Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-11058666-20150901033946/@comment-11058666-20150901084831

I just feel like nobody would like a male character who did the same horrible things that Zelena and Regina did. Any man who leaves his wife and kid to be live rich instead of in poverty is scum, and any man who rapes and enslaves a young woman is scum. So I think that should apply to women, too. I guess Zelena didn't really do anything that gender-specific, though. Actually, I probably wouldn't hate a male character solely for abusing, torturing, and driving a woman crazy and then killing her son... Never mind, I would. XD, my friend said that she was really upset when Regina didn't let Rumple avenge his son and kill Zelena right after she took away her power, because she was sure that if was a woman avenging her son and getting even with the man who abused her and tortured her, everyone would let her do it.

Idk, though. Maybe you guys are right. Maybe it's just that Rumple is more powerful than the others and that's why everyone hates him so much, not because he's a man. Maybe you really do like Milah, Zelena, and Regina regardless of gender roles and you would still like them if they were male.

Actually, I find it somewhat troubling, Esaver, that you think that because Milah was in a patriarchal society, she was somewhat justified in leaving her crippled wife and husband. It does not take strength to abandon your family and leave them in poverty and misery for your own sake, it takes a great level of cowardice and self-centeredness.