Oh no, women back then despite having no rights they had self respect and a strength which even today some women lack. Have you heard of Wu Zetian or Hürrem Sultan, Elizabeth, Catherine the great, Cleopatra. There are many more but these are some more known ones. Not to mention the fact that palace women back then were very devious and calculated by nature, due to the sorounding they grew up in and the fact that they had to fight for favour if they wanted to live a better life.
This story is a severe case of author trying to make a week as female lead just to piss of audience. At this point after having read many such stories with weak MC that's my conclusion, they're trying to give us an ulcer
I know there had been many great women in the past too but most of them didn't have rights(because of men) but instead of doing something about it (killing the men) they fought among themselves to get the favor of said mens
The biggest damage patriarchy has done to women is convincing women and girls that their enemy is other girls we don't see it much these days but back in the day it was very common for girls to outdone other girls just to get a mediocre waste of oxygen pos mens attention who happens to have power
I mean look when a men is being called a pick me it's bcz he's probably being respectful towards women whereas a girl is a pick me when she is bringing other girls down for male attention
And i said women back in the day lacked self respect bcz they were raised like that first they were the property of their father/brothers then their husband/sons and they would fought other women to gain the favor of these men that holds power over them
Yes you're right. I guess fighting between women steamed from the fact that for them the only one they could stand up to and fight against was another woman. Fighting against men was a ludicrous idea so they fought among themselves. I believe the idea was crazy to them because that's how it was engraved in their minds while growing, that men were this high being they had to obey to because they are strong, smart, and better than them in all forms, and the only thing they can do is give birth and take care of the said man's offspring.
Haven't heard of the term pick me being used for men before, hearing it now its interesting how you put it, and it makes sense.
Yuhh the term isn't really used for men that much i mean it literally means bringing other women down for male attention so how would that even work with men anyway but u knw when u think men can't get any lower they always prove u wrong
I've seen it in ig and twitter where incels were talking bs about girls and some dude disagreed with them and they started calling him pick me for treating girls like a human being
What the actual fuck im like shook right now, wtf
This is hilarious, funny how people resort to making you look like the odd one when they are shit's as a group, and you are just pointing it out.
The examples you gave all had to take on 'masculine' qualities to achieve any success. And even then were punished at every stage of their life in one way or another for acting in a 'perverse' manner.
Strength can take many forms. Just assuming a person is weak for acting in a more mild manner is negating the suffering a lot of women experienced in the past and still experience due to the patriarchy.
The FL does have self respect but has been sentenced to death and constantly humiliated and broken down by every single member in the palace apart from her hand maiden.
Moreover, she has been basically betrayed by the very person she relied on, her husband the emperor.
I understand what you mean but still seeing women being this helpless even in these fictional stories where dragons magic and many other impossible things are happening is kinda annoying like we get it women don't have rights even now in reality I don't wanna read about it in my fictional stories too and worst of it all these fls keeps loving these mls not even a bit of hatred in their heart i swear to god if the emperor came to her and was like "hehe i was kind of a asshole but since u r a doormat anyway let's forget it all and start again" and the fls would do it in a heartbeat!
That I completely understand!
The story is very frustrating, but I do think it is honest about the trials of:
1) Living in that time period, with all the rules, hiaerchies and general lack of rights.
2) Strength can mean different things in different contexts. In the latest chapter she refused to shower before having sex with him and is ensuring all her servants are kept safe.
Moreover, she hasn't 'moaned' about her sentence, though she has every right to. Because she doesn't want him to think he's in the right and she knows at that point it would be redundant. Her sentence is at this point final.
I just think resistance can take different forms, as can 'strength'
Ewww wtf this is another porno and the fl doesn't have any self respect either the so called man u fell in love with didn't even defend your honor when the dowager suggested bringing in concubines like i get it it was the norm back then women didn't have rights nor self respect like this dumbass fl but goddamn it pisses me off so much seeing these weakass fls if i were her i would have poisoned both the dowager and the FUCKASS emperor myself and bathe myself in their disgusting blood