#'ah yeah i guess I'm this savage's wife now. it's normal to him i guess'

[all-chickens-are-trans]

god I gave up on Moby Dick too early last time. this weird little man goes from 'oohhh terrifying foreigners' to getting gay married to one so quickly. this is only chapter 8 ffs

#listen there is a lot to be said about externalizing your own fears and desires #and projecting them on a racialized other #and that being racist in itself #it's just funny how quickly this guy gives in to his desires #'ah yeah i guess I'm this savage's wife now. it's normal to him i guess' #BRO YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT CULTURE HE IS FROM HOW COULD YOU KNOW WHAT HIM SAYING YOU'RE MARRIED NOW MEANS #anyway if that's what he needs to tell himself to get some love and affection. i guess #moby dick #books #my posts