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On Adaine, asexuality, aromanticism, trauma, and how much I love Siobhan Thompson

Siobhan recently answered my question on Adaine being ace/aro on the fireside chat stream, and boy do I have emotions and a lot of things to say.

I had my worst traumatic experiences when I was fifteen. They involved school and many panic attacks. I am also on the asexual and aromantic spectrums, so yeah, Siobhan’s answer means a lot to me. Adaine’s story surrounding anxiety has always hit really close to home for me, and hearing a well thought out acknowledgment of the way mental illness and trauma can affect orientations almost sent me bawling. So few people ever mention asexuality, let alone aromanticism in storytelling. Doing both in the same breath as talking about trauma is just wonderful beyond words.

I’m aspec, and while I love it, if my labels change one day, that’s alright with me. If Adaine considers herself aspec, that’s amazing and that representation matters. It’s also okay if her labels change as she grows older, because knowing that she had that journey is representation too.

I’ve followed Siobhan since her time running Anglophenia (my favorite video is the accents one) and the more I’ve seen of her, the more I admire her. As a writer, as an actor, as a roleplayer, and as a person, she continues to astound and inspire me with her talent and thoughtfulness.

I’m MistyPower, a handle that was previously chosen at random, but I feel like redefining it now. It’s now in honor of one of Siobhan’s other wonderful characters, Misty Moore.

I don’t know if Siobhan will ever see this, but I was quite serious when I said I love you in the chat. A good friend told me to remember that I am resilient as hell, and maybe it’s the projection, but I hope Adaine recognizes that quality in themselves too. Thank you for everything.

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I can confirm, I did not know Mark Gatiss was secretly Joe Biden.

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She's the Doctor. 💙💙

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THE EAST OF ENGLAND...

This article covers the 6 counties that comprise East England, as defined by the official geo-political classification via the government of the United Kingdom. What i did, as usual, as in this brief series of articles, is visually represent each county via a local woman, so as to put a human face on a geographic subject.

BEDFORSHIRE. This county is centrally located, an has a large airport, where from a reality-tv show was based around. A giant car factory exists which goes back many decades, an made cars that are now considered vintage classics.

ESSEX. This is a county in which the Saxons migrated to in the dark-ages, over 1500 years ago, hence: ‘eastern-saxon’ ~’E-sex’. The long-lived pop-group Depeche Mode originates here. In this country is Fords European design centre.

HERTFORDSHIRE. This county was named after the many wild stags that once populated the countyside, several hundred years ago, during the medieval era. Castles an forts were built here across the centries, an today large offices exist.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE. In this county is found the world famous Cambridge university. There is also an airport, an aircraft factory, an many high-tech businesses - one of which designs the microchip in 99% of all mobile-phones!

NORFOLK. This county is the eastern most in Britain. It has windmills an superb farm land - which aided its importance for centuries. Today, Lotus sports cars are built here. In the 1600s some of its people helped create the American colonies.

SUFFOLK. Suffolk is south of the above Norfolk, an means people of the south. It has a long coastline where quaint holiday resort towns exist, while inland is farmland and countryside. Service industries plus an airport provide local jobs.

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I discovered GOLD!

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On a post about Oxygen, my artwork got on @anglophenia. Right above the trailer for next time! How awesome is that. No I am not laughing what are you talking about.

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Should Next Year’s Met Gala Theme Be… ‘Doctor Who’?! | BBC America

Edward Norton‘s (Isle of Dogs) film producer wife, Shauna Robertson, suggests Doctor Who as a theme, in the below interview with Anglophenia’s Sharon Carpenter at the annual Met Gala.

We second that nomination!

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Doctor Who returns Saturday, April 15 at 9/8c followed by Spin-Off Series Class at 10/9c.

Peter will be joined in season 10 by new companion Pearl Mackie (Bill), and Matt Lucas (Nardole) with guest appearances to come from David Suchet and Michelle Gomez. He has starred alongside Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara Oswald, Alex Kingston as River Song, Ingrid Oliver as Osgood, as well as Keeley Hawes, Tom Riley, Frank Skinner, Maisie Williams, Joivan Wade and many more. Peter’s Doctor has fought Daleks and Davros, Cybermen, Zygons, new monsters like the Veil and old foes the Time Lords.

Capaldi will return in the next season for 12 episodes in April, followed by the Christmas Special when the regeneration will take place.

BBC America’s new Doctor Who spin-off, Class, comes from award-winning YA writer and executive producer, Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls), and is executive produced by Moffat and Minchin.

Following the season 10 premiere, the new eight-part series will follow four Coal Hill School students who have hidden secrets and desires, navigate a life of friends, parents, school work, sex, sorrow – and possibly the end of existence. Coal Hill School has been a part of the Doctor Who universe since the very beginning, but that has come at a price. Time travelling over the years has caused the very walls of space and time to become thin. There’s something pressing in on the other side, something waiting for its chance to kill everyone and everything, to bring us all into Shadow. The program stars Greg Austin as Charlie; Fady Elsayed as Ram; Sophie Hopkins as April; Vivian Oparah as Tanya and Katherine Kelly as Miss Quill.

To read the full article, head over to Anglophenia or click here.