MAEGOR WITH TEATS

“ i am daenerys stormborn, daughter of dragons, bride of dragons, mother of dragons, don’t you see?”

like you mean to tell me, with your chest and in full confidience that the dance of the dragons, such an insanely huge event in the history of the targaryens written as a backstory (or whatever you'd call it) for dany to who she is, where she comes from, why she is where she is in agot, why she becomes who she becomes, the character george literally wrote as a girl, a woman, a mother, a queen, in contrast to typical male fantasy heros is not about misogyny??

the event where a WOMAN was usurped from her throne because she is a WOMAN, a mother who lost three of her children, a woman who was subjected to judgment and misogyny her whole life the moment she was named heir BY THE KING because she wasn't a son, a woman whose death (that's clearly a femicide) led to the extinction of dragons (you know. until dany, the MOTHER of dragons brings them back) ISN'T about misogyny???

Kindness does not require passivity or social grace. Kind characters can stick to their guns and stand up for what they believe in. They can yell and scream and curse. Kind characters can be angry and disappointed when others do not show them the same compassion they show others. Kind characters can be tactless, oblivious. They may be rough around the edges (but have a heart of gold).

Kind characters often value justice and strive to stay connected to their humanity, even when the things they must do threaten to strip it away from them. Kind characters sometimes have to make difficult choices. Sometimes, kind characters even behave in a way that is unkind.

Kindness is complex, and it’s only a single solitairy characteristic that contributes to a character’s personality. While it can absolutely present as soft-spoken, honest, and open-hearted (my personal FAVE), it certainly doesn’t have to be.

Daenerys Targaryen + book quotes and statements by GRRM that show that she has all the characteristics that (according to her creator) define a good king (in/s/p.)

GRRM at the “House of the Dragon” Comic-Con panel: A good king is someone who regards being king as a duty rather than a privilege that they are entitled to. A duty to the realm to dispense justice and peace, and occasionally do boring things like building roads and sanitation in King’s Landing and all that.

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GRRM on which of his characters would be suitable leaders in modern times: You know, probably Tyrion. [...] Dany would also be an interesting choice if we could bring her dragons along. The recent American election [of 2016] might have turned out very different if Hillary Clinton had dragons. [as the linked meta above shows, GRRM's decision to mention Dany - especially when he could have chosen to name so many other characters - alongside Tyrion (who he deems the most suitable leader) highlights her portrayal as a good ruler and acknowledges that, with the right person, dragons can be used for good.]

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“ The old gods and the new alike hold slavery to be an abomination. Evil.” (Daenerys, ASOS, chapter 23)

“Mother,” they called from a hundred throats, a thousand, ten thousand. “Mother,” they sang, their fingers brushing her legs as she flew by. “Mother, Mother, Mother!” (Daenerys, ASOS, chapter 42)