"Classism is what you and Ross suffered from." I don't want to sound condescending, I'm simply not sure if they used the term back then. "It still exists in the, ah, modern world I come from, though perhaps in different ways. If you'd been a maid in my world and fallen in love with someone wealthy, some may have looked down on it, but it wouldn't be such a big scandal."
"My world is very much like Darrow's, though in the magickal community I came from we have our own sort of classism. That is, some families have a higher standing in society because they have stronger magic. My mother, her name was Natasha, came from a very rich and powerful family. My father did not, and her side of the family didn't approve of them. But they were in love," I explain. There were marriage rituals, duels my father had to win, but that's more complicated than is worth getting into.
"As far as Simon and I go, you're right. It was more that my father didn't approve that I'm queer. Gay." I wave a hand briefly, I don't care which label is used, personally. "Some people in my society don't care one whit, but homophobia still exists, as does racism and sexism. But, it was also because Simon was favored by the head of the Coven. That's all mage politics, though."
"It sounds to me that even if Blamey and Verity lived in a place like Darrow, Verity's family might still have reserves. But women have more freedom. They've fought for it, as all oppressed people have."
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"My world is very much like Darrow's, though in the magickal community I came from we have our own sort of classism. That is, some families have a higher standing in society because they have stronger magic. My mother, her name was Natasha, came from a very rich and powerful family. My father did not, and her side of the family didn't approve of them. But they were in love," I explain. There were marriage rituals, duels my father had to win, but that's more complicated than is worth getting into.
"As far as Simon and I go, you're right. It was more that my father didn't approve that I'm queer. Gay." I wave a hand briefly, I don't care which label is used, personally. "Some people in my society don't care one whit, but homophobia still exists, as does racism and sexism. But, it was also because Simon was favored by the head of the Coven. That's all mage politics, though."
"It sounds to me that even if Blamey and Verity lived in a place like Darrow, Verity's family might still have reserves. But women have more freedom. They've fought for it, as all oppressed people have."