[ SECRET POST #3795 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3795 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 10 secrets from Secret Submission Post #543.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

AGREE. I honestly never really liked him, but I could admit he was good-looking. Now he's not even that, and the abuse allegations made me go from "meh" to actively resenting his face being in the spotlight.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT And as the Anon I was replying to was comparing three rich people - Pitt, Clooney and Depp, that was rather my point.

Re: Batman gets his name from a fear of bats.

[(Anonymous)]

Clown-balloon-height girl. Catchy.

Re: What are some plot holes in movie and TV that still drive you crazy?

[diet_poison]

Huh. I didn't realize they never showed up again. (I kinda fell off a few episodes into Ten's first season)

Re: F!S book club reminders

[diet_poison]

ahh that sucks. :( If I had bought a copy I'd send it to you after I finished!

I hope you get a chance to read it soon, esp if you read the first two.

[sparklywalls]

This is a good comment that I enjoyed. Thank you!

I'm a life-long Ricardian and used to be a member (with my mum) of the York based spin-off of the Society. Iirc the lady who ran that branch actually broke-off from London because even she found them far too fanatical but I was very young when I met her and she sadly passed away years ago.

My degrees are history based with a lot of concentration on Medieval because of Richard III being the reason I became fascinated with history in the first place. You're right, most reasonable historians accept he was prime candidate and even in my heart of hearts with my non-history hat on I know that too. But the mystery is fascinating and I'm still attracted to the idea that something could potentially turn up that puts his guilt in doubt. I mean, it probably never will but it's a nice thought. However you've pointed out the reason why I'll never join the main Richard III Society. Basing it on feelings isn't good enough in historical research. I can say I feel like any historical figure was a lovely person really, doesn't mean they were. Richard III as a person we'll never know completely without a time machine and obviously the record of him has gone through some slight mangling that can't be fully trusted even if some of it is true.

The thing is, I get why people cling to it. Ordering the murder of his nephews does seem a wee bit out of character for Richard given some of the good stuff he managed to do during his brief reign. But people forget this was a different time. He was by far not the first monarch anywhere who would've considered murdering children if they in some way blocked his claim to the throne. I think that's the only thing that annoys me about extreme anti-Richard types. They act like he was the only medieval king to y'know, be a medieval king. I think emotions run high because children were involved - but think how many monarchs waged war/etc and would've caused plenty of children (and women too) to die horribly.

Tl;dr: Richard probably did it. The Society needs to get over their crush but anti-Ricardians are annoying too in different ways. Both sides need to stop applying modern morals to 500 years ago! And I definitely wouldn't be welcome in the Richard III Society for thinking he's only about 20% innocent haha.

[(Anonymous)]

(secret maker here)

Are they worth it? I'm not usually a fan of graphic novels. I've been on the fence about spending that much to read a story arc.

[(Anonymous)]

I'll have to check more of the gen after bit! :) I've mostly been working my way through Peter/Nightingale so far tbh.

Re: F!S book club reminders

[philstar22]

I haven't read the first two, but the library does have them, so maybe I'll check those out.

Re: Batman gets his name from a fear of bats.

[(Anonymous)]

I will fight your GF for the title of Failure Girl.

(I'll probably lose.)

[(Anonymous)]

I was devastated about the deaths of Michael Jackson and later on Leonard Nimoy, but they're people who had an important impact on me during difficult years in my life where they were my only solace.

Sure, I can pop in a CD or DVD and there they are, but knowing those are all that is left of them kinda hurts.

Some celebs are like your parents to you-- you never imagine your parents dying until they do.

[(Anonymous)]

The fact that they keep making secrets and posts about it suggests to me that they feel guilty/insecure about it.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying that clearly this is a real anxiety or insecurity for some people, and I'm not here to say that they're wrong for feeling that way. Tons of anxieties and insecurities are deeply irrational.

Re: Transcript by OP

[(Anonymous)]

It's really not that exciting. Clearly I don't watch enough local news as I never even noticed!

[(Anonymous)]

You scoff, but a rather prominent author was warned off writing a black character by his editor due to concerns of appropriation. I wish I were kidding: https://www.google.com/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/39988992

Re: F!S book club reminders

[diet_poison]

If you like the first one, you'll like the other two. And they're easy reads. You should do it!

I do think the third one would be waaay harder to appreciate without reading the other two.

If you read them post a thread and if I'm there that day I'll talk to you about them!

[(Anonymous)]

Seconded.

Re: F!S book club reminders

[(Anonymous)]

I can finally join the book club this June! I've been reading Mercedes lackey this month and I wanted more! Excited!

[(Anonymous)]

I was the same when Michael Jackson died. Everyone worldwide went apeshit. I couldn't have cared less.

Re: Which films you wished had been more commercially successful?

[(Anonymous)]

Seconding Kubo.

[(Anonymous)]

Forever bitter that this bloated goofy looking fuck replaced Colin Farrell in Fantastic Beasts and will ruin every future FB movie. Blunder of the century.

[tree_and_leaf]

Exactly. Which is presumably why OP is only posting about it, without naming the show, in FS. Seems a reasonable way to deal with it.

[tree_and_leaf]

And then there's the "Anne, a dead queen" joke in "1066, and all that".

[(Anonymous)]

Sure it is. Lord knows female actors get shit on for aging. I'm sure a handful of people on an incredibly niche website bashing his looks won't hurt Depp's feelings.

[(Anonymous)]

It isn't an especially special surname. Its what you get when the Lord of the Manor rocks up on a horse and says that he needs a list of taxpayers so pick a surname and he's sick of hearing John Johnson and Smith Smithson, so make it good or else!