Episode 29: "Cruel & Usual; Hair Grows Back", feat. Rohanne

In this twenty-ninth episode of Learned Hands, the Official Podcast of the Westerosi Bar Association, Maester Merry, Clint, and Special Guest Hand Rohanne ask: Is Cersei's walk of atonement effective punishment, and what are its goals?

Our analysis this week includes:

Acclaimed Cerseiologist Rohanne walks us through Cersei’s thoughts during the walk of atonement from her expert perspective.The whole panel agrees Kevan Lannister SUCKS and that he had it coming.We discuss the Garden of Eden, taste the sweet apple of knowledge and conclude Eve did nothing wrong.We generally agree with Queer Alex that Cersei is too sexy to commit crimes.Everyone loves MILFs.Clint explains why it is suboptimal for the church to involved in punishing people for crimes.Rohanne and Merry muse on Jouissance and the possibly for pleasure outside patriarchy.

Supplemental reading:

Rohanne and Lo's essay on Cersei, A Most Uncommon Woman, Cersei's Gender TroubleRohanne on Aemy Blackfyre's channel on Cersei and the PatriarchyOn Conflating Drag with Femininity and Sexuality by Dr. Janega. Clint tweets about Folsom Street Fair

Bumpers by Smarti of the Hollow Hill. Audio engineering by LittleWolfBird. Intro & Outro music courtesy Sid Luscious & The Pants. None of this should be construed as legal advice OBVIOUSLY. 

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