#i know i am called to marriage
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twitch-upon-the-thread Ā· 11 months ago
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gunstellations Ā· 10 months ago
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wonder-worker Ā· 8 months ago
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I've been thinking about the tragedy of Elizabeth Woodville living to see the end of her family name.
I don't mean her family with her husband, which lived on through her daughter and grandson. I mean her own.
Her sisters died, one by one, many of them after 1485. When Elizabeth died, only Katherine was left, and she would die before the turn of the century as well.
All her brothers died, too. Lewis died in childhood. John was executed. Anthony was murdered. Lionel died suddenly in the peak of Richard's reign, unable to see his niece become queen. Edward perished at war. Richard died in grieving peace. For all the violence and judgement the family endured, it was "an accident of biology" that ended their line: none of the brothers left heirs, and the Woodville name was extinguished. We know the family was aware of this. We know they mourned it, too:
ā€œBuy a bell to be a tenor at Grafton to the bells now there, for a remembrance of the last of my blood.ā€
Elizabeth lived through the deposition and death of her young sons, and lived to see the end of her own family name. It must have been such a haunting loss, on both sides.
#(the quote is by Richard Woodville in his deathbed will; he was the last of the Woodville brothers to die)#elizabeth woodville#woodvilles#my post#to be clear I am not arguing that the death of an English gentry family name is some kind of giant tragedy (it absolutely the fuck is not)#I'm trying to put it into perspective with regards to what Elizabeth may have felt because we know her family DID feel this way#writing this kinda reminded me of how I am just not fond at all about the way Elizabeth's experiences in 1483-85 are written about#and the way lots so many of the unprecedentedly horrifying aspects are overlooked or treated so casually:#the seizure and murder of two MINOR sons and the illegal execution of another;#her sheer vulnerability in every way compared to all her queenly predecessors; how she was harassed by 'dire threats' for months;#how she had 5 very young daughters with her to look after at the time (Bridget and Katherine were literally 3 and 4 years old);#how unprecedented Richard's treatment of her was: EW was the first queen of england to be officially declared an adulteress;#and the first and ONLY queen to be officially accused of witchcraft#(Joan of Navarre was accused of her treason; she was never explicitly accused of witchcraft on an official level like EW was)#the first crowned queen of england to have her marriage annulled; and the first queen to have her children officially bastardized#what former queens endured through rumors* were turned into horrifying realities for her.#(I'm not trying to downplay the nightmare of that but this was fundamentally on a different level altogether)#nor did Elizabeth get a trial or appeal to the church. like I cannot emphasize this enough: this was not normal for queens#and not normal for depositions. ultimately what Richard did *was* unprecedented#and of course let's not forget that Elizabeth had literally just been unexpectedly widowed like 20 days before everything happened#I really don't feel like any of this is emphasized as much as it should be?#apart from the horrifying death of her sons - but most modern books never call it murder they just write that they 'disappeared'#and emphasize that ACTUALLY we don't know what happened to them (this includes Arlene Okerlund)#rather than allowing her to have that grief (at the very least)#more time is spent dealing with accusations that she was a heartless bitch or inconsistent intriguer for making a deal with Richard instead#it also feels like a waste because there's a lot that can be analyzed about queenship and R3's usurpation if this is ever explored properly#anyway - it's kinda sad that even after Henry won and her daughter became queen EW didn't really get a break#her family kept dying one by one and the Woodville name was extinguished. and she lived to see it#it's kinda heartbreaking - it was such a dramatic rise and such a slow haunting fall#makes for a great story tho
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cerealbishh Ā· 1 month ago
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"As excited as I am to have everyone see Kathy Bates deliver another incredible performance, I'm excited for people to be introduced- who don't already know how incredible Skye is." (x)
"I am having the time of my life and Jason Ritter keeps me laughing more than any human being on the planet." (x)
#matlock cbs#matlock reboot#jason ritter#skye p. marshall#listen i rarely watch tv and i HATE that the shows i make gifs of are cbs and prime(FUCK them for supporting genocide)#i just love jason skye david and leah in their employed eras#i want them to have multiple seasons and steady jobs#also i love julian and olympia's chemistry and anyone who know me knows i like exes who may or may not still have feelings for each other#i like that they are TRYING to stay civil and friendly and it seems like there is still love there(i see those smiles and stares)#sorry to elijah(he's pretty) but i prefer this trope to secret office romance(but also they were close friends!!!)#i think julian is covering up for his dad and that's why there's been such tension in his in olympia's marriage but idk#also the fact that jason is not credited in the last episode makes me anxious about something happening to him#maybe i'm wrong and julian was the one who unalived the daughter?(i kind of have a jason ritter bias and am HOPING he's not bad)#i love how in sync jason and skye are and how they seem to share similar humor?#conversely julian and elijah also seem in sync and have chemistry#they should just be a throuple /j#whether this is purely a friendship or ends up being a rekindled romance i'm here for it#wait this show has more than 12 episodes? maybe i'm not worried about him after all#i wanted jason and skye to share scenes as soon as i heard they were cast and to have them be somewhat friendly exes is such a gift to me#there was another interview where skye called jason her emotional support human#also love how happy he is for her whenever she says that this is her cinderella moment#the fact that he seems (jokingly)disappointed that julian fumbled olympia is so funny to me#''fumbled that somehow...''#''YOU LET HER GOT AWAY???'' ''i KNOW! i don't know how...''
