tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post9095521115562142264..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: The Lady of the Mercians: Sue PurkissMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-39795677447709792472011-10-17T02:09:11.258+01:002011-10-17T02:09:11.258+01:00Fascinating! Thanks for posting.Fascinating! Thanks for posting.Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-4862785959824489682011-10-16T12:46:14.042+01:002011-10-16T12:46:14.042+01:00Thank you, Sue (and thank you, Thomas.)
This intr...Thank you, Sue (and thank you, Thomas.)<br /><br />This introduces another aspect of the cross-dressing - that being a boy means that you can 'take care of' as opposed to be someone who must be taken care of, and even a liability or a security risk. <br /><br />It is only by seeing these tropes in action, in storylines, that we see how subtly and deeply the conditioning flows. <br /><br />It feels like a challenge to write a boy who dresses as a girl into my WIP, but given that he already has a face and character for me, I can already see how very difficult it will be to achieve without a comedic element - something that is totally unnecessary, it seems, if a girl crossdresses as a boy.<br /><br />As you say, Sue, you made your choice because of a necessary POV at a certain age - but the issues were there for you to deal with too.<br /><br />Caroline's theme has truly provoked a great deal of thinking.michelle lovrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026972300195225090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80249717463212576122011-10-16T11:24:55.862+01:002011-10-16T11:24:55.862+01:00Brilliant, Sue! I read The Warrior King, of course...Brilliant, Sue! I read The Warrior King, of course, but didn't know about the Queen of Mercia.Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-70799754269663155762011-10-16T10:50:24.861+01:002011-10-16T10:50:24.861+01:00Thanks, Thomas!Isn't the window lovely? It'...Thanks, Thomas!Isn't the window lovely? It's in Chester Cathedral, apparently.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-49105288185046643692011-10-16T10:34:32.457+01:002011-10-16T10:34:32.457+01:00Thanks Sue...this is all new territory to me and I...Thanks Sue...this is all new territory to me and I find it fascinating. Love the stained glass.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74532674004025369712011-10-16T09:29:29.168+01:002011-10-16T09:29:29.168+01:00This is rapidly becoming one of my favourite blogs...This is rapidly becoming one of my favourite blogs. Another great post!Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.com