Jumping in here. I've only seen the show and not read the books, but...
Cersei lives in a world where feminism -- as an educatable THING -- doesn't exist. Her vocabulary for equality and our vocabulary for equality are vastly different. Does that make it RIGHT for her to want to be a man? Not necessarily. However, it's also not for me to define her gender constructs.
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Date: 2011-09-09 01:51 am (UTC)Cersei lives in a world where feminism -- as an educatable THING -- doesn't exist. Her vocabulary for equality and our vocabulary for equality are vastly different. Does that make it RIGHT for her to want to be a man? Not necessarily. However, it's also not for me to define her gender constructs.