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shimenchus Ā· 2 years ago
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it's so telling when someone says radical feminism is "white woman shit" and you bring up the fact that in many places such as africa or asia, the only feminism that prominently exists is radical feminism, and for those places it's just considered regular feminism that you get told those women live in places that aren't progressive enough for them to understand their actions properly. to say these women are too dumb to realize that their beliefs are "bad" simply because they don't align with western mainstream liberal feminism is rooted in xenophobia and racism, not to mention a lack of understanding of the struggles and violence women from these countries regularly go through, which can range anywhere from fgm to men rubbing and wiping their cum on the back of women's clothes in trains. but of course, as usual, there's no intelligent response to this so you just end up getting blocked or get rape wished on you.
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icannotgetoverbirds Ā· 1 year ago
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litcherally how the fuck do men hate their wives this is like the best shit ever i love my girlfriend so gotdam much
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softshuji Ā· 7 months ago
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Any men out there wanna pretend to be my bf to get my parents off my case about marriage? I am so so serious right now.
#my mom gave me a really really lonf lecture and upset me because her and my dad want me to start thinking about settling down ans getting#married. again. cos this comes up all the time. ans I reiterated that i do wanna marry and have kids. i know im 26 years old why do they'#think im also not aware of this??? like i suddenly forgot my own age and have my head in the clouds all the time. and i got so heated cos i#said they only believe in that in theory. in reality neither of them have accepted the idea od my leaving home or the idea of mw being with#a man. and they start freaking out if they even find out i talk to them so to say they want me to get married is so fucking naive#ans when i mentioned this and that they're more than ok w mt brothers talking tp women she said that if i wanted to settle down she could#talk to dad and they could ā€œgo about finding someone for meā€ and I've never been so pissed#i got so upset. why does everyone keep saying this to me. as if anyone my dad knows could ever be a half decent man#and the truth is they don't care if im in a happy marriage they've accepted that i won't be they only care that im gone and saving face in#front of family. that's all. it's always reputation it's always ā€œwhat will people say?ā€#not once did love come up. not once did shw even imply that i should marryfor love#or that they hope i love someone and marry them. because they're more happy with the idea of me marrying for the sake of it than#they are at the idea of me finding genuine lovw#im not a fucking broodmare im not here to push out babies for the sake od reputation.#and then i said nor being married isn't the end of the world and she said ā€œit's important that you settle downā€#and i said im unwavering in my principles. she can call mw high maintenance like she loves doing but I'm not wavering on the#kind of man i want to be with and when i do marry him i want it to bw genuine. because be loves me and vice versa not because im ticking off#somethin from a damn checklist to appease them. and if being unwavering on my principles means staying unmarried then so be it.#my obligations are to god and myself and that's it#and y'know what??? i am in love with a boy already#and yet they don't care that i wanna be in love at all. no im just a puppet to follow a certain narrative in life live according to evergone#else has and that's it.#im done.#and then she tried to apologise by getting me a slice of cake and that somehow made me feel worse.#i dont want an apology. i want to be heard and actually listened to for once. i want someone to ask what i want. to actually give a shit#and love me cos it's me. not cos im some thing to further an agenda. or some toy or puppet that does your bidding.#is it so much??? to just want to be loved in return? to marry and live according to how i want to?? ans not want anyone to make these#decision's for me?#ruined my whole day.
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ano-po Ā· 26 days ago
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The creepy thing about instagram and God is that I would think of an idea, just inside my mind, and then later I would see a reel telling me why it's a bad idea.
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tigirl-and-co Ā· 7 months ago
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Bc my phone wasn't working i couldn't listen to music on the drive to work. I ended up just LOUDLY yapping to myself about how god damned batshit legosi's family is for the full ride
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ultfreakme Ā· 1 year ago
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I hope the Zuko movie opens with Mai and Zuko getting married, but you can just tell something is wrong. Theyā€™re smiling and greeting guests but thereā€™s this distance between them. Cut to Mai, and sheā€™s thinking about right before the wedding and Ty Lee is helping her get into her wedding clothes.
