[ SECRET POST #4244 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4244 ⌋

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[Jane Austen's Emma]


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05. [SPOILERS for The 100]

[Monty Green/Harper McIntyre]


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06. [WARNING for discussion of incest]

[The 100]


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07. [WARNING for discussion of fictional shota/bestiality/rape]























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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Context. He was a peer (important: anyone considered lower in society shouldn't correct a "better") and he had a close association with the family. What she did was the verbal equivalent of hitting someone who couldn't even defend themselves and nobody else could reasonably call her out on it without going against the social conventions. The reason he is so abrupt with her is that she's NOT a child and she should know better. So, really. It's a bit backwards. He's not treating her like a daughter, he's treating her like an equal.

That's my take anyway. I don't even particularly like the book.

[(Anonymous)]

Yep, this.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed, plus as I recall, he apologized or made up with her and there was never any indication this was an ongoing abuse type thing. If you can’t call out someone you love when they behave abominably, it’s not a very good relationship, IMO. Any relationship - friends, lovers, whatever - is not necessarily ruined when you have arguments, but more than just one relationship could very well be ruined by silently condoning behavior as bad as hers in this instance.

Age, gender and status are important contexts here. She’s not a child, but she acted like one and deserved to be called out on it. To me, it shows a lack of respect to her and everyone else to let her off the hook.