#Elain is the epitome of white privileged woman

[yazthebookish]

There's always talk about how poor Elain does not have a choice in her life (except the Cauldron/Bond situation)

I'm sorry.. she does? Elain is one of the most privileged characters in the book.

Literally every single character is attending to her needs, Lucien gave her control over their bond (both are stuck in), and she is constantly coddled.

Do you know which character's choice was taken from her? The one fighting her way to have a say in the way she lives and it's a constant struggle in her everyday life? The one that lives in a sexist society and that means living everyday under the threat of males?

Emerie

#acosf #acosf spoilers #elain archeron #emerie #that does not invalidate her trauma #but to act as if she is someone without a choice #honey there's Emerie who runs her own shop #Elain is the epitome of white privileged woman

[battlestar-royco]

I was on Susan Dennard's Instagram page. (stdennard) Her third highlighted story talks about her mission to make her books more inclusive and she even apologizes for "messing up" in that regard before. I used to love SJM but then I realized how much I settled when I saw Susan's tearful IG story about messing up and apologizing and owning up to her white privilege. I admit I gave SJM the benefit of the doubt for too long... then I read ACOFAS and everything everyone said made sense. That book (1)

is the epitome of white privilege. White fae who are disgustingly rich who go shopping for outrageously expensive jewelry, exchange it at solstice when they literally all plan to never use it even though there are POOR people/fae/humans and they drink really expensive wine and Feyre pretends to feel guilty about it. She even lets a poorer woman hand over a studio b/c “they insisted” when she could have paid them. Sounds like how rich people act in real life, too. (2)

I actually follow Susan on IG as well and although I’m not a huge fan of her books/writing style, I have so much respect for her. Every author makes mistakes, but IMO, there’s a huge difference between acknowledging those mistakes for everyone to see versus pretending like you’ve done nothing wrong/making no efforts to improve. For example, RRiordan, VRoth, LBardugo, and SDennard have all come forward at events and on social media, directly addressing fans and/or bringing up their own problematic representation constantly, and they all strive to do more research and work with sensitivity readers to be better for their audiences. Unfortunately Mess has followed JK/R’s example: vehemently ignoring her fans, taking them for granted, and continuing to write lazy, harmful representation (if there is any at all!) as if she can do no wrong.

A lot of us gave SJ/M the benefit of the doubt too long, myself included! I was really in love with the characters and plot of the first three T0G books, and holding out hope for Chaorian and Sorscha but I started seeing through the smoke and mirrors due to the characterization in Q0S and the lackluster characters, representation, world, and plot in AC0TAR. It’s really hard to admit to/see the problems in things we love. Like a lot of people in their 20s (aka me) are having an identity crisis over separating the Harry Potter series, my personal favorite books in the world, from JK/R, who becomes more and more of a white feminist by the day.

I haven’t read AC0FAS, but it seems like a No from me. The portrayal of class in the AC0TAR series has always been pretty unrealistic, poorly researched, and offensive, not to mention full of double standards. Tam Lyn is evil when he wants to tax his people even though Rice and his Court are sitting on mountains of cash. Sorry Mess, but a city like Velaris does not exist without taxes and trade. When Tam Lyn gives Fayre dresses and food, it’s stifling but when Rice forcibly tattoos and paints her, dresses her how he wants for political gain in the Summer Court and the Court of Nightmares, and gives her Night Court food, it’s the best thing ever?????? Tarquin just gives her a family heirloom necklace for no reason? 1/3 of AC0MAF is just Fayre being empowered by being given culturally appropriated clothes and jewelry less privileged women can’t afford. Rice apparently is a feminist but he gives approximately 0.0 thought to any of the lesser fae struggling before, during, or after the “war.” How many lesser fae are named? 0-2, maybe? You’re really telling me Nesta, Elain, and Papa Archeron did NOTHING to stabilize their family after they lost their estate? That they’d rather starve to death than work? That they all knew how to read but let a 9 y/o grow up illiterate? No thanks.

#asks #anti acotar #anti acofas #anti acomaf #anti sjm #anti jkr #worldbuilding