And Ty Leeā€™s like ā€œI bet married lifeā€™s going to look great on you.ā€ Mai just gives her a look, initially it seems cold, impassive, but then she frowns and Ty Lee giggles and says ā€œYou make a beautiful bride.ā€ Maiā€™s brows furrow and all that, ā€œYou donā€™t have to lie.ā€ Ty Lee; ā€œIā€™m not lying, youā€™re beautiful, always wereā€. And then they lean closer and closer, eyes hooded and right when you think their lips are about to brush the door of the dressing room opens and Maiā€™s mom comes in and she fixes up Maiā€™s clothes and checks on everything. Sheā€™s like ā€œDonā€™t mess this up.ā€ Mai says ā€œI wonā€™t, obviously, whatā€™s there to mess up?ā€ AND SHEā€™S LOOKING RIGHT AT TY LEE.
The weddingā€™s done, but the Fire Lady is in love with a Kyoshi Warrior who is her personal guard and the entire thing is about them realizing no fuck this weā€™re done(Zuko knows okay he knows, or he eventually finds out but his ainā€™t about him).
(eventual divorce, mailee elope, Zukoā€™s like ā€˜I shouldā€™ve seen this comingā€™. Gaang, everyone in the FN court and Azula who saw this coming miles away: ā€˜Iā€™m not gonna say anythingā€™)
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nat-20s Ā· 2 years ago
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If ur generally perceived as a woman I can't recommend looking a bit strange and off putting and maybe a lil ugly highly enough. 'you don't get harassed every time you leave the house??' no I'm fat have Milo thatch glasses and generally give off the vibe of caring too much about isopods. People either actively avoid me or think I'm the coolest bitch in this grocery store. Middle aged and older women fucking ADORE me they'll watch me manically solve a puzzle and call me an inspiration. Of course I'm not getting catcalled
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bbqhooligan Ā· 3 months ago
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im so unwell im wearing the ring my friend got me. for emotional support. like a corny movie protagonist with his dead wife.
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discocactusblogs Ā· 8 months ago
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#how to keep hopeful when you feel like God's not going to give you the one thing youre hoping for#how to keep from being angry at God because you just don't see movement in your life in this one area#yet when you pray for God's will#He assures you you're where He wants you#I have never wanted this thing before and now that I'm older I find myself longing for it#It's hard to listen to my parents when their only answer to everything is ā€œpray about itā€ as if I havent been doing so for years#It's hard to take their whole ā€œbe patientā€ speech seriously when my mom married at 21#My dad only slightly understands but I feel like its different at the same time#I was perfectly fine in church until the Pastor told a story about a married couple and the whole church was laughing while I nearly cried#I am the only single lady in my church on top of the only single person in my age group#I'm not even sure why God gave me this desire for marriage and a family#I feel like ā€œGod why would you give me this burning desire to have a family and marriage that glorifies and honors you if you weren't going#to give me said thing?ā€œ#I'm asking God to help me enjoy being single but at the same time I feel myself starting to grow bitter and thats something I dont want.#I know not everyone is called to be married and thats what's got me messed up and angry because if I'm not called to marriage#why did He give me the desire for it? I feel like that's just cruel and I know God isn't mean or cruel#also sorry Narni for stealing the way you rant lol#I feel bad everytime I post a rant and using tags seems to work better so I don't feel so bad
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dirtbra1n Ā· 9 months ago
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heyo dirtbrain I got two for you for that ship ask game. first is wangxian. second is zhongli & childe bc i know nothing abt genshin impact and also bc the opinions i do have kind of relate to both of these asks which is fun
hello kiri Really tickled by your second selection here. I will try to be brief, (1/137)
literally every single time I think about mdzs I have this constant incessant need to say out loud I DO LIKE WANGXIAN. to my ghost audience. because I really really do. but Iā€™m not Compelled. there are things that compel me and wangxianā€™s not doing much of any of it. itā€™s all there alreadyā€¦.. which is . whereā€™s the fun in that for meā€¦ā€¦.. granted though I still havenā€™t read the properly localized novels yet. started reading the first one the other day but itā€™s at the bottom of the priority list I guess you could add this one. because there are other more pressing issues at hand. I guess itā€™s. Iā€™m a terrible marriage (complicated definition) fan and wangxian are so Regular marriage. good for them! but come on guysā€¦..
