[ SECRET POST #2919 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2919 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones]


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03.
[Father Ted]


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04.
[Dragon Age]


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05.
[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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06.
[Sleepy Hollow]


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07.
[Full Moon o Sagashite]


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08.
(Christmas with the Kranks)


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09.
[Cary Elwes]









Notes:

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Well of course it could. I didn't say it couldn't mean that. But in the specific context of Jaime, it's difficult to argue he's only acting out the gender politics of that world because then how do you explain so many of his actions before? The gender politics of that world surely doesn't condone incest or violating the succession (which would've been a HUGE thing in the sort of setting GRRM describes) by putting your own flesh and blood on the throne. Gender politics--or more accurately, knightly behavior-- doesn't condone killing children, or your queen.

So to follow your reasoning, you'd have to ask yourself why Jaime doesn't follow the expected gender politics all his life but suddenly does it when confronted with Brienne? Remember that Brienne herself is not conforming to the expected gender roles, either. Gender politics AND knightly behavior is more about the courteous and chivalric treatment of high born women who conform to gender stereotypes, not women who fall outside that strictly defined role.

You also can't have it both ways. When Jaime defends Brienne, is it romance or merely gender politics?