RoseJoy Leslie
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I never know what to write for these.
I never know what to write for these.
If Lorel were accept this offer, it would mean allowing someone else to dictate her own identity and autonomy. By asserting that she is a woman no matter what, Lorel finds the strength to reject Dam Willows violent authority and destroy the final sapling cage.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
If Lorel were accept this offer, it would mean allowing someone else to dictate her own identity and autonomy. By asserting that she is a woman no matter what, Lorel finds the strength to reject Dam Willows violent authority and destroy the final sapling cage.
At the end of the book, Lorel confronts Dam Willow and before Lorel destroys the last sapling cage she is presented with a choice. Dam Willow has the knowledge and magic to change her body from a boy’s to a girl’s. This is the same question about authority and centralized power.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
At the end of the book, Lorel confronts Dam Willow and before Lorel destroys the last sapling cage she is presented with a choice. Dam Willow has the knowledge and magic to change her body from a boy’s to a girl’s. This is the same question about authority and centralized power.
Lorel is afraid that she will be revealed to be a boy. She hides her body, embodies features considered feminine, makes a point of doing “women’s work”, and is averse to violence. She is gentle and kind. She is also afraid of her own power and strength, limiting herself by own her idea of womanhood.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Lorel is afraid that she will be revealed to be a boy. She hides her body, embodies features considered feminine, makes a point of doing “women’s work”, and is averse to violence. She is gentle and kind. She is also afraid of her own power and strength, limiting herself by own her idea of womanhood.
What does this book full of women have to say about femininity? This is the central arc of Lorel who is born a boy and becomes a woman and a witch. There’s an interesting moment between Lorel and Dam Willow, where Willow tells Lorel that she is “more feminine” than the other girls.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
What does this book full of women have to say about femininity? This is the central arc of Lorel who is born a boy and becomes a woman and a witch. There’s an interesting moment between Lorel and Dam Willow, where Willow tells Lorel that she is “more feminine” than the other girls.
Nearly all the characters are women. They are the protagonists in the witches’ covens, the antagonists (the duchess and the witch who created the cages), and the victims caught in the middle killed for even the suspicion that they might be witches.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Nearly all the characters are women. They are the protagonists in the witches’ covens, the antagonists (the duchess and the witch who created the cages), and the victims caught in the middle killed for even the suspicion that they might be witches.
These cages are said to be the inevitable future of magic and progress, giving everyone access to magic, but within every cage is a human skull that serves as a constant reminder centralization's cost. Controlling and enclosing this magical commons is predicated on the death of the land and people.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
These cages are said to be the inevitable future of magic and progress, giving everyone access to magic, but within every cage is a human skull that serves as a constant reminder centralization's cost. Controlling and enclosing this magical commons is predicated on the death of the land and people.
The ultimate villain of the book is a centralizing force, literal cages capable of stripping the land of its power and storing it up. The cages regulate the magic, makes it predictable and controllable.
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 PM
The ultimate villain of the book is a centralizing force, literal cages capable of stripping the land of its power and storing it up. The cages regulate the magic, makes it predictable and controllable.
I am not ear for this.
December 21, 2024 at 4:45 AM
I am not ear for this.
I don't even disagree with the point you made above. The normalization of sexual violence IS frightening and men ARE often resistant to feminism to their own detriment.
December 20, 2024 at 2:47 PM
I don't even disagree with the point you made above. The normalization of sexual violence IS frightening and men ARE often resistant to feminism to their own detriment.
Think about any group which is a subset of the population. If you want to look at a feature of that subset group compared to other subset groups, you need to compare the percentages relative to how those groups relate back to their representation within the larger population.
December 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Think about any group which is a subset of the population. If you want to look at a feature of that subset group compared to other subset groups, you need to compare the percentages relative to how those groups relate back to their representation within the larger population.
These numbers don't mean anything if you don't account for population. The US is 61.6% White, 12.4% Black, 18.7% Hispanic, 1.1% Native.
The majority of SA is by white men because most men in the US are white. That doesn't mean this isn't a problem, but we should be careful when interpreting data
The majority of SA is by white men because most men in the US are white. That doesn't mean this isn't a problem, but we should be careful when interpreting data
December 20, 2024 at 2:09 PM
These numbers don't mean anything if you don't account for population. The US is 61.6% White, 12.4% Black, 18.7% Hispanic, 1.1% Native.
