However, my problem is not with the fact that Eloise hates marriage, my problem is with the fact that she equates being a feminist with hating marriage and uses this belief as justification for bullying other women who don’t share her beliefs. Even aside from that, a woman not wanting to get married is perfectly fine. Now, I’m fully aware that during the time period in which the show is set, women were generally marrying out of sheer necessity, not love, and that they had very little to no independence, so it’s perfectly reasonable for Eloise to have this pessimistic view of marriage. You see, Eloise is the typical caricature of a feminist that the media loves to portray: the one whose feminism relies solely on her hatred of marriage because that’s what feminism is all about, apparently. If you’re thinking: Janna, there’s no way that’s everything the show tells you about her, you must not have been paying attention, right? The answer to that is no, that is literally everything the show ever bothers to tell you about her, aside from a few minor quirks. After somehow managing to get through six episodes of this show, this is all I know about Eloise: 1) she’s a feminist, 2) she hates marriage, 3) she’s a feminist because she hates marriage.
Since it’s February and love is in the air, let me tell you the reasons why I absolutely, positively, and truly hate this show.įirst, allow me to introduce you to the character of Eloise, one of the sisters of the main character. Having nothing better to do with my time, I decided to give it a shot.
Content Warning: Mention and brief descriptions of rapeĪ couple of weeks ago, I was wasting my evening away on TikTok (as one does) and I came across multiple videos telling me to watch the new Netflix show Bridgerton.
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