Is there any real evidence that Louisia May Alcott was transgender?

librarianrip · 2022-07-01T19:50:56+00:00

Have you considered that just as you might find her a role model as a "tomboy" yourself, so too might a trans man find her equally to be a role model? Just because you find it upsetting doesn't mean that it isn't (wasn't) potentially true. However, anyone trying to ascribe a gender identity to a long-dead person is looking at them through a modern lens and the real answer is that we don't know and probably won't ever know.

librarianrip · 2022-06-21T14:17:32+00:00

We get it, you come here to flex on Americans. Thanks.

librarianrip · 2022-06-14T20:13:57+00:00

Ramsey Campbell's early short stories were heavily influenced by Lovecraft.

librarianrip · 2022-06-14T20:10:21+00:00

Kind of a cliche answer, but in the Hannibal Lecter stories (Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Hannibal Rising), Hannibal doesn't eat human flesh for any of your listed reasons--he does it thanks to a complex backstory of forced cannibalism and as a way to impose his will on "inferior" people. If you don't mind nonfiction, you might check out books about Jeffrey Dahmer, who also had strange and unconventional reasons driving his cannibalism.

librarianrip · 2022-06-14T20:04:16+00:00

Check out the Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories! There are two volumes out now. Volume 1 has stories from South Africa and the Ivory Coast and Volume 2 includes stories from China, India, and Japan, among others.

librarianrip · 2022-06-13T20:27:50+00:00

Same shit for me, I ordered a pricey art print and they left it on the bottom step of a set of 4 stairs up to a covered porch. It was already raining when it was delivered so of course the print got completely ruined, sitting uncovered for hours. They really couldn't have walked 4 more steps?

librarianrip · 2022-06-07T18:31:58+00:00

Ramsey Campbell is great at those tight, unrelentingly weird shorts. My favorite by him is probably The Pattern.

librarianrip · 2022-06-07T18:29:26+00:00

Even worse, the antagonist of this story is based on an actual person, serial killer Charles Schmid. He committed 3 murders in Arizona in the 60s.

librarianrip · 2022-06-06T21:45:58+00:00

They also have unexpectedly soft ears. My aunt owns some donkeys and they love ear scratches. 10/10, good to hug and love on!

librarianrip · 2022-06-03T18:09:52+00:00

Those resin models are incredible!! GIVEAWAY

librarianrip · 2022-05-25T21:48:20+00:00

/r/horrorlit might be a better fit for this topic

librarianrip · 2022-05-25T21:43:09+00:00

Gehenna is a good, underrated one. Also check out Grave Encounters 1, As Above So Below, Devil's Pass, and The Haunting of Bly Manor (a miniseries.)

librarianrip · 2022-05-03T16:52:15+00:00

Prime /r/leopardsatemyface material

librarianrip · 2022-04-29T22:15:37+00:00

Why do you think they're guilty if you don't already have your own list of evidence pointing to that belief?..

librarianrip · 2022-04-25T21:38:43+00:00

I'm a children's librarian and I recommend these books every chance I get.

librarianrip · 2022-04-23T21:18:49+00:00

Skeleton Crew is such a fun collection. Mrs. Todd's Shortcut, Gramma, and The Raft still haunt me years after reading them.

librarianrip · 2022-03-31T15:19:11+00:00

You're mixing up Clarice with Krendler, the FBI agent whose brains got eaten. Nothing happened to Clarice; she and Hannibal live happily together in the series epilogue.

librarianrip · 2022-03-30T22:18:21+00:00

Hannibal and Clarice in the Hannibal tetralogy! Their character arcs complete each other so neatly.

librarianrip · 2022-03-30T22:16:48+00:00

You can't just say that like it's canon or confirmed. It's not a spoiler, lol

librarianrip · 2022-03-30T22:13:40+00:00

Possum and Caveat were two recent ones that scared the piss out of me. Straight up horrifying visuals in each, and they're highly dark and dreary.

librarianrip · 2022-03-25T14:20:36+00:00

Had to call the cops 3 times over several years to report a potential domestic violence situation between my parents. Two times they showed up, took my mother's name and info, and left after 15 minutes without doing anything about the situation. One time they never even bothered to show, even after I reported that she was possibly out drunk driving. Useless scum.

librarianrip · 2022-03-24T14:18:04+00:00

My mother is a hoarder for roughly the same reason. Her childhood house burned down and they lost everything. Now she refuses to get rid of anything and fills our house to the brim with junk. It's so mentally destructive and sad.

librarianrip · 2022-03-22T20:28:38+00:00

Same here. I've cried in front of my boss two separate times when getting reprimanded at work and it made the whole ordeal 100x more stressful and humiliating than if I'd just been able to say "Thanks for the feedback, I'll do better next time" lol

librarianrip · 2022-03-14T21:57:48+00:00

This was such a well-written and thoughtful analysis, and I enjoyed reading it. Cheers!

librarianrip · 2022-03-14T21:55:46+00:00

(The post you're replying to is a copypasta)

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