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torchwood-99 · 1 year

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House Green's arguments are founded so much on "Team Black is wrong because misogyny and anti-bastard prejudice says so!"

In a book that explores and criticises prejudice and misogyny to such an extent, does it occur to these guys that prejudice is an evil to be defeated? That the moments where the characters defy laws founded on prejudice are the moments we should respect them the most? Regardless of motive, anything that takes away power from these evil systems is something to be encouraged?

#ASOIAF #A Song of Ice and Fire #Aegon's the rightful heir because he's male and isn't passing off bastards as trueborn!#he should have the crown because sexism says so!#and adopted children acknowledged by their non-biological father (and still have fucking royal blood!!) should go eat shit!#you cheer on team green you cheer on misogyny #that's literally it #Rhaenyra having bastards wouldn't be a problem if she was a man #she wouldn't have to hide their birth in order to avoid total condemnation if she was a man #because men had bastards all the time #just say you'd rather people follow rules even when they're formed by disgusting and evil systems #than break them and get away with it #you'd rather a woman be punished for being a woman #than get away with trying to live her life on her terms

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