“She’s going to marry the man you people hate so much.” And this is supposed to be a gloat-worthy revelation? 😭
Of course she may get married. What choice does she have? She’s a woman, she’s a slave, and she’s living in an era where marriage is one of the very few avenues available to women for survival, security and social advancement. Nobody is expecting her to become a 21st-century feminist activist and reject every structure available to her. 😂
If anything, we expect her to use the patriarchy to her advantage, because that is the system she has to navigate. She can marry him, fall in love with him, use him to climb whatever ladder she wants to climb, or do whatever else benefits her. That is her fucking business.
But if she gets married and we see things in that union that we find dehumanizing, oppressive or worthy of criticism, we will still call them out. The marriage happening does not invalidate any of our observations.
So please, what exactly are we supposed to be gagged about?
The misogynist huffing and puffing everywhere because people aren’t romanticizing the male lead the way he wants them to. 😭 Sir, brace yourself. People are allowed to have different perspectives.
Some of us can recognize that a woman is objectively doing terrible things AND still understand the circumstances that shaped her. A woman being the villain doesn’t suddenly erase the fact that she existed in a society where she couldn’t choose her husband, pursue an education, build a career, own a business or have any meaningful agency over her own life. We can condemn her choices without pretending the culture that produced those choices was perfectly fine.
And no, pointing out the misogyny of that era isn’t “hating men” or “criticizing the drama.” We know it’s a historical drama. We know the writer intentionally portrayed these things. We’re discussing the culture being portrayed and having our own interpretations of the characters. A work of literature can portray something accurately and still give people room to criticize the reality it depicts. Imagine that. 😂
Also, empathizing with the female character does not automatically mean we hate the male lead. Some people sympathize with him. Some sympathize with her. Some sympathize with neither. It’s a drama, not a group assignment where everybody must submit the same answer.
But apparently having a perspective that doesn’t romanticize the male lead is now misandry. 😂 By that logic, maybe we should all just agree with you so your blood pressure can rest.
Again, my sympathy is for the SFL. Men in that Era would face Zero consequences for cheating. In fact, there no such thing as cheating for men. Too bad she cheated with a coward.
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Of course she may get married. What choice does she have? She’s a woman, she’s a slave, and she’s living in an era where marriage is one of the very few avenues available to women for survival, security and social advancement. Nobody is expecting her to become a 21st-century feminist activist and reject every structure available to her. 😂
If anything, we expect her to use the patriarchy to her advantage, because that is the system she has to navigate. She can marry him, fall in love with him, use him to climb whatever ladder she wants to climb, or do whatever else benefits her. That is her fucking business.
But if she gets married and we see things in that union that we find dehumanizing, oppressive or worthy of criticism, we will still call them out. The marriage happening does not invalidate any of our observations.
So please, what exactly are we supposed to be gagged about?
Some of us can recognize that a woman is objectively doing terrible things AND still understand the circumstances that shaped her. A woman being the villain doesn’t suddenly erase the fact that she existed in a society where she couldn’t choose her husband, pursue an education, build a career, own a business or have any meaningful agency over her own life. We can condemn her choices without pretending the culture that produced those choices was perfectly fine.
And no, pointing out the misogyny of that era isn’t “hating men” or “criticizing the drama.” We know it’s a historical drama. We know the writer intentionally portrayed these things. We’re discussing the culture being portrayed and having our own interpretations of the characters. A work of literature can portray something accurately and still give people room to criticize the reality it depicts. Imagine that. 😂
Also, empathizing with the female character does not automatically mean we hate the male lead. Some people sympathize with him. Some sympathize with her. Some sympathize with neither. It’s a drama, not a group assignment where everybody must submit the same answer.
But apparently having a perspective that doesn’t romanticize the male lead is now misandry. 😂 By that logic, maybe we should all just agree with you so your blood pressure can rest.