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yes I know which is why I brought up Asia as a whole because there's are other places like India where colorisim runs deep like yes it's cause the caste system but also In India, white men told them how their white privilege enabled them to get ahead in their business and social lives. and I already know the history between Korea and Japan. Japen doesn't have a good track history.
"A Duke's Lady can never be friends with his Mistress."
Uhm yes? They can? And throughout history in various examples have been? Like some mistresses were even picked out by the wife. The main fights were between other mistresses, not the mistress and the Lady.
Also a lot of mistresses after the 18th century, especially, at least in France and England, were there in name only, at least in regards to the King, since it was viewed as "manly" for the King to have mistresses.
Mistresses were usually chosen because of either their looks, connections, or their smarts. Sometimes by the wife. Mistresses could rival men in political standing, and could have titles given to them for their intellect.
Like if Rosemund was just smart and not a bitch she could have easily been granted a title and no one would question it because it would be normal and accepted, even expected.
I don't expect eastern authors to have the same access to historical knowledge and information about the West that people in the... well, West, do, but this entire thing makes me laugh because like... Rosemund,,, you don't need to be the official lover of a royal man to be recognized and viewed as powerful or valid. Or at least that would be the case if this was historically accurate. You don't even need to be beautiful! Look at King James II's mistresses.