#thinking abt how they both wield white priviledge even as queer people in a society that abhors them

[sameteeth]

ok but flint / eleanor parallels anyone ?

#thinking abt how they both wield white priviledge even as queer people in a society that abhors them #and how flint (tho he Never directly reckons w his participation in slavery/how he benefits) ends up finding common ground w the maroons #and eleanor ends up hanging a man who was born into slavery (vane) and siding w the oppressor #bc to her she was willing to cut off the part of her that loved max (the part that made her an outcast) to fit in + have a seat at the table #whereas flint was Defined by his traumatic experience of homophobia and is unable to ignore or cut out this psrt of himself #idk its lste and i havent been getting enougb sleep bc ive been try8ng to see my friends #good news tho i successfully spent at least 5 hrs across all my hangouts discussing black sails #canis speaks #black sails