What this woman said was dumb. DUMB dumb dumb. It was tone deaf, didn’t really make a salient point, and I don’t know if it could even be held up as an example of “self proclaimed ally does stupid shit”, because she utterly failed to address the reality of the situation. Not to mention that this isn’t the time to talk…

THANK YOU.

Interestong comment, but what I really want to know is...

For anyone out there who is a fan of RuPauls Drag Race, there was an episode where resident contradictory judge Michelle Visage got owned by Carson Kressley: “Be you, but don’t be you. Give us less, but more.”

And unfortunately, whomever comes after Trump will get a MASSIVE popularity bump by virtue of being the guy that has to clean up the mess. Pence will still enact horrible policy, but he will be compared favorably to his predecessor because you can’t get much lower than Trump.

One too many failures and an internet echo chamber.

Maxine Waters for EVERYTHING.

There’s a lot that isn’t said as well, and the viewer is left to imply. Dany offers the Iron Islands independence on the condition that they stop raping and reaving, even though that’s their way of life to the point where it’s in their damn religion. Logically, you’d think that she gave the same conditions to the…

Ultimately, probably. I wonder if the staging/ writing/ acting is throwing people down the ermegherd she’s mad train, or if the Dany hate boners and Jonsa shippers are just out in full force, because the writer of the episode very clearly states that it was an act of mercy on Danys part and that the Tarlys were stupid…

Technically no, but I doubt him showing up with a new wife, baby, and annulment papers would have went over well.

Given the entirety of human warfare and history, the Middle Ages in Europe is quite recent, which is why I specified “until relatively recently”. Granted yes, this entire series is a Tolkeinised version of The War of the Roses and other decidedly Euro wars so your points about English warfare and protocol are more apt.

Some of the farmers turned infantrymen pardoned at Bosworth eventually showed up at Stoke. Once again, her demand is in no way out of the ordinary, and given human history, is inherently reasonable. She may be on a one track goal, but she’s not mad.

Although the books and to a certain extent, the show, make him out to be beloved and reasonable, they both kind of gloss over the fact that he abandoned his family to be brutally murdered just so he could “be with who he loved” and try to fulfill a stupid prophecy, a prophecy that essentially started a massive war…

With an annulment, it technically would, but he would have the option of reinstating them in the line of succession down the road. For a historical perspective, Henry VIII repeatedly cycled through declaring his eldest two trueborn children bastards and legitimate depending on how the wind was blowing. He even…

I really don’t get this argument. Her even ALLOWING anyone from the losing army to survive is in fact merciful.

Exactly. I personally would be unlikely to use violent tactics unless necessary for survival in the short run (I can’t even kill a damn spider).

Boy, I thought I was a cynical bastard.

I spent my internship at a DV agency and we always had specialized trainings for cosmetologists. Oftentimes, abuse victims and people with severe depression will not only open up to their stylists, but the stylists will often see bruises and cuts from abuse and self harm that may be hidden by hair. We always gave them…

The poor man has fucking STAPLES in his head. ID all of the bastards and charge them with attempted murder, assault, and a hate crime.

They’re so much fun!