![]() ![]() I know it's not that deep, and everyone who's familiar with RK understands how absolutely crucial it's to practice suspension of disbelief before even thinking of delving into her books. Pls don't mind me trying to make sense of the inner workings of the "female in disguise" trope in particular and RK's book universe in general. ![]() Our military guys were too busy building their muscles to notice a woman dressed up as a man parading right in front of their eyes and training with them for days/weeks/months. Trans people going through the transitioning process: huh?Īnyway, I'm cutting RK characters some slack here because, apparently, they're no scientists. Researches that identified that there are 6,500 genetic differences between men and women: □Ħ,500 genetic differences between men and women: are we a joke to you? ![]() ![]() Before going in, you just know that everybody and their mother is gonna be blind at best, hella dumb at worst and delusional as an immutable law.Īll the characters: what do you mean it's obvious she's a woman? □□ But she wears those bindings around her titties 24/7, she chopped her hair off and her voice is gruff as hell!! □ How tf are we supposed to figure out that she's a woman when the girlie did such a good job turning into a believable (military!) man? □ she can do push-ups too, □□ wdym an hourglass figure is uncommon among men? SHUT UP □□ Books where a female disguises as a man are just so funny to me as a concept. ![]()
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For the fifth episode of Women House, Agathe Salha has chosen several excerpts from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1847. ![]() ![]() If a kid and a prehistoric creature can do it, kids know they can, too. Dannys going to camp and hes taking the dinosaur First introduced in 1958 with Danny and the Dinosaur and the recent stars of Happy Birthday, Danny and. But from the arrival at camp to the last goodnight at lights-out, Danny and his dinosaur try new things, help each other out, and generally behave like pals. ![]() Danny rowed the dinosaur." When they get tired on a hike, the whole group and counselor Lana hitch a ride home on his back. ![]() When the campers go boating, "The children rowed little boats. The big guy fits right in nobody even minds when he wins a race with a single step. 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