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What struck me

posted 9 years ago by OnlyRocknRoll
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was the reasons that the girls were incarcerated in these sweatshop/laundries/prisons.

One was raped and impregnated
One was seen flirting through a fence
One was simple minded

Etc., Nobody was some randy slut that had to be controlled "for her own good".

What's really frightening is that their parents could just lock them away like that...

This story was even worse than "Sunshine and Oranges".

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[–] redban02 9 years ago

The movie never said that Margaret was impregnated; they merely said / showed her getting raped by her cousin.

The one who got pregnant was Patricia / Rose, whom you incorrectly say was merely "simple minded." Of all the three, she deserved to be in Magdalene Asylum the most. Even today, many people frown upon childbirth out of wedlock, so imagine the feelings decades ago when society was more conservative.

If I had to rank their culpability for sinful behavior, I would say:

1). Patricia / Rose for the reasons stated above. Sex out of wedlock is generally considered questionable, even for many modern-day liberals. I'm not giving my opinion here; I'm merely saying that I find it understandable that she ends up at Magdalene.

2). Bernadette is the middle. On one hand, she did talk to boys with a flirtatious demeanor (her finger by her mouth). On the other hand, she didn't blow kisses, make a date arrangement, or expose some body part. I can see a case for yes and no here.

3). Margaret didn't deserve to be there at all. The rape was nonconsensual, so her sexual encounter came through no fault of her own. As it came through no fault of her own, none may can hold it against her. It probably wasn't coincidental that she was the first to leave.

[–] Lauraslipstick 9 years ago

Um, having a baby out of wedlock is not a good reason to be locked up. Nobody but overly judgmental religious freaks (who are usually the most wicked but are good liars) who are a minority care and even they wouldn't lock someone up in an asylum.

[–] agnieszka01 8 years ago

Rape by definition is non-consensual. There is no such thing as consensual rape. And there is no reason to rank them because they were ALL in there for BS reasons. Utter crap.

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[–] marktayloruk (2378) 2 years ago

How many people today object to sex outside marriage? When I read of the way children were treated in Catholic schools and children's homes I came to the conclusion that the much maligned Unionist governments of Northern Ireland were too soft on the Catholic Church.

[–] louiseculmer 9 years ago

he reality appears to have been very different. the majority of girls who went there went voluntarily, and left voluntarily. the average length of stay was ten months. former inmates have denied that there was any sexual abuse etc. the film is wildly exaggerated.

[–] MsSpiderGrrl 9 years ago

Again, not at all true, Please do more research... you sound like a blanket denial in blind support of Catholicism.

A secret mass grave of 155 underage girls was found at one Irish location alone. Forced labor, no medical care, forced adoptions? How could you possibly say this movie did anything but *understste* that horrific conditions in these places for almost 200 years.

[–] ed-pilling 8 years ago

Um do a search on "Sex in a Cold Climate". The movie is on youtube. It has actual interviews. Nobody deserves to be locked away like that.

[–] Mehki_Girl 7 years ago

No the average length was 8 years. You're in some deep denial. No one deserves to be locked up for flirting, being raped, being simpleminded, or being a slut for that matter. They were being raped and murdered, much worse than anything a child could do.

[–] Pmdmnym 9 years ago

OK, Margaret was raped but was not impregnated. Bernadette was flirting and (OMG!) talking to boys. Rose/Patricia had the baby.
there were actually 4 main characters, Crispina. She was mentally challenged and I felt so bad for all of them.
I never saw "Sunshine and Oranges" but I will now.
And Yes, the worse thing out of all of this were the parents.
How could they do that???? And another character, Uma who ran away and then her father brought her back??? God, that was terrible.

None of these girls deserved any of this.
And I pray all those nuns and priests are rotting in hell.

[–] creatorof2002 9 years ago

Cruel evil NUNS. Nuns are supposed to be the most loving and nurturing of people devoting their lives to god. Its like the opposite of monsters inc.

[–] ed-pilling 8 years ago

One of the last lines in "Sex in a Cold Climate" they were sisters of mercy but anything but

[–] LordManhammer 8 years ago

Nobody was some randy slut that had to be controlled "for her own good".

Remember, though, how the head nun explained to Crispina and Bernadette that it wasn't for THEIR own good, but Irish men's good, that women have to be locked up! Men needed to be kept from sinful behavior at all costs, because it matters more that the men make it into heaven!

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[–] prplayer 8 years ago

yes, that's what makes it especially hard to take

so many movies, so little time