Weekly#14 - Douglas

By Harry / 2025-04-21 / In categories weekly

Weekly

Translations: ZH-CN

Preface

2025-04-14 to 2025-04-20 life & records & thoughts & null

Cover photo taken at Zhou Enlai Memorial Hall in Huai’an, Jiangsu

New Camera

Taking advantage of the national subsidy (saved 2k), finally got the long-coveted Sony A7C2

Originally considered buying in Hong Kong and disassembling the package for customs clearance

But worried about potential customs taxation during future border crossings

Ended up purchasing the Chinese mainland version

Compact and stylish, using the 28-60mm kit lens

Will probably carry it for street photography frequently

Future cover photos will be taken with this camera

TODO: Camera photo

Jiangsu - Huai’an

Visited Huai’an, Jiangsu during Easter holiday

A small city with slow-paced lifestyle, quite relaxing

Loved Jiangsu cuisine - slightly sweet but delicious

Affected by recent sandstorms, air quality was poor with yellowish sky

Douglas Is Cancelled

Highly Recommended!!!

The most impressive recent TV series A story about news anchor Douglas facing career crisis due to a sexist joke Typical British black humor Compact 4-episode format with fast pace

Some Thoughts (Spoilers!) Open after watching

Discomfort

The most impactful scene in Episode 3: Toby’s intense sexual harassment towards Madeline Paradox of claiming feminism while undressing

Camera switching creates escalating sense of oppression Douglas’ attitude shift after seeing “Do Not Disturb” sign Madeline’s tearful eyes showing helplessness

Reflects concepts from “Misogyny” by Chizuko Ueno:

  • Male solidarity in sexual harassment cases
  • Victim-blaming rhetoric like “She didn’t say no”

Inappropriate “Joke”

Douglas insists it’s just a joke But his daughter’s disappointed expression reveals the truth

As Luo Xiang said: “If you wouldn’t tell a joke to your mother/daughter, don’t tell it to female colleagues/classmates”

Brave Madeline

Madeline’s calm and methodical counterattack Though such rational responses are rare in reality

Most victims get trapped in self-doubt This reflects the power imbalance trap in patriarchal society

Input

🎧Podcasts

📚Articles

📚Books

🎥Series

Highly recommended!

Must-watch!!

🎸Music

Harry

Harry

ENFP | Full Stack Engineer | Loves exploring and using new technologies