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saw a post shitting on people for liking female characters in asoiaf and hotd who were wronged and did not/were unable to fight back and "simply" didnt fight for a better life

like yeah its so simple to undo centuries of patriarchy. it's not like the female characters who did fight back weren't in constant danger because of all the forces working against them

there was also an implication that enjoying these characters somehow shows our own passivity and adherence to patriarchal values

(oh and apparently we hate strong women too. because as you know, only two types of women exist, and you can only like one of them)

turns out you can understand someone's entire ideology and psychological state based on which asoaif characters they like?

i don't think it's wrong for fans to feel a sense of kinship with tragic characters, especially if said fans feel trapped or have felt trapped by their circumstances irl (especially if they feel trapped because of conservative ideologies, like their favourite characters are)

yes it's good to have independent and strong characters to look up to. and it's important to advocate for yourself and make difficult decisions in life

but no one can be the hero of their own story all the time

sometimes you don't feel strong or brave and sometimes shit hurts and sometimes there's nothing you can do about it in the moment (or at all). and in those cases it's nice to have characters to relate to

just like it's nice to have sad music to listen to when you feel like crap. it doesn't mean there's something wrong with you

some women unfortunately are victims, and having empathy for them or even seeing yourself in them doesn't make you weak

edit: it's also very telling that the assumption here is that our interest comes from valuing passivity...what about anger and indignation at the way these women were treated? what about imagining better endings for them where they do get a better life? we aren't the ones who think so little of these characters that all we can imagine them good for is pity.

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“We want women to feel safe”

That’s nice. I want women to be safe.

“We want women to feel listened to”

That’s nice. I want women to be listened to.

“We want women to feel valued”

That’s nice. I want women to be valued.

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Andromeda in her Mean Girls era

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women need to wake up and understand every feminist throughout history has experienced being called and compared to every terrible thing in the book. we're gonna kindness and politeness and understanding our way back to the 1950s. women have to start being angry.

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"Toujours Pur."

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The Flower of House Black

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We support women’s wrongs in this household

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you bottle Miette??

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y’all love the morally gray, snarky, grief stricken characters until it’s a woman. i’ve seen so much discourse regarding female characters who display the exact same character traits as male leads and are criticized for it while the men are praised. let women be cruel and vindictive. let them deal with their grief and trauma in destructive ways. let them be real. give them the same treatment you would give to your favorite male love interest.

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I love this things @melrosing

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[Dune part two (2024) dir. Denis Villenueve // Hope in the air by Laura Marling]

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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

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Teeth are bullshit. What do you mean you’re decaying. Get a fucking grip. You’re a bone now act like it. You don’t see my finger bones decaying from jerking it too much now do you

#oh to be young #and believe bones do not decay #just you wait #investing at 10k

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#lucissa #lucius x narcissa #lucius malfoy #narcissa black #narcissa malfoy