[ SECRET POST #2410 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2410 ⌋

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

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02.
[CSI: New York]


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03.
[Pride and Prejudice (2005)]


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04.
[Tripping Over You]


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05.
[Almost Human]


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06.
[Orange is the New Black]


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07.
[Molly Quin/Alexis Castle from ABC's Castle]


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08.
[VSauce]


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09.
[Sherlock Hound]


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10.
[The Leviathan Series]


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11.
[Welcome to Night vale]


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12.
[Gina Torres, Wonder Woman]














Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 025 secrets from Secret Submission Post #344.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

But... it's not down to lack of social skills. I'm kind of gobsmacked that anyone would think so. O_O

Darcy's proposal comes off as rude because 1) we're looking at it from Elizabeth's perspective and 2) we're also looking at it from a modern context. In the Regency era, Darcy is a catch both socially and financially, and Elizabeth is decidedly not. Acknowledging that in private isn't snobbery, it's simply how things are and both Elizabeth and Darcy would've been keenly aware of it-- though Darcy could've and obviously should've been a lot more diplomatic about it. He also has no idea that Elizabeth blames him for both Wickham's withdrawal from their social circle AND Jane's disappointment in a match with Bingley. That's not social awkwardness, that's simply stuff he has no way of knowing, barring psychic powers or somesuch nonsense.

Darcy's rudeness comes into play mostly in how he behaves at the first dance-- Elizabeth was absolutely correct, when there are more ladies than gentlemen at a dance, a gentleman who's perfectly capable of dancing yet refuses to do so isn't doing his social duty. It also comes into play again when he cuts Mr. Collins dead. Technically, Darcy is correct in that it wasn't Mr. Collins' place to introduce himself, because Darcy is his social superior and Mr. Collins has made a yet another faux pas. But Darcy also didn't have to be a dick about it. Darcy is also fairly rude by simply refusing to be amiable in a social setting. He doesn't make pleasant small talk or compliment anyone, etc. and his behavior is (again correctly) found wanting when compared with Mr. Bingley's.

None of this can be chalked up to a "social misunderstanding". Darcy knows full well what his duties are and how he should behave. Look at his much changed behavior toward the end of the book when he meets the Gardiners and Elizabeth unexpectedly on the grounds of Pemberley! There you have the gracious chit-chat, treating people like they are his social equals even though they are not, the warm invitation to Mr. Gardiner re: trout-fishing, etc. Darcy didn't suddenly learn social skills because he was in love, he merely put forth more effort in applying what he already knew and eradicated bad habits.

Colin Firth "kind of just seemed like a jerk" because that's precisely how Darcy behaved initially. It's an interpretation of the book that's spot on. Portraying Mr. Darcy as some sort of awkward social misfit would be so off base that I'd question whether or not someone had actually read the book.