Also colored in large part probably by the way mdzs fandom was in like 2019/20 and the shredding of lan zhanā€™s character . different rabbithole different day I hope itā€™s gotten better in the time Iā€™ve been away . I do still miss my friend wei wuxian though They could never make me hate you kingā€¦ā€¦.
zhongli childe genshin impact though Ha ha. ohhh man.
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boring people yaoi is the worlds most egregious crime to me and Iā€™m NOT kidding. I think Iā€™ve mentioned to you kiri my extensive personal genshin mindpalace. and these two are both in there as two of four major players. probably also mentioned the debaucherous tilt this entire mindpalace has happening.
the point Iā€™m not getting at here but am steering towards anyway is that childe knows that zhongli has the power to crush him and the earth he stands on with a lifted pinky and is so into it because heā€™s a violence freak. and so heā€™s constantly trying to push zhongliā€™s buttons, trying to see if he can move the mountain if he just shoves hard enough, shoves in the right way, at the right time. not that thereā€™s not also like. resentment. some complicated feelings bubbling. I wouldnā€™t care at all if there wasnā€™t. mindpalace wouldnā€™t exist if there wasnā€™t. another rabbithole for another day.
anyway zhongli feels far too old for this. consciously. he feels too old for this consciously I donā€™t think the boring yaoi people are wrong on principle when they put that old man in Situations. I do so myself. theyā€™re just wrong because theyā€™re not putting enough struggle into it. because I think that zhongli knows what childeā€™s after and is determined not to give him anything. and yet simultaneously will see him in the right lighting or covered in gore and think I want to eat him. no quicker way to feel your age. he was a martial god, you know. itā€™s not that heā€™s averse to violence or the eroticism of it on principle you canā€™t be a martial god who is Normal about violence. but if you see this twenty-something human being who is trying to rile you up, trying to get you where he wants you, and you let himā€¦ you have to be a much kinder, more feeble minded man than zhongli. work harder, gongzi. try harder.
heā€™s also just not immune to it is the thing. pride be damned the actual thing stopping him is probably the ā€˜feeling like a cradle robberā€™ thing
all that said on this topic Iā€™m citing one of my favorite tweets ever
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official-bunbun Ā· 1 year ago
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wait oh my god massive brain. prince solar and eclipse are so fucking queerplatonic i am a FOOL
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hauntingblue Ā· 8 months ago
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ZORO LORE FINALLY ā‰ļø
#random minks against the cp0.... these poor people....#is sanji just running away having an existential crisis... omg girl moment#OH HE HURT A WOMAN!!!!! SANJI!!!!!! incredible how instead of a normal battle like zoro sanji got an internal emotional one.... incredible#THE EYEBROW FLIPPED!!!! THROW HIM MORE STUFF!!! omg just realised nami won't hurt him anymore... will she get hurt if she hits him now??#OH!!! of course he decided that.... sanji calling zoro??? he didn't even know he had one and he put it here???#hes gonna ask him to kill him??? I AM TELLING YOU THAT IS A MARRIAGE PROPOSITION!!!! OMG!!!! incredible#talking tag#watching one piece#episode 1057#this is incredible.... after the war if sanji looks weird at a woman zoro is just gonna take put his sword amd behead him.....#WAIT A FUCKING SECOND!!! HIYORI!!?? SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO KILL ORICHI AND SHE WILL!!! EXACTLY!!! STRAIGHT UP!!!#zoro get up!!!! get your ass up get your money up!!!! hiyori omg the music..... can you hear the music.... OMG ENMA CAN!!!! LETSGOOOOO#hiyori that was such a slay.... now slay!!! that man.#episode 1058#WILL THE CP0 KILL APOO???? FONALLY!!!! MAKE SURE HE DIES!!! COME ON!!!#NOOOOOOOOOO!!!! DRAKE NO DONT TEAM UP WITH HIM!!!#sanji and queen yapping while zoro and king fight to the death ajshaka#lunarian is the thing that marco said right.... sanji is right why did they get extinct then. rip bozos#sword lore sword lore!!!!!!#zoro is a little slow.... yeah wonder why....#episode 1059#wdym the marine will invade soon??? wtf#zoro saying it doesn't matter if someone is a man or a woman to be strong.... but zoro beating tashigi over and over is just....#zoro just being mad at her dead body oh......#is zoro controlling his swords by using his king's haki on them??? that's kinda insane#SO NOW HE CHANGED THE PROMISE TO KUINA FOR THE ONE WITH LUFFY??? OMG#nvm its bad translation.... he says to my captain and my best (girl) friend#i might be as slow as zoro... when he says i want to be strong enough for my name to arrive to the sky is so kuina can hear it.... damn....#episode 1060
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