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never not sweet to the trust funds and punishers

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@BenDill49759090 men are also the most affected by the disease, & it seems like their anger plays an important role in the way things are after it. & now modern conversations have turned towards the importance of men being able to communicate their feelings & not turn towards abuse & anger

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i think anger is an important emotion highlighted in "Speech Sounds." angry people are made angrier. Rye is viciously angry at Obsidian reading. it's all made worse bc they can't effectively communicate that anger, and that loss is punctuated by violence and fear #xuengl205

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@CharlieS_42 i think that might be why she never says what happened to her. she was convinced she needed a man and then she was told she needed one to be "cured," so in her eyes, being assaulted was her becoming a "real" and "normal" person - all because people convinced her she wasn't

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it is a community of women who support Bibi and help her. the way they tell the story shows a quiet love and respect for Bibi. i like the intersection of the quiet strength of communities of women and the way they treat disability #xuengl205

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@dubeckymXU i think the main point is discomfort, and the confrontation of discomfort. the language, the interactions, descriptions of disability, the female body and what is done to it/what it does, are all used to create a story that says "do not look away"

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Finger, on p5, writes that in this movie, the blind women have milky eyes, the deaf women make horrid noises. the feminine form and the disabled form are claimed, they are unavoidable, they are horror and beauty and confrontation all at once #xuengl205

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@Hopkinsengl205 it's possible that this alludes to the fact that people w/ disabilities are often defined by their disabilities by society

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this story combines the theme of classism with ableism. it brings up the question of what people are willing to do to survive. the blind man uses his disability to survive, but he also uses Maico, and while one betrays cunning and wit, the other is just cruelty #xuengl205

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@rori_kaitlyn their baby is just another item, or an accessory, not a real person. just as miss wilmarth isn't a real person to them. but neither of them are real, they're just a painting and its admirer, stuck in time. false and empty

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camilla gives off a presence of an image, but not a person. and gerald is the person stuck admiring this image and resenting anyone who keeps him from it, like his own daughter. it stands in such sharp contrast to miss wilmarth, an entire person, "ugly" but real #xuengl205

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@FischerXU205 i think it signifies the difference in how the upper and lower classes view those items. of course rich people think their jewels or money is being taken, but they don't think twice about what toiletries and spices mean to the people who need them and can't afford them

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the story was marked by a sense of melancholy, even in the very wealthy homes. while it is a story about class, it is mostly a story about grief. it was only in meeting Mrs. Johansen that we witness light and real laughter, and a sign that grief will move forward #xuengl205

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@dendadis i think the wealthy escape true scrutiny and consequences by pitting the poor against the poor. by creating scarcity of resources, and by essentially using propaganda, they make them think they are each other's enemy, and the wealthy escape culpability

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i like how the title of the film, "Parasite," may seem to refer to the Kim family, but i think it later becomes obvious who the real parasites are - the rich living off the labor of the poor #xuengl205

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@CharlieS_42 i wouldn't necessarily call those attitudes "elitist." i think it's a justified anger at mistreatment and oppression. these wealthier and more educated people look down on her, but she does it right back to them. it's an attitude toward systems that deserves criticism

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i liked that each story made use of very colloquial language. it was familiar and casual despite some of the subject matter. it's also worth noting the anger that is so very present in "The Lesson." it's a real, generations-deep anger #xuengl205

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@Mary182118 i think the what could have been moment exists as an image of what Jack feels but doesn't say. and it's a reminder to maybe understand that fear and confusion, but having what really happened is also a reminder not to tolerate it.

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p 376 "'Where is love?'/Wear his love...Love is a costume." the beauty of this part is that it recognizes the identities that we take on and off, and it's not wrong. but "wearing his love" makes it seem like an accessory, or something false/superficial. it's a contrast #xuengl205