THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY

rhaenyra’s harem being her literal uncle, her uncles ex lover, and her stepmother is INSANE. only in the targaryens truly

from what i've observed, i do think there is some pressure for women in not explicitly feminist leftist circles to affect a kind of "cool girl" posture for the benefit of the men in the movement

someone mentioned neil gaiman in one of the replies to this and i think this is a good opportunity to remind people that there are certain kinds of predatory men (like neil gaiman) who insinuate themselves into progressive spaces by learning the “appropriate” language and social codes primarily in order to put themselves in proximity to women and other vulnerable people who view them as “safe.” i think misogyny/sexism/rape apologia in leftist spaces is much larger of an issue than just this (as there are men in those spaces who are not actively malicious but who have unexamined patriarchal outlooks that bleed into their beliefs and behavior) but i do think it’s important to point this out and to remind people to be on their guard.

you've got to stop thinking about things like gender or sex or nationality as immutable facets of a person that determine who they are forever, and instead see them as a way to explain a vast and complicated web of social and cultural ties that influences a person and which is influenced by them in turn

@pasdetrois ❣️

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