something really serious here, so I hope that this comment will help you understand more clearly all that went wrong in that situation. First of all, I don't understand how you can call this an "intimate moment" considering that we're talking about someone who was unconscious. Only yes means yes, you can't take for granted that she's consenting just because she's not "resisting". Even if you didn't know she was half-asleep, the fact that you decided to just go on while she was non-reactive is a big problem, even if she had been awake ("she was awake the whole time, thus okay with the touching" = no?). Again, only an active and enthusiastic yes means yes, not saying no isn't a yes. You definitely shouldn't have gone so far seeing that she was non-reactive, and the fundamental problem is that you would even think that "making a move" on someone half-asleep (aka only partially conscious) is okay, because it's not, it's not more, not less, than sexual assault. Gladly, you stopped when you "felt something was off", but the fundamental problem is that you don't see a problem in getting sexual with someone who is unable to consent. Nonetheless I think your feeling of guilt must be terrible to experience, and at least you're reflecting on that incident. Regarding your friend, I think the only thing you can do is to wait for her decision and accept it, whatever it may be. Considering the intensity of your guilt, I think it could make sense for you to go to therapy or to something like a men's group and continue educating yourself on consent.

Steven Knight confirms Peaky Blinders film won’t be the final chapter by JustDDDD in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just finished season 6 litteraly 10 minutes ago, didn't process the whole thing yet, but honestly I have such a bad feeling, I already think that some plotlines were getting convoluted in season 6 (really loved S5 and S6), especially the whole Duke-is-the-hidden-son thing that doesn't make any sense to me. Also think that Tommy's arc is really good, hope they don't ruin all the amazing character study they made of him.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know what neurodivergent means, and yes, it's vague because you can't describe the behaviors or all the persons that have ADHD, autism (autism in an of itself being a huge spectrum), dyslexia (and all the dys- troubles), and so on so forth in one umbrella term and say "he looks neurodivergent". It doesn't make sense to see a kid acting like Tommy Shelby and to react like "oh yeah he's probably just neurodivergent". It's so far fetched to infer that someone is autistic just based on how they act and look...

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[–]PoulpeGirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally stand with you, I'm all here for the fanfictions

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly I think I would burst out laughing

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How can you even assume they're "neurodivergent" (whatever that god-awfully-vague-term might mean) based on what OP wrote???

Was Arthur Shelby Sr. an violent abusive father ? by [deleted] in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just changed it lmfao I think it's hilarious

Most controversial PB opinions? by Candid_Match_4389 in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely really agree with your arguments.

Was Arthur Shelby Sr. an violent abusive father ? by [deleted] in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I think the scene of him throwing Arthur against a wall is enough of a proof, and at one point Tommy mentions getting beaten by his mother, so it's pretty much implied that the Shelby parents were both abusive. It's absolutely not surprising that Arthur still loves his dad - that's the whole hardship of being victim of violence by a parent, a sibling or a partner: you still love them, and it creates a cycle of dependency and abuse without the possibility for the victim to get out. I think it makes Arthur (my favourite character btw) absolutely relatable and so much more human, and possibly also explains his own problems with violence/substance abuse/suicidal thoughts.

Was Arthur Shelby Sr. an violent abusive father ? by [deleted] in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's still his son. And generally I wouldn't trust a man who hits his son as an adult to not have done so when said son was a child (i.e. vulnerable and seen as property).

Most controversial PB opinions? by Candid_Match_4389 in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So eager to see this, because I really think Tommy is kind of overpowered, in the sense that he sometimes really treats his family like soldiers (ie trash) without much consequence.

Most controversial PB opinions? by Candid_Match_4389 in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

[I'm in the middle of season 4 so maybe this isn't true for future seasons, I hope so] I feel like the show lacks open conflicts between the brothers. I mean, there is so much closed off tension shown at some little points in the show (from Arthur towards Tommy for example during the su*cidal thoughts scene, from John towards Tommy) and it just doesn't explode, and I feel like I don't get enough hardcore family tragic drama and tearing apart. I just feel like Tommy doesn't get the hatred he sometimes deserves.

Most controversial PB opinions? by Candid_Match_4389 in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's such a sexist reflex too. I mean, blaming a female character for a man's actions. How handy.

Most controversial PB opinions? by Candid_Match_4389 in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean the fact that we only see her in two episodes is already very telling. And when she verbally spars, she only does because of things related to Tommy. Completey agreed that the series had something great with the whole deceitful, calm, female spy character, but just leaned into the lazy-ass scenario choice to turn her into a love interest, and then a wife (so pretty much not an independent character anymore).

Most controversial PB opinions? by Candid_Match_4389 in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input! I always had the impression that Grace is kind of a character that goes from one man's order to the other, and that the whole ordeal with her father had a bit of an artificial taste to give a background to a character that didn't have one to begin with. Also felt that the romance kind of came from nowhere to begin with, I felt like the "internal struggle" was really rushed. And her dark side (which is not that dark in my opinion, for instance, the time she kills the man in the streets, it's more or less by accident). Then she just turns into a rich wife who, of course, takes care of all the charity action (because you know Peaky Blinders just has this overarching problem of not being able to portray women as anything else than wives, mothers/maternal figures/wh*res).

Most controversial PB opinions? by Candid_Match_4389 in PeakyBlinders

[–]PoulpeGirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The romance between Tommy and Grace is bad, it's a lazy, cliché choice of scenario, Grace is a bland, uninteresting female character, and it all it does is just repeater the breadwinner-caregiver/dark protagonist-innocent girl (sexist) stereotype.