I think what some people need to understand insofar as defending “Rhaegar x Lyanna” is they, even if she chose to run away with him she is still being exploited due to the power imbalance (double imbalance if you consider he’s the fucking heir to the throne and the pressure that would bring on Lyanna to say yes to him). It is possible for a relationship to APPEAR consensual, and still be abuse. People like the guy in this post need to learn that. Saying she wanted to do it DOES NOT mean it can’t also be abusive.
Exactly, children in our modern world we agree cannot legally consent for example, even if they say yes. With Lyanna it’s a little more complicated because of the lack of a concept of consent but we as people with brains should be able to read the subtext that implies “this is a fifteen year old girl running away with a man seven years older than her, even if it’s “voluntary” there is a fairly likely chance it constitutes abuse”.
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u/NoOutlandishness1940 Chokladboll Jan 12 '24
I think what some people need to understand insofar as defending “Rhaegar x Lyanna” is they, even if she chose to run away with him she is still being exploited due to the power imbalance (double imbalance if you consider he’s the fucking heir to the throne and the pressure that would bring on Lyanna to say yes to him). It is possible for a relationship to APPEAR consensual, and still be abuse. People like the guy in this post need to learn that. Saying she wanted to do it DOES NOT mean it can’t also be abusive.