it’s incredibly disappointing and shocking to see how misogynistic and vile the capri fandom is towards jokaste even in the year of 2023, to the point of calling her “used goods” and “an opportunistic slut” (YES YOU READ IT RIGHT!) it gets extra depressing when you remember jokaste did what she did to save damen’s life and it wasn’t even acknowledged by damen or that she was really rewarded other than laurent letting her go instead of her being charged with treason.
the most common argument i come across is “we don’t know if she did it to save damen’s life! it was purely laurent’s theory therefore it’s ambiguous.” now i know media literacy has been a lost art for the longest time so it doesn’t necessarily surprise me but if you read this exchange, based on her reaction, it’s quite clear that laurent was correct in his assumption:
and if even this isn’t a solid proof for you, here’s pacat’s own words:
another arguments i frequently see are:
a- “why didn’t she try to warn damen?” damen’s literal best friend from his childhood days tried to warn him against kastor and he paid him no mind. you really believe he would listen to jokaste, someone he’d known for a shorter period than nikandros?
b- “did she really need to sleep with kastor?” …yes? do i need to remind you that damen’s entire household was killed? which would include jokaste if she wasn’t kastor’s mistress? not to mention she had to be close to kastor to save damen.
through the series, pacat intentionally draws parallels between laurent and jokaste; both appearance and character wise. remember this scene where laurent stopped the vaskian raiders from instantly killing damen?
jokaste played the same gamble. she had no way of knowing whether damen would survive in vere or not but she had to try because she loved damen too much to see him slaughtered like a pig in front of her eyes. and yes i use the word love because just look at the way she talks about him… oh my god… like while it is implied jokaste first got close to damen for personal gain, she obviously developed feelings for him after some point and had the utter respect for him. (i always think it’s quite sad us fic writers need to write her cheating on damen with kastor in modern aus for plot sake because under normal circumstances, jokaste would never let damen go)
i guess the horrible misogyny aside, what also drives me insane is the double standard. laurent had damen collared like a slave, drugged him, forced him to fight with the threat of rape if he lost, whipped him, sexually assaulted him by proxy and the fandom can still sympathize with him and love him (don’t get me wrong i love him too) but when it comes to jokaste, someone who had no choice and did the only thing she could do to save damen, people hate her passionately and call her awful names. it’s infuriating. it’s disgusting.
tldr; jokaste genuinely loved damen and made the only choice she could under those unfortunate circumstances to save him from a horrible death and while no one is obligated to love her, this appalling misogyny train needs to stop.
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i can't STANDDDD the abyss sibling. in my case, it's lumine. anyway i can't stand her. imagine your sibling chasing after you, pushing themselves to their limits JUST to find you--to find answers about you because they love and miss you more than anyone else--and when you finally decide you will see them again, what the fuck do you say? NOTHING OF VALUE?????? and you just go on your way, acting like you don't give a fuck????? when that's literally your only family, you walk away without reassuring that you do care for them and it's just that you have your hands tied or... fucking SOME explanation for why you won't talk??????? the abyss twin does not care about the other at all i swear. like imagine making your allegedly "beloved" sibling stretch themselves so impossibly thin just to find you instead of using your words and, idk, talking to them???? i would just stop looking for them at that point fuck that. anyway this is just a pet peeve about the genshin storyline. it's so annoying.
(i am not an only child btw. i do have an older sister.)
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MONSTER SYLVIE’S DESIGN!!
Sylvie IS helping Molly, but his motivations are more morally grey than just for the sake of helping her. He’s fascinated by humans, and he has an interesting in studying her. It’s very unclear what he means by studying but Molly isn’t in any immediate danger. For now, at least.
I have NO clue how he would’ve died (maybe medical malpractice?) so uhhh if anyone has any ideas 👁️👁️ lemme know
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It upsets me that they’ve made Saeko the Official Love Interest now. Not because I think she’s a bad match because imo Ichiban can literally go with any of the main cast but because it feels like she’s not part of the main friend group anymore.
Like in the last game there was emphasis on how she didn’t really have anyone to rely on before meeting Ichiban, Nanba and Adachi and they welcomed her in as another member of the team but now it feels like they’ve turned more into a trio and Saeko can barely breathe without some other character mentioning Ichiban… like leave her alone!!!
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She ain’t the same | Next
Whew! Yes, to be continued. Can we unpack this please?
Basically, I need to check on the Drakes because a certain 17 year old is about to age up and I don’t want to miss that. Anyway chile.... let’s all breathe for a moment.....
So, what did we learn this week? Well, we learned that Bishop’s call in to the podcast was a set up, because he’s back on his bullshit. We also learned that, according to two old bandmates, Mercy is mentally missing which became very clear after she proposed selling her late husband’s wrekka sto.
And here we are.
Bishop could have easily tossed her ass out of the nearest window for trying to boss up and puff her chest out at him. It wouldn’t be far-fetched given his background. So, what exactly is going on here? Is this yet another set up? What was he plotting and calculating during this hella uncomfortable stare-down?
Anyway, we can figure that all out later... at least the good sis can breathe now, if only temporarily.
Stay tuned friends!
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Enjoying my last day of freedom today before I go back into the work force tomorrow. I start my new job and I’m deadass nervous cause this isn’t a retail job or anything, it’s my first actual job in my field and I’m very grateful but it’s making me nervous because it’s different to what I’m used to. I couldn’t even sleep last night cause I was anxious.
Send a prayer or some good luck imma need it fr.
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