#anti-jon

1) Drogo is a savage

Dothraki culture is a very brutal culture indeed. Khals are revered for conquering and killing. It is not as refined a lifestyle as the princes in the land of Westeros have. Hell, they are afraid of boats and the ocean. Yet, they are not without moral code. The Dothraki hold their traditions dear. They have a clear societal ranking and all khals and their khaleesis are shown immense respect. They do not allow weapons in their sacred city.

Drogo represents the Dothraki way of life. He’s large, strong, and vicious. He cuts out men’s tongues. He permits his men to sexually abuse women from conquered lands. There’s no denying that. What we see, however, is that Daenerys’s relationship with him changes him. He prevents his men from raping Mri Mazz. He remains relatively patient with Viserys until he threatens his unborn child and Daenerys’s lives. He shows a willingness to learn about Daenerys and her interests when he swears to cross the sea. Drogo shows progress, which is more than you can say about other “savages” in the series.

2) Drogo is a rapist

In the show, yes. Even if you say Drogo did not understand the real meaning of “No” in common tongue, it’s obvious from her body language that she does not want to have sex. In the books, it’s less clear. He does not touch her until she gives consent. She is initially reluctant and feels pressured into the marriage. Does Drogo understand these pressures? Probably not. He may have thought little about what Daenerys feels leading up to the marriage. In the end, it is not desire that matters in rape, but consent. Drogo, in the books, received that consent. In the show he did not. Show Drogo is a rapist.

As awful as that is, it does not happen again. He never touches her without consent again. Does that forgive the initial act? No. It is a character progression. In a show and novel series about truly awful people who also murder, rape, and steal what makes Drogo’s redemption less meaningful than Jaime Lannister’s? Jaime, who fathers three children by committing adultery with his sister, murders the Mad King, murders his own cousin while imprisoned, lies to Tyrion about Tyrion’s wife being a whore which leads to her multiple rapes and Tyrion’s disillusionment, and of course pushes a young boy out a window. He’s granted redemption, so why not Drogo who makes just as many life changes as Jaime does in his journey?

3) Jon DESERVES all the girls for himself alone

Let’s get the first two pairing problems out of the way: Jonerys is incest. Jonsa is incest and they still THINK they are siblings.

Now that we have that settled, Why the hell does Jon deserve any woman, to begin with? What makes him entitled to having not one, not  two, but every single damn woman?

Jon may not be my favorite character, but I like him. There is nothing aout Jon inherently bad. There is nothing that makes him godlike either. A man who hangs a boy for doing what he believes is right in defense of his brotherhood and family is not particularly honorable. And those vows of honor went out the window when he got it on with Ygritte, sorry to say. An honorable man would account for all advice given. He wouldn’t discount any aid because it came from HIS SISTER (battle of the bastards). His damn lone wolf attitude should have led to him being executed in the first book. How he even had friends, I’m not sure because he was a cocky tool to the boys from King’s Landing then too. He’s a lucky bastard! That’s it!

For all that, Jon is still one of the true good guys of the series. That means nothing in terms of deserving any woman. That phrasing diminishes the value of three of the strongest female characters in the series. They are boxed in as prizes for a man to earn the right to.

No character deserves any other character. That’s not how love and relationships work. I’m pretty sure Robert felt he deserved Lyanna. That doesn’t entitle him to shit.

4) Sansa and Margaery

I have no idea why you brought them up. I’m not even going to argue why Sansa should not be with “Ramsay or Baelish or even that whore Shae” and other “creeps” or why Margaery should not be with “Joffrey or Cersei or Viserys” and “psychos” of similar mind. That is self explanatory.

You did ask why I ship them, and though I’m fairly certain it was to mock me and make an ass of yourself, I will explain my reasoning.

Margaery is kind to Sansa. Genuinely kind. Not that manipulation bs. Befriending Sansa puts Margaery at risk. She’s openly treating a known traitor with kindness. The positive aspects of this relationship are more obvious in the show. Margaery comforts Sansa after the announcement of her wedding to Tyrion. She goes on walks with her and tells her about the beauties of other places just to get Sansa’s mind off of King’s Landing.

And Sansa is one of the few people in King’s Landing who are genuine with Margaery in return. She warns her about Joffrey. She talks to her like an equal, not like a social climber. It’s genuine friendship that is hinted at being so much more.