MeerderWörter’s Comments (group member since Jan 08, 2016)

MeerderWörter’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

Indigo wrote: "MeerderWörter wrote: "Gerd, I must say you have a point here. But maybe we can agree that there are certain groups which experience it the same. Like, there's christianity but there's catholicism a..."

I go with the: "if you want a label, use it, if not, don't" way of life. I'm not opposed to labels, I use them for myself too. I only don't like them if they are used in a way to downgrade people instead of lifting them up.

Emma wrote: "MeerderWörter wrote: "Miyazaki is really great, I've seen several of his anime.
You're right about the cartoons, but I must say I like to read more than watch film, and I really like live-action. I..."

Miyazaki is a genius!

Dot wrote: "Hi friends! I'm new to Our Shared Shelf and I'm curious about the pacing of the group. When it says the current book is for Nov/Dec does that mean we read each book for all of November and all of D..."

It's because many had difficulties in the past months to get the books in time to read and discuss it. (I had to wait three months for My Life on the Road for instance)
Enjoy it, more time to discuss the book!

Gerd, your answer made me laugh. I don't put my feet on this hot topic, or else I'll burn myself.

Miyazaki is really great, I've seen several of his anime.
You're right about the cartoons, but I must say I like to read more than watch film, and I really like live-action. I really like sophisticated movies, movies with a message:)

Fun fact: When I told my classmates that I hadn't watched any Disney movies, they were shocked. And I simply answered: You were watching Disney movies, I enjoyed the Tour de France ( French people, I love you for this) and other cycling races.
*awkward silence*

@Laure: No, Pocahontas life was definitely not a fairy tale, and I think My Life on the Road is a very good book to begin to understand North American indigenious People better.

Aah, do I really have to watch Disney movies, I don't like them much, with exception of Beauty and the Beast, and Mulan. Pocahontas is also a movie I like.

Guenojds wrote: "To me, love can be too convincing and so, it can get you done a lot of things you wouldn't do "consciously".
I think love has a different impact on each other: some will completely change their hab..."

That is the perfect summary of my thoughts. I see for myself right now how much one changes because they're in love, and it's wonderful to see.

Gerd, I must say you have a point here. But maybe we can agree that there are certain groups which experience it the same. Like, there's christianity but there's catholicism and orthodox and anglicans and so on?

Hey Sally, welcome at OSS!
I think I had the same problems while reading this book. The violence was something I had problems with, as well as the way they both behaved around each other.

@Mods: I can't wait for the next book already, aah, how will I survive until end of December!

Marina, I'm sure many doctors still view asexuality as an illness, which I think is a bit out of place since who shall tell a person that they're ill just because they're asexual. If anyone, then the person concerned should have a say in this and whether they want treatment in any way.

Btw, I didn't know that the A stands for the whole ace spectrum, I always thought that it means only asexual. Thanks for teaching me.

Dear Jo,

I'm so warmed by your comment, it's one reason why I like to be around here - no matter how difficult my life is, OSS is always there to cheer me up.
I'm so happy for you to have two wonderful, strong, admirable moms, who nurtured you and protected you (still do I bet) and made you the wonderful person you are today!
I'm so glad your moms can finally marry, oh, how much I celebrated the decision of the Supreme Court! One more step towards gender equality!

The stickers look wonderful, I better use them in the future!

Campus, you're not safe any more when it comes to me distributing books!

Well, I think back then when they were written they had a different meaning, a different function, altogether.
One could argue they were a kind of a utopia, because we all know that everyday life was very different, even for royals.
To begin with: Marrying a prince didn't automatically make you a princess, and not everybody was a princess, whom we might think of as prince or princess.
An example: The queen's spouse isn't a prince, he's a Prince consort, although he was a prince before he married her, the prince of Greece.
The children of emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth (whom we all know as Sisi) weren't princesses and prince. They were archduchesses and archduke. Emperor and empress were king and queen of different countries, but not crowned with the exception of Hungary. You see, it's difficult.
There's also another thing that crossed my mind:
There were different estates. Aristocrats couldn't even simply marry between those, less a simple peasant or somebody from a village.
Since fairy tales all seem to break these rules, they were revolutionary for their time, some even in regards to gender stereotypes and therefore a bit to gender equality, as we see in Belle.

Although, I think that they lack hugely on gender equality as a whole. There might be exceptions, but as a whole, especially when you look at Disney, they are just further implementing the gender stereotypes.

Lynn wrote: "MeerderWörter wrote: "Compromise is needed (that's why my last relationship broke) but I think one shouldn't change for another. If I fall in love with someone, I don't want them to become a differ..."

Exactly. Because in the case that the relationship ends, for whatever reasons, they should still be themselves, and not so formed that they can't recognise themselves any more.

Bunny, I think Rivka wanted to say that people aren't educated on consent in the way they should and therefore when it comes to sexual abuse they rather are confused and think that they were responsible in some way.

I also signed right now - I'm sad that I didn't see it earlier.

@Ana: I was exactly thinking of this: How will a non-German-speaking person be able to make their way through it? But it seems to be possible...
Not that I say that you're stupid or something, but I was thinking of the scenario were it Spanish, I'd have had my troubles with it.

Mahir wrote: "They say that now, but couple years on they'll be drawn to idea of "love" and "marriage." Don't get me wrong, that idea seems almost perfect but I doubt its realistic; than again, they are kids aft..."

I don't think that they will change that much - not all of them at least. And, my views on genders were totally changed when I was 17, although on a different topic, so no need to worry, there's still time to show them that there is more than man and woman.

Laure, the issues you mention also concern me, and I must say I only saw it once in my life yet, so... I'm not an expert.

But the good thing is that the live-action version won't be just a remake, they added a few additional songs and also backstory from the beast to the movie.

Compromise is needed (that's why my last relationship broke) but I think one shouldn't change for another. If I fall in love with someone, I don't want them to become a different person, I want them to remain true to themselves.
And change is something only the one who changes should decide, it's their life, and I am not to change it.

As you can see, there's a difference between change and compromise for me. Compromise is needed, change is a personal decision.

It's wonderful. I like it a lot how people are so committed to OSS that they draw an artwork for it.

Thanks to both of you, Bonnie and Charlie!