Has Ruby said anything about Gaza?
Ruby Granger #46 Actively making time for boredom
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She did a fundraising livestream for Save the Children, which was just enough to make certain long-time fans angry
edit: I think she’s smart to stay away from any attempts at activism, we all know how that tends to go.
Is it worth reading for Oxford Nostalgia? I watched a couple episodes of the TV show (one fairly early on in Oxford, and one where she had gone back in time to like the elizabethan/tudor period but somehow found tight leather trousers) because my mum and dad watched them, and was (unjustifiably) hung up on what I perceived as inaccuracies. Like, you can't be rowing/running on Christchurch Meadow that late in the evening. And you can't be whispering in the bod, where are all the dPhil students giving dirty looks?
I very much enjoyed Brideshead Revisited for the Oxford Nostalgia, even though that's only the very early part of that book. She claims to have read that I think.
Get used to that cardigan because it will feature in every video
I think it looks a bit itchy and it annoys me how it swamps her. And I don't like the whip stitch edging.
I think she thinks the cardigan makes her look whimsical.
Shes wearing it because it looks like Coraline’s jumper (in the film). Coraline is apparently eleven, so we’ve regressed a year in terms of the fictional characters we’re aping.Get used to that cardigan because it will feature in every video
I think it looks a bit itchy and it annoys me how it swamps her. And I don't like the whip stitch edging.
I think she thinks the cardigan makes her look whimsical.
Yes she read Brideshead Revisited but only liked the first part. She thought it went downhill after that. The first part being Oxford with punting, tea and Sebastian with his teddy bear. Then it is relationships and religion which she patently could not be bothered with
I wonder if she's read Gaudy Nights? Unless I'm confused and that is Cambridge.
I just stopped the video and came here for this reason ^^ English is my second language, therefore I thought that maybe the type of a novel excludes all the other books Kafka has written, but no.
How can you say that after using Google? That blows my mind.
Besides, she is really enjoying ghosts now, isn't she? Why not draw some pumpkins instead ffs.
Or at least draw some ghosts that don't look like made by a child.
And her room and the blurry footage, especially while baking 🥲 I think I need a break from her video asap.
in the last video, she says she'll read a discovery of witches because of nostalgia that she won't be at oxford THIS YEAR. baby, you were there only for 9 months?? not being at oxford is like your whole brand. it's hilarious how she tries to make it look like she has always been at oxford whereas we all know she was not accepted as an undergrad, which is the only acceptance that kinda matters lol. starting as an 18-year-old undergrad and that being your first step into higher education--first time away from home, too-- obviously shapes your identity much more than a 9-month degree which consists largely of your writing one long paper alone. no amount of touristy oxford merch you accumulate in your bedroom or the books you "read" off the wiki list of books that take place in oxford will make any difference. 
Everything she does is so painfully awkward. I don't know if it's just because I'd just finished binging old Liziqi videos, who is moves with such grace and confidence in everything she does, but Ruby in comparison makes life itself look difficult. I don't know how it is possible to make something as simple and mundane as placing a rock in a garden bed look uncoordianted, but Ruby somehow manages it.
And for the love of all things good and holy, but some bleeping paper down when painting on a wooden table!
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"I don't like the covers of stephen king books. They really put me off."
Again with the covers. It's Stephen King. Every single one of his books has about 30 different editions to choose from. A quick search on amazon brings up no less than 14 different covers for misery on the first page alone. There are horror ones, aesthetic ones, graphic design ones, movie tie-ins, 80's style step-backs. Pick one you like.
And for the love of all things good and holy, but some bleeping paper down when painting on a wooden table!
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"I don't like the covers of stephen king books. They really put me off."
Again with the covers. It's Stephen King. Every single one of his books has about 30 different editions to choose from. A quick search on amazon brings up no less than 14 different covers for misery on the first page alone. There are horror ones, aesthetic ones, graphic design ones, movie tie-ins, 80's style step-backs. Pick one you like.
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Honestly i appreciate that more than what most booktubers have been doing - recommending the first mahmoud darwish poetry book they could find and pretend that's activismShe did a fundraising livestream for Save the Children, which was just enough to make certain long-time fans angry
What do you want her to say about it that hasn't already been said far more eloquently by somebody who actually knows what they're talking about? World peace isn't dependant on whether or not Ruby fumbles her way through some very basic facts she gathered from chatgpt five minutes before filming while offering no real opinion of her own because the inside of her head is just the thought equvilant of elevator music.
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This video came up, I was curious what 18? year old Rumbster would say about this, but then 20 seconds through I closed it lol not very kind of her, is it? I don't know what the crap she actually said that her neighbors were using, but surely they have every right to spend their time doing what they want in their own home?
Cherry picker, you know, a piece of equipment that one usually uses just to make noise and annoy the prissy TWALVE-year-old next door.
She’s really not very kind, nor has she ever been
Maybe that’s why she’s tried so hard to make it part of her ”brand” lol.
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To be fair, the concept of someone *checks notes* maintaining their home is probably a bit alien to any member of the Granger family …Cherry picker, you know, a piece of equipment that one usually uses just to make noise and annoy the prissy TWALVE-yer-old next door.
She’s really not very kind, nor has she ever been
How have her videos managed to decrease in quality in the past 6 years? Not that it was overly great then but at least it wasn't blurry and gave me motionsickness
I mean, I didn’t go to Oxford, I went to Exeter (20 years ago next year, bloody hell) but I think the first few chapters would be worth it for Oxford Nostalgia. Honestly I just quite enjoy the books anyway, easy to read and entertaining. Wouldn’t claim that they’re the most intelligent things I’ve ever read but I did enjoy them. I am enough of a nerd to do a real time reread of them every September (starting on 19th
) though…Can’t imagine Roobs enjoying them though, apart from the first few Oxford chapters there’s blood and violence and lust and some definite moral wobbles
Because she used to enjoy making videos. She was never good at it, but she at least made an effort in the "Hermione does" era to make them fun, visually appealing, and unique. Now they're just a means to make money that she seems to actively resent having to do. Personally, I think youtube is actively preventing her personal growth and if she had to go out, get a real job, and interact with people her own age more regularly she would be a lot more happier and mentally stable. But, alas, she is super lazy so she will keep clinging to this thing that clearly no longer serves her just so she doesn't have to be uncomfortable for a single moment.
Yeah, she used to seem to find comfort in making videos, sharing her passions and family stuff. Then she realised that she gained sponsors and free stuff, and as she doesn't seem to want to work, she doesn't want to stop it as it's the only "job" which allows her to live her little fantasy.
Roobee trying to convince us there’s genius taking place in her brain despite all evidence to the contrary. (With a bonus mention of her favourite [redacted] ofc!)
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