#philippa's sexuality as a joke about political lesbianism and ciri's sexuality as an example of 'how far she fell' | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

limerental · 1 year

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you know i've got my qualms and gripes with twn and always will but it really was deeply gratifying to experience multiple moments of noticing queer subtext (not even wholly talking about jaskier/radovid here) and know that it was REAL queer subtext. they really went there and are going to keep going there.

#i mean the source material went there but there's always a level of like....#philippa's sexuality as a joke about political lesbianism and ciri's sexuality as an example of 'how far she fell'#like the books are queer but they're not... queer queer you know? they're not really written with the aim of uplifting queer narratives #and like some will say it's pandering but it's more than just crumbs it's a whole feast #and that is deeply pleasing to me #changing dandelion from pervy misogynist to this is also something i will always be deeply grateful for #anyway it's just nice to see those moments and know they're real for once #and now that there is a genuine careful attempt being made #twn #twn s3 spoilers #the witcher #also ope i guess some people don't know the ciri thing?

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