tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post7229337547995458375..comments2024-03-28T12:31:11.055-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: The Woman Who Above All Desired PowerSannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-9194631052674925322019-08-26T09:41:53.660-07:002019-08-26T09:41:53.660-07:00It is, but unfortunately it's also soapy!!!It is, but unfortunately it's also soapy!!!Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-9117552945218937942019-07-30T05:41:01.406-07:002019-07-30T05:41:01.406-07:00Sounds intriguing. :)Sounds intriguing. :)Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-90316828953770827172019-07-24T05:20:47.809-07:002019-07-24T05:20:47.809-07:00Just a p.s., the real life Hurrem was undoubtedly ...Just a p.s., the real life Hurrem was undoubtedly the force which caused the death of Ibrahim and consequent execution of Mustafa, so to portray her in a more favourable light, the authors of the show did their best to show everyone else equally bad:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-85827031557992099502019-07-23T11:03:55.461-07:002019-07-23T11:03:55.461-07:00I mean, there was death penalty for hitting anyone...I mean, there was death penalty for hitting anyone of the royal family, and yet she beat Suleiman's sister unconscious, let her servant throw her into the bushes, went back to bed and then when the sister came by and accused her, told her husband how very sick she was and she could never do such a thing,and he believed her!<br /><br />Also Mustafa was really a nice guy, he is still loved and remembered and I don''t think he would have allowed any harm to happen to them. In the show, they motivate her actions by love she had for the Sultan, but the real character still comes through:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-70579546896321124542019-07-23T10:47:17.315-07:002019-07-23T10:47:17.315-07:00Yes, I know Angelique:) The difference is that Ang...Yes, I know Angelique:) The difference is that Angelique didn't like it in the harem and wanted to escape, while Hurrem did everything possible to stay. BTW, she wasn't his second wife, she was his only wife. He never married his first consort, she was just a slave, though some historians claimed he had been planning to do so before he met Hurrem. Her affair was of an emotional sort, but it was still unbelievably stupid considering her enemies who just needed an opportunity to destroy her but in the end, she survived. That's what's so incredible about her, Suleiman was so blind that whatever she did, he always believed that she was the victim and everybody else was just mean to her for no reason at all:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-14015021375856430242019-07-23T04:45:11.024-07:002019-07-23T04:45:11.024-07:00Whoa. That sounds a lot like "Angelique"...Whoa. That sounds a lot like "Angelique" books. Are you familiar with them, written at 60's or so by Sergeanne Colon? She was not hungry for power, but there was so much action and schemery and all. Hurrem looks a lot how I imagined Angelique to look. <br /><br />I wonder if in Ottoman Empire being hungry for power was the only way to survive, if you were second wife? Maybe she and her sons would have been killed, if she wouldn't have claimed all the power she could get? <br /><br />I must say it sounds very unlikely a woman that smart, living in a world like that, would risk everything+her life being unfaithful and having a lover. <br /><br />Housewife Outdoorsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-6593751576027793642019-07-22T10:09:08.641-07:002019-07-22T10:09:08.641-07:00As an afterthought, a lady whose life was the clos...As an afterthought, a lady whose life was the closest to the modern feminist career script, was probably Hurrem's daughter Mihrimah, who spent most of her time in political pursuits and accompanied her father on all state business trips. She was considered the most powerful woman of her time. Still, in real life she appeared to have loved her husband, while in the show she was in love with another, her mom forced her into a convenience marriage and later she killed her husband to revenge her brother's death. She also betrayed Mustafa and was the cause of his death, which again, is a speculation. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-31836174662901839822019-07-22T06:47:02.138-07:002019-07-22T06:47:02.138-07:00She didn't give him any for 5 years, either as...She didn't give him any for 5 years, either as she was in love with Ibrahim, just like her other sister. Ibrahim was a sort of macho, after his death they all teamed up together to take out Hurrem but ultimately failed. They got her kidnapped by robbers though and there are various theories of what these robbers were doing to her, but when she was finally rescued, Suleiman took her back:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-1254239766518721752019-07-22T06:46:18.625-07:002019-07-22T06:46:18.625-07:00I think I've read that one. They shouldn't...I think I've read that one. They shouldn't be sperging out about it, imo, as I doubt historically appropriate costumes were anywhere near the producers' top priority.<br />(no offence to those readers who really have Asperger meant:)<br /><br />I bet they dislike it because of the way it portrays toxic femininity, that's why it's not really as popular in the USA as one could expect. According to Hollywood tropes, a woman is the boss but also simultaneously the victim:) Also Hurrem was a proud mother of 5 which makes them rather uncomfortable, prob. And she used her charms and her kids to get the power.<br /><br />The real feminist lady is Shah Sultan (or however her name is spelled), one of Suleiman's sisters. She has these nice feminist scenes with her husband when she basically tells him, "on your knees, slave!" He did slap her in the end and was sentenced to death, but she interfered and he was exiled instead, which isn't sufficiently feminist,either, I guess:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-42777023807247215282019-07-22T05:24:35.515-07:002019-07-22T05:24:35.515-07:00Costumes give me creeps. Cannot watch.
http://www....Costumes give me creeps. Cannot watch.<br />http://www.frockflicks.com/magnificent-century-muhtesem-yuzyil/<br /><br />For me, it is really important that historical shows are accurate with everything. That is why I like BBC-shows: they are rather exact with costumes and props and they also fim so slowly you have time to notice: "A-ha! I saw this same pot stand in Hercule Poirot!" <br /><br />I also hate it when people do not act accurately. If american films Jane Austen, all women laugh too much and loud and make too much faces. And all characters are too feminist.. I Hurrem's case, of course, there is no need for that. Feminists must love her. <br /><br />But I might still try to watch couple of episodes. When I was young, I used to daydream a lot and in one of my fantasies I (or my historical alter ego) was kidnapped and sold to slavery. But I was saved by some Varanger from Emperors Varangian Guard before I had to marry some infidel. :) Outdoorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284404664886150740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-32056145095077540272019-07-19T12:42:24.867-07:002019-07-19T12:42:24.867-07:00Well, I've never read the book but I had simil...Well, I've never read the book but I had similar feelings watching the show. My husband really liked it, though, especially the cat fights:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-1629873313250162952019-07-19T10:55:00.327-07:002019-07-19T10:55:00.327-07:00This series sounds like it was heavily influenced ...This series sounds like it was heavily influenced by Machiavelli's "The Prince"-- one of the 'darkest' books that I have ever read. It was one of the few books I've read that I felt like I had to wash my hands after handling it.Take The Red Pillnoreply@blogger.com