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hermionegold · 01-26-2018, 10:29 PM

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Night was thankful that Professor Stewart didn't make a big deal about her being confused with the final setup. "Thank you so much, Professor. I'm just...out of practice, I guess." She didn't want to say that she'd never actually done it before. It was a useful skill to have, but not one that Night had ever had much interest in. And what was this about fashion?

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Yes, Night liked Emmalyn's insightful answer. Like the other Hufflepuff, she wasn't exactly up on fashion trends, Muggle or otherwise. Nevertheless, she raised her hand, wanting participation points all the same.

"Fashion is kind of a social construct. Like, who actually decides what's cool? Look back a hundred years and you have girls just starting to define fashion for themselves, break out of corsets and the like. Before that, you have corsets and that's only in western countries. And then you look back at earlier times, like the eighteenth century for instance, when both boys and girls wore dresses as toddlers. Now, if a parent were to put a dress on a boy, he would be laughed at, and the parents would be seen as 'forcing the gay lifestyle on him' or something utterly ridiculous like that. So who decides these things?"

Oops, she was guilty of rambling again. And would anyone judge her for her defense of LGBT rights? Well, she hadn't really given much away, right? Whatever.

01-26-2018, 10:29 PM	#82 (permalink)
hermionegold MO Puffskein Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: near Chicago Posts: 2,474 Hogwarts RPG Name: Amanda "Night" Dixon First Year	Text Cut: professor What’s this? Night seem to need some help as Kay noticed she had progressed with the final instructions. “Let me help you finish up,’’ she offered. “First we cut the thread like so then we remove the bobbin from the winder. Slip the metal plate out.’’ With a soft click!, the late was out and the bobbin was in. Another click! indicated that that the plate was back in. “Next, pull the end of the thread that is on the spindle through the slot directly above the metal plate and then insert through the needle. Just one last thing. Press the foot pedal so that the two sets of threads intertwine. There you go! You’re all set.’’ Night was thankful that Professor Stewart didn't make a big deal about her being confused with the final setup. "Thank you so much, Professor. I'm just...out of practice, I guess." She didn't want to say that she'd never actually done it before. It was a useful skill to have, but not one that Night had ever had much interest in. And what was this about fashion? Text Cut: Emmalyn “My Grandma used to always say that fashion was cyclical. That there were only a few different styles that seemed to repeat every 20 years or so.” That sounded right. “I like functional fashion. If I can’t move and play in it, I don’t want to wear it. I was never much into the tight rolled pants and skinny jeans.” She shook her head. “Have you ever tried to play baseball in skinny jeans?”Ugh, skinny jeans. They didn't even have pockets to put your candy in. "As far as the fashion industry is concerned, I wish they would ask real people what they liked to wear. Sure, models can walk down the runway in those clunky high heels, but how are they supposed to run? Nope, not useful at all." She blushed a bit after her mini fashion rant, and could feel the heat of her embarrassment coloring her cheeks. Yes, Night liked Emmalyn's insightful answer. Like the other Hufflepuff, she wasn't exactly up on fashion trends, Muggle or otherwise. Nevertheless, she raised her hand, wanting participation points all the same. "Fashion is kind of a social construct. Like, who actually decides what's cool? Look back a hundred years and you have girls just starting to define fashion for themselves, break out of corsets and the like. Before that, you have corsets and that's only in western countries. And then you look back at earlier times, like the eighteenth century for instance, when both boys and girls wore dresses as toddlers. Now, if a parent were to put a dress on a boy, he would be laughed at, and the parents would be seen as 'forcing the gay lifestyle on him' or something utterly ridiculous like that. So who decides these things?" Oops, she was guilty of rambling again. And would anyone judge her for her defense of LGBT rights? Well, she hadn't really given much away, right? Whatever.