“Daenerys Stormborn,the Unburnt, Queen of Mereen, Queen of the Andals and the Rhoynar and the First Men, Khaleesi of Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Shackles andMother of Dragons”Missandei called.
I used to rationalize the controversy regarding the Mhysa episode of Game of Thrones by saying it was a study in contrasts.
However, since I’m very white and, despite having what I hope are good intentions, am very much a product of my privileged bubble, I figured I better put up or shut up and actually test that hypothesis.
“There is a reason. A dragon is no slave.” And Dany swept the lash down as hard as she could across the slaver’s face. Kraznys screamed and staggered back, the blood running red down his cheeks into his perfumed beard. The harpy’s fingers had torn his features half to pieces with one slash, but she did not pause to contemplate the ruin. “Drogon,” she sang out loudly, sweetly, all her fear forgotten. “Dracarys.”
Now comes mine imo, I do not pretend it to be absolute truth. Always thought that valyrians and their descendants were considered beautiful not because all of them were like Hollywood stars, kind of Tolkien’s elves, or overused frank fineries with make-up. But because they incredibly stand out of the crowd (even noble). Albinos (only eyes not red but violet) with marble skin, chiseled features, graceful, refined in dark luxurious clothing. In addition with ambitions, temperament and dragoncontrol thing. When someone along those lines appears among dothraki or ghiscarians it is natural that they would proclaim Deny “the most Beautiful”. Taking into the account sweet atmosphere of Middle Ages: dirt, diseases, dust, death all around, etc.
