This is my own fault for looking at ASOIAF/GoT stuff on Reddit…
Someone made a post asking what in the series made you angry and they posted a pic of Shae during Tyrion’s trial. Someone then replied ^this
Maybe it’s just my “I support women’s rights AND wrongs” and “they hate to see a girl boss winning, your honour” mind-set but I always loved Shae! She was trying to survive in a world that hated people (cough cough women cough) like her. I was very much under the impression that during the trial, she did what she had to do, considering that practically everyone though Tyrion was going to lose and that anyone siding with him wouldn’t fair well, either.
Loads of the comments were talking about her and Tywin but again, I assumed, we were all seeing that as a “not-exactly-consensual” relationship (talk about a fucking power imbalance). The OP realises that Sansa’s motivations were done of of fear, so why can’t they maybe possibly slightly extend that to Shae, too?
I don’t know. Am I getting annoyed at nothing? Should I blame myself for going on Reddit anyway? Am I in the minority with my views on Shae? Are only like 2 people gonna see this? 🫢