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November 11, 2022 at 10:28 am
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Regarding Sister Cynthia: I'm not buying into the portrayal that there's anything wrong with her mentally. Was it the same with you?
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November 11, 2022 at 11:26 am
(November 11, 2022 at 10:28 am)Tomato Wrote: @arewethereyet
Regarding Sister Cynthia: I'm not buying into the portrayal that there's anything wrong with her mentally. Was it the same with you?
My take is that she was pretty sheltered, and the attack was way beyond what she could deal with. At that time, I have to assume that depressive/PTSD issues were seen as a mental illness that could only be treated with electroshock.
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November 11, 2022 at 8:41 pm
(November 11, 2022 at 4:46 am)Tomato Wrote: Season six: new Mother Superior, not a fan.
She does have a bull in a China shop vibe about her. Give it time.
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November 11, 2022 at 8:43 pm
(November 11, 2022 at 8:41 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: (November 11, 2022 at 4:46 am)Tomato Wrote: Season six: new Mother Superior, not a fan.
She does have a bull in a China shop vibe about her. Give it time.
Oh, she quickly moved on. Still not a fan.
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November 11, 2022 at 9:04 pm
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I didn't mention it at the time of viewing, but the female circumcision episode struck me. What makes it worse is the end where the woman still thought it was a good practice because it was another woman behind the knife instead of a man. Sure, it was narrated that she opted to not have her own daughter go through the process: progress can be slow, I suppose.
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November 11, 2022 at 9:07 pm
(November 11, 2022 at 9:04 pm)Tomato Wrote: @arewethereyet
I didn't mention it at the time of viewing, but the female circumcision episode struck me. What makes it worse is the end where the woman still thought it was a good practice because it was another woman behind the knife instead of a man. Sure, it was narrated that she opted to not have her own daughter go through the process: progress can be slow, I suppose.
Indoctrination....luckily, she opted to stop that cycle.
Lots and lots of issues depicted in the series.
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November 12, 2022 at 3:00 am
Last night, I watched Dean Martin roast Sammy Davis Jr. It was racist as fuck. I felt bad for those Italians and Jews. Dione Warwick brought the smoke.
If I had known in 1986, that 35 years later, I would have Tubi, I still would have bought a VCR, all the tapes, and recorded the same stuff. Easy math has never been my strength. I do laugh at guys who bought Conan the Barbarian on Blu-ray. Dumbass Doug.
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November 27, 2022 at 12:07 pm
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Wednesday on Netflix. I’m not much of a Tim Burton fan, but this is pretty goddamn good.
And it doesn’t hurt that Jenna Ortega is a slammin’ hottie.
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December 1, 2022 at 2:16 am
(November 27, 2022 at 12:07 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Wednesday on Netflix. I’m not much of a Tim Burton fan, but this is pretty goddamn good.
And it doesn’t hurt that Jenna Ortega is a slammin’ hottie.
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I tried watching it, and the first episode was interesting, but by the 3rd I lost interest. And it was also like watching a watered-down version of "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina." Sabrina was a much darker and more daring show.
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December 11, 2022 at 8:03 am
I have taken a break from True Crime lately and have been watching shows on Nat Geo Wild that are about veterinarians.
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