Were you offended by the incestuous relationship between Billy and Tasha
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Re: Were you offended by the incestuous relationship between Billy and Tasha
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I told you I was going to follow you around this forum agreeing with you, so here I am again. I think you've sadly hit the nail on the head with GoT normalizing stuff like this; I'm surprised how many people find it palatable. (I don't really.)Zora C Penter wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 16:47 I think certain shows, *cough* Game of Thrones *cough*, have almost normalized on screen or in book portrayals of incestuous relationships. I am not saying that I condone this, but a book that has what is by definition a pseudo-incestuous relationship instead of an incestuous relationship is tame in comparison. I didn't like the relationship because I felt it was unhealthy for both partners in a number of ways.
One thing that's been driving me CRAZY about this relationship though- that isn't related to the incest- is that it seems like we are ultimately led to believe that Tasha got pregnant on purpose to stay with Billie? (As McDowell had insinuated to her mom, although this is "confirmed" to us via Sophie's perspective at the funeral later in the book.) AND it seems like it was portrayed as... kind of a nice thing? A thing that meant she really loved Billie?
Did anyone else get sent this vibe? Did I misunderstand what I was supposed to take away? I don't get it!
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You did warn me! I got that vibe as well. There were quite a few things that were presented as "normal" in the novel that really shouldn't have been. Billie himself was a very flawed character. Subservience is what seemed to attract him to Shristi the most.BelleReadsNietzsche wrote: ↑19 Feb 2019, 19:20I told you I was going to follow you around this forum agreeing with you, so here I am again. I think you've sadly hit the nail on the head with GoT normalizing stuff like this; I'm surprised how many people find it palatable. (I don't really.)Zora C Penter wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 16:47 I think certain shows, *cough* Game of Thrones *cough*, have almost normalized on screen or in book portrayals of incestuous relationships. I am not saying that I condone this, but a book that has what is by definition a pseudo-incestuous relationship instead of an incestuous relationship is tame in comparison. I didn't like the relationship because I felt it was unhealthy for both partners in a number of ways.
One thing that's been driving me CRAZY about this relationship though- that isn't related to the incest- is that it seems like we are ultimately led to believe that Tasha got pregnant on purpose to stay with Billie? (As McDowell had insinuated to her mom, although this is "confirmed" to us via Sophie's perspective at the funeral later in the book.) AND it seems like it was portrayed as... kind of a nice thing? A thing that meant she really loved Billie?
Did anyone else get sent this vibe? Did I misunderstand what I was supposed to take away? I don't get it!
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