The majority of SA is by white men because most men in the US are white. That doesn't mean this isn't a problem, but we should be careful when interpreting data
The majority of SA is by white men because most men in the US are white. That doesn't mean this isn't a problem, but we should be careful when interpreting data
I still think about the Talos Principal years later. I didn't know they made a second one.
I remember it also being about the notion of free will the ability to disobey. I had the implication that you the player are the first instance to wake up enough go against Elohim.
I remember it also being about the notion of free will the ability to disobey. I had the implication that you the player are the first instance to wake up enough go against Elohim.
December 20, 2024 at 12:22 AM
I still think about the Talos Principal years later. I didn't know they made a second one.
I remember it also being about the notion of free will the ability to disobey. I had the implication that you the player are the first instance to wake up enough go against Elohim.
I remember it also being about the notion of free will the ability to disobey. I had the implication that you the player are the first instance to wake up enough go against Elohim.
I think a whole book like that would give me an aneurysm. 🫠
December 18, 2024 at 1:33 AM
I think a whole book like that would give me an aneurysm. 🫠
For the breakup scene:
In the passed, I thought you were an angle, but I could have been more wrong. Now I, no, you can never except me for whom I was. Do you know the affect that's had on me? Its over.
In the passed, I thought you were an angle, but I could have been more wrong. Now I, no, you can never except me for whom I was. Do you know the affect that's had on me? Its over.
December 18, 2024 at 1:15 AM
For the breakup scene:
In the passed, I thought you were an angle, but I could have been more wrong. Now I, no, you can never except me for whom I was. Do you know the affect that's had on me? Its over.
In the passed, I thought you were an angle, but I could have been more wrong. Now I, no, you can never except me for whom I was. Do you know the affect that's had on me? Its over.
No, the reverse. The next Magic plane is Kingdom Hearts.
December 18, 2024 at 1:02 AM
No, the reverse. The next Magic plane is Kingdom Hearts.
It's really one of my favorite ways to engage with media. Go in completely blind, no expectations.
December 18, 2024 at 12:59 AM
It's really one of my favorite ways to engage with media. Go in completely blind, no expectations.
Lean into it and write characters who experience daily schedules the way Orlando experiences years.
December 17, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Lean into it and write characters who experience daily schedules the way Orlando experiences years.
How about we split it into three volumes?
Book 1
J. R. R. R. R.
Book 2
R. R. R. R.
Book 3
R. R. R. R. Tolkein
Book 1
J. R. R. R. R.
Book 2
R. R. R. R.
Book 3
R. R. R. R. Tolkein
December 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
How about we split it into three volumes?
Book 1
J. R. R. R. R.
Book 2
R. R. R. R.
Book 3
R. R. R. R. Tolkein
Book 1
J. R. R. R. R.
Book 2
R. R. R. R.
Book 3
R. R. R. R. Tolkein
Women of color have always been at the forefront of change and organizing in the US, it makes sense that they make up four out of six parts of New York.
The book leaves off at an unsteady moment that speaks to our current times. It's a small victory where evil isn't defeated, it's right next door.
The book leaves off at an unsteady moment that speaks to our current times. It's a small victory where evil isn't defeated, it's right next door.
December 17, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Women of color have always been at the forefront of change and organizing in the US, it makes sense that they make up four out of six parts of New York.
The book leaves off at an unsteady moment that speaks to our current times. It's a small victory where evil isn't defeated, it's right next door.
The book leaves off at an unsteady moment that speaks to our current times. It's a small victory where evil isn't defeated, it's right next door.
Spoilers:
It makes unfortunate sense that Staten Island rejects the multiculturalism that makes a city really powerful and vibrant. Her story is a tragedy because the eldritch forces of xenophobia and patriarchy limit her. It's a white woman choosing to side with oppression instead of liberation.
It makes unfortunate sense that Staten Island rejects the multiculturalism that makes a city really powerful and vibrant. Her story is a tragedy because the eldritch forces of xenophobia and patriarchy limit her. It's a white woman choosing to side with oppression instead of liberation.
December 17, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Spoilers:
It makes unfortunate sense that Staten Island rejects the multiculturalism that makes a city really powerful and vibrant. Her story is a tragedy because the eldritch forces of xenophobia and patriarchy limit her. It's a white woman choosing to side with oppression instead of liberation.
It makes unfortunate sense that Staten Island rejects the multiculturalism that makes a city really powerful and vibrant. Her story is a tragedy because the eldritch forces of xenophobia and patriarchy limit her. It's a white woman choosing to side with oppression instead of liberation.