The porn-y side of Game of Thrones helps keeps liberals deluded about why they like the show: http://observationdeck.kinja.com/like-game-of-thrones-too-bad-it-endangers-your-immort-1796831465 …
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Replying to @DouthatNYT
"Oh, I like it because it's *deconstructing* this patriarchal pre-modern world and showing how it's sex and power all the way down etc."
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Replying to @DouthatNYT
No, you like it because it lets you escape the flat dreariness of liberalism for a little while. Because deep down you want a king or queen.
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Replying to @DouthatNYT
You don't want the egalitarian sex-positive Westerosi Republic. You want to be a bannerman to the Starks, a counselor to Daenerys.
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Replying to @DouthatNYT
This is an essay I'll write someday, so I'll stop there. Also this doesn't make the show good for the soul;
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I had to stand up and cheer at this very correct tweet.
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