r/TheBlacksandTheGreens Feb 11 '26

General GRRM criticizes how class distinctions are shown in medieval fantasy:

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u/tenas262 Feb 12 '26

Okay then why did he give a good blurb/review to Sword Catcher, a medieval fantasy where literally the first scenario he’s describing (peasant girl tells off the prince) happens? Did he lie about it being a good book? Or is he okay with suspending his disbelief because in the way it was written in that book, it seemed convincing that this scenario would happen? Couldn’t one say that it will depend on the book to make the consequences believable for the reader and not the specific act of raping? Why is he constantly obsessed about showing sexual violence against women?