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Episode 12: Secret Sherlock
H.O.L.M.E.S. Ha! Love it.
Drug addition was so rampant. Thanks for the Opioid Crisis, Victorians.
Hmmm, was Sherlock asexual? The mystery endures.
— Nov 02, 2021 10:27AM
H.O.L.M.E.S. Ha! Love it.
Drug addition was so rampant. Thanks for the Opioid Crisis, Victorians.
Hmmm, was Sherlock asexual? The mystery endures.
Alex Bright
is 95% done
Episode 11: Seance, Science, and Messiahs
From an age of scientific discovery and new religious fervor, out comes its bastard child: pseudoscience. Creating: Mesmerism, Spiritualism, snake oil, spirit photography etc. then. New Age-ism, essential oils, EVPs, magnetic bracelets, etc. now.
— Nov 02, 2021 09:52AM
From an age of scientific discovery and new religious fervor, out comes its bastard child: pseudoscience. Creating: Mesmerism, Spiritualism, snake oil, spirit photography etc. then. New Age-ism, essential oils, EVPs, magnetic bracelets, etc. now.
Alex Bright
is 88% done
Episode 10: Woman to Woman
Victorians didn't make lesbian activities illegal. It wasn't exactly acceptable, therefore still usually secretive, but there was little focus on it in broader society/religion. However, for working class women who wanted to have a relationship with other women, one almost always had to take on the role and look of a man (trans or not). Thank goodness for diaries, indeed.
— Nov 02, 2021 09:13AM
Victorians didn't make lesbian activities illegal. It wasn't exactly acceptable, therefore still usually secretive, but there was little focus on it in broader society/religion. However, for working class women who wanted to have a relationship with other women, one almost always had to take on the role and look of a man (trans or not). Thank goodness for diaries, indeed.
Alex Bright
is 80% done
Episode 9: In and Out of the Asylum
They started out with such good intentions, but... ugh. What's continually upsetting to me, having read many first-hand accounts, studies, articles, etc. pertaining to mental hospitals in the Victorian age, is how little has really changed.
— Nov 01, 2021 06:25PM
They started out with such good intentions, but... ugh. What's continually upsetting to me, having read many first-hand accounts, studies, articles, etc. pertaining to mental hospitals in the Victorian age, is how little has really changed.
Alex Bright
is 72% done
Episode 6: Victorians Underground
Eeek. Ha ha!
Episode 7: Beauty and the Beards
Madame Rachel and Demon Barbers.
Episode 8: On the Wild(e) Side
The terms "gay" and "homosexual" were not used during this era. All identities, gay, bi, trans, etc. (and pedophilia, unfortunately) were lumped together based on one single legal issue -- same-sex activities. Men could get away with drag in...
— Nov 01, 2021 01:53PM
Eeek. Ha ha!
Episode 7: Beauty and the Beards
Madame Rachel and Demon Barbers.
Episode 8: On the Wild(e) Side
The terms "gay" and "homosexual" were not used during this era. All identities, gay, bi, trans, etc. (and pedophilia, unfortunately) were lumped together based on one single legal issue -- same-sex activities. Men could get away with drag in...
Alex Bright
is 46% done
Ep 5: Afro-Victorians
"Anti-slavery doesn't mean anti-racist." Thoughtful look at British "progress" and lack thereof.
During my uni years, I went to Tanzania, staying for almost 2 months each time. We traveled a lot around the country, met many people, went on safaris. I travelogued throughout, giving my honest impressions. I shudder to think how problematic my words were...
— Oct 28, 2021 01:03PM
"Anti-slavery doesn't mean anti-racist." Thoughtful look at British "progress" and lack thereof.
During my uni years, I went to Tanzania, staying for almost 2 months each time. We traveled a lot around the country, met many people, went on safaris. I travelogued throughout, giving my honest impressions. I shudder to think how problematic my words were...
Alex Bright
is 36% done
Episode 3: Pornography, Pleasure, and the Press
"An Experimental Lecture by Colonel Spanker"
*snort*
Episode 4: Forty Elephants, and Other Dangerous Women
Ahhh, classism.
— Oct 28, 2021 12:11PM
"An Experimental Lecture by Colonel Spanker"
*snort*
Episode 4: Forty Elephants, and Other Dangerous Women
Ahhh, classism.
