#knowledge of the deeply unserious history behind marriage and christian sects a bonus

[rynnaaurelius]

Still thinking about a very stupid conversation I had with @paleode-ology the other day after finishing season two of Our Flag Means Death. I have decided that I want to hear from the hellsite. Your parameters:

ONE: Jim from OFMD, at minimum, still retains some cultural Catholic values after being raised by a Catholic nun, even if they're no longer actively practicing (see: their reactions during the curse episode, their retelling of the Pinocchio story).

TWO: The world of Our Flag Means Death is not that of our own. Real history is to be considered and riffed upon but not taken for granted.

TWO-A: Jim's Nana rejects the idea of Turning The Other Cheek, a pretty universal Christian commandmant, and endorses Jim running off for revenge and pirating. Is mildly bemused by the idea of more than two genders. Suggests historical divergence.

THREE: Stede and Mary take monogamous wedding vows.

FOUR: Spanish Jackie has a harem. This (and the Jim/Olu/Archie/Zheng polycule) is taken in comparative more stride than Jim being neither man nor woman nor fucking mermaid.

Mothers and fuckers of the jury, have at it: