"To be loved means to be consumed. To love means to radiate with inexhaustible light. To be loved is to pass away, to love is to endure"
-Rainer Maria Rilke, Journal of My Other Self
For Fati's @empressofkabukicho belated birthday ❤️
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I think Beyhan won't prompt Hatice to seek revenge precisely because she likens her to herself a bit too much*. She knows that Hatice is still grieving, that her wound is way fresh and very staunchly stresses the fact that she needs all possible support she could be given in such a moment. To Beyhan, it's like Hatice isn't even in the state to act on her feelings, because the pain and helplessness are just this big, or at least shouldn't be in that state, because "she has responsibilities", "she has to endure" (E83). She can only dwell on everything and try to process it, rely on "time" to help her heal and take solace in her children just like Beyhan herself has. I feel the reason why Beyhan so firmly insisted for Şah to act before something else happens, before "the dynasty gets destroyed" is not just because she herself can't, but also because in Beyhan's eyes, Şah is the only one who can. If it's about the welfare of the dynasty, Şah is the one who should maintain order, as she is the person who positions herself as unaffected and capable and the rest are away in mourning, 'too lead by their emotions'. If it's about vengeance, Şah is the one who should pursue it for all of their sakes. And as to why she may can't, why she holds back, why she waits, Beyhan can think of one single motive: her sister is afraid to face Hürrem in order not to lose too and, in a more metaphorical sense, afraid to face the cumulative source of hurt itself (that includes his majesty), leaning on her own 'selfish' comfort instead. Just like Beyhan.
*after what happened to Ibrahim, as she understandably couldn't before, no matter how hard Hatice tried to empathize.
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November is Minor Ladies Month!
For the month of November, fymagnificentwomen would like to spotlight some of the less-celebrated women of Muhteşem Yüzyıl and Kösem, encouraging content that features characters with minor, guest, or supporting roles in the drama.
Who qualifies as a minor female character? For the sake of clarity, we’ll define minor ladies as those who are either not titled ‘Sultan’, or those who are but not listed in or directly after the opening credits. (An incomplete list of characters may be found below; questions concerning eligibility may be directed to the askbox).
Below is the list of some characters that you may use (for inspiration):
Sultanas and Imperial Mothers: Ayşe Hümaşah, Ayşe [mother of Nergisşah], Beyhan, Esmahan, Fatma, Nazenin, Nergisşah, Rana; Ayşe [daughter of Kösem], Fatma [daughter of Kösem], Hanzade, Hatice Muazzez, Kaya, Saliha Dilaşub.
Cariyes and Favorites: Ahsen, Ayşe [season 1], Cihan, Dilşah, Efsun, Elif, Esma, Firuze, Gülbahar (Olivia), Gülezar, Gülnihal, Helena, Nadia, Nazlı, Nilüfer, Nurbahar, Olga, Rümeysa, Sadika; Afitap, Elanur, Eycan, Firdevs, Gülbahar’s Girl Squad, Katerina, Mahfiruz, Nihan, Sanavber, Şayeste, Şivekar, Yasemin.
Palace Staff: Afife, Canfeda, Daye, Fahriye (Diana), Fidan, Gülfem, Gülşah, Gülşan, Melek, Nigar, Rakel; Cennet, Dudu, Ester Kira, Gölge, Lalezar, Madame Marguerite, Meleki, Menekşe, Narin.
Beyond the Palace: Anna Jagiellon, Armin, Aybige, Cehver, Eftalya, Elenika, Esmanur, Gabriela Sfenzi de Feo, Gracia Mendes Nasi, Isabella Fortuna, Isabella Sforza Szapolyai, Monica Gritti, Rita, Saliha, Silvia, Zeynep; Akile, Catherine of Brandenburg, Falcı, Kalika.
Content featuring relationships with major female or male characters is welcome, permitting there is equal focus on the minor character.
Finally, don’t forget to use the tag #minorladiesmonth to share your creations as part of this month’s event!
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Just thinking how Hürrem was given freedom by Suleiman, which literally did not mean a change in her life other than prestige brought by marriage - she continued to be mentally dependent on him and got absorbed into the system even more… Suleiman’s rejection of Mahidevran, which also contributed to him refusing her freedom (yes she never stood a chance because he never loved her and his favoritism was what decided fates in that system in the end), actually freed her in the long run mentally and emotionally. It was the moment she decided to give up on him and slowly walked towards her full mental independence. And while she still had to obey certain rules imposed by the system due to her having her prince, upon his death, she stopped giving shit and finally voiced all the anger about Suleiman and the system. She lost all the “golden cage”, but she gained freedom from constraints of mind and emotion that the system put on individuals. She was free to get most reflection about the system & form critique of it without being an active part of it any longer. A sad freedom but the truest one any of these women got.
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Ah, now looking through the reblogs again, it seems that @faintingheroine specified who inspired the post. Can we end this already, pls?
Dear MC fandom:
You can hate on female characters too
Kind regards,
A proud hater
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Minette, girl, this is just a general post, they're not slandering me in any way. 😀 This is a position on MC's female characters that @faintingheroine has pretty much always had, it's just now she made a seperate post about it. Besides, I've never said anything about never hating female characters (I also haven't posted since forever), so I don't see how I could have inspired the post. (and I don't make anything of the Mahidevran remark either, @desmoonl is just not a Mahi fan and that's totally fine, btw.)
Dear MC fandom:
You can hate on female characters too
Kind regards,
A proud hater
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Hehe, I'm still here, just lurking... 😋😋
I just didn't react to this when it was posted, because well, it's a meme, and tbf, I really don't have the strength to initiate discourse at the moment (rl and stuff). As for Mahidevran's whole personality revolving around her being petty and entitled, why argue when I have a blog full of Mahidevran metas that delve into why it's not quite like that? 😜 I feel like I've said my share (at least until I find something new and/or start actually rewatching the show tho), so at this point I just move on when I disagree with something.
'Mahidevran and Hürrem were both evil and made mistakes'
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