marriages were political for the sake of tribes‘ it was women & girls often married off as a transaction (and suffered abuse from often much older slave owners)
girl children are expected to carry out their social duties as 'woman' they still have their childhood robbed, they still eventually get raped by their slave owner in the future
Being forced to marry the enemy who killed the man you loved and everyone you cared about, then give birth to his children while carrying that resentment for years... there are worse destinies than death, man
Töregene's backstory made me understand why she can relate so much to Sitara. Their lives may have been vastly different until they met, but both of them continued to fight, even when they were constantly denied their agency and stripped of what makes them human.
THIS SCENEEEEE they’ve both suffered similar fates and from the beginning have been passed around and sold off like objects, but now they have each other and they have hope
As America celebrates 250 years of freedom, we should all be asking ourselves: who are the masked people handcuffing individuals on our streets without identifying themselves or being held accountable?
A free society demands transparency, due process, and accountability—not anonymous power. 😔😔😔🇺🇸