Hey, I saw your post on feminism and the AmRev, and I wondered about Lafayette. Was he a misogynist too?
Hi, sorry I’m getting to this about a million years late.
I feel the need to point out that, by modern standards of feminism and misogyny, the answer is probably yes. From an 18th century POV? There’s not really a ton of evidence either way.
Some would certainly argue that, like, him ditching his pregnant wife to go fight in a war that had nothing to do with him was pretty shitty, but I’d honestly chalk it up to him being a reckless youth moreso than him being a misogynist.
He definitely loved Adrienne, but obviously that’s not a concrete reason for him not to be a misogynist. Lafayette never, to my knowledge, spoke out about education for women (and subjects of that nature) like some of his revolutionary compatriots did. Now, that’s not quite the same as outright misogyny, but I wouldn’t necessarily categorize him as an 18th century feminist, either.
Lafayette had three daughters, and I can’t find anything about their education written anywhere. I’m sure, given their status, that it was good, but I can’t seem to confirm whether or not they received the same level of education as Lafayette’s son did. (Two of them did, however, spend two years in prison with their father during the French revolution. So that’s something.)
Now, I may be wrong about some of this — I’m no Lafayette expert, by any means, and the research I did was inconclusive at best. I’m going to go ahead and say, overall, he probably wasn’t a misogynist by his time’s standards. I’d like to say that, given his involvement in the French abolitionist movement, as well, hopefully not? I really can’t give a definitive answer, though. Hoped this helped in some way, though!
Hey! Would you do #35 and 38 with Bucky for the drabble thing? Also congratulations!
A/N: This turned out a little filthy and probably took a whole other turn than you expected, not to mention that I just kept writing and I hope you don’t mind that I exceeded 1k words! Also hey hun, thank you so much for all the support!! I hope you like it xo
Prompt: Bucky seems to be frustrated at you and you are compelled to figure out why, not quite expecting what it turned out to be..
35 “Stop pretending you’re okay, cause I know you’re not.”38 “I’m just going to walk away and pretend I didn’t see anything.”
Pairing: BuckyXreader
Warning: A tiny little smut mention if you squint your eyes really hard
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Something was bothering him, that’s for sure. You couldn’t quite put a finger around what it was, the way he avoided your gaze and his demeanour was brooding like as he sipped from his bottle. You wondered what may have caused it, trying to recount what had been discussed among the group throughout the night, not finding anything that may have upset him since it was mainly just the regular inappropriate drunken talk.
Your train of thought was interrupted when Bucky quickly got up from his seat, giving everyone a half-assed goodbye before darting out of the lounging area and into his bedroom. With a frown you turned your attention to Steve, watching as he took a swig from his bottle before meeting your questioning stare. He simply shrugged his shoulders, darting his eyes momentarily towards where Bucky had disappeared before turning back into the conversation with the others.
You tried to push it back into your mind but the nerving feeling hovered over you, had you done anything wrong? You couldn’t think of anything you had done wrong, but you couldn’t help but wonder with the way he would stare at you with dark eyes, thinking you didn’t notice, before avoiding your gaze when you tried to meet his eye contact. With that in mind, you couldn’t help but try and figure out what was bothering him, you excused yourself before heading out of the room.
You gently knocked on his door, ‘’Bucky, are you all right?’’ No reply.
You attempted another knock, ‘’Bucky please answer me.’’ The only reply you received was the mention of your name, sounding more like a grunt. He was surely not going to give up what was bothering him easily.
‘’Stop pretending you’re okay, cause I know you’re not.’’ Your voice was gentle, trying to make him spill what was on his mind. With no answer, you were growing impatient and annoyed, you had the right to know what you had done to make him so frustrated.
You flung the door open, a whole speech made up in your mind already to demand your answers and your eyes landed on Bucky. A wide eyed, butt naked, Bucky. Your mind tried to process what had happened, your eyes still glued to his body.
‘’What the hell are you doing in here?!’’ Bucky’s booming voice brought you out of your trance, causing you to finally shut your eyes closed as you buried your face in the palms of your hands as he quickly reached out for a shirt to cover his private area.
‘’Why are you naked?!’’ You shrieked, your cheeks flaring with heat as you tried to wrap your mind around what just happened.
‘’I just took a shower! Why are you in here? why didn’t you knock?!’’ He quickly reached for some boxer briefs and pants before putting them on.
‘’I did knock.’’ You couldn’t help but get a little peak through your fingers. ‘’You even said my name.’’ You were now getting confused.
Oh. Bucky’s mouth turned into a little ‘o’ shape, heat rising from his neck as he realised what you meant. You had just heard him drop your name as he got rid of his frustration in the shower and you were now standing in his bedroom, having seen him stark naked and he wanted the ground to swallow him whole.
‘’I’m just going to walk away and pretend I didn’t see anything.’’ You bowed your head as you turned on your heels and headed for the door.
‘’Why were you here?’’ You came to a halt at Bucky’s voice. Why was he making it harder than this had to be?
‘’Well, you had been acting kind of strange all night and I was worried. Have I done anything to make you frustrated?’’ You had lost all dignity by now so you figured you’d just turn to meet his eyes again as you questioned him.
‘’Oh no, you haven’t done anything wrong!’’ He frowned as he realised that he had upset you with his distant attitude.
‘’Then why were you so cut off with me down there?’’ Your voice was low, feeling insecure of bothering him with your worries.
‘’It’s silly really.’’ The heat pooled in his cheeks, thinking back to what had started his frustration, although you had been having that affect on him for a long time but tonight he just hadn’t been able to keep it under control.
‘’Bucky..’’ You pleaded him for an explanation, worried that you might have done something to truly upset him and he was the last person you would ever want to upset. Although he might never know that.
‘’I-I just-‘’ He nervously scratched the back of his neck, trying to find a tactful way of wording his explanation. ‘’You know that round of drinking game we were playing?’’ His eyes glued to the floor, unable to meet yours out of embarrassment.
‘’Yeah..’’ You took a step forward, your mind trying to figure out what that might have to do with it. ‘’The one with the kinks?’’
‘’Yeah, well after you said you answer I just couldn’t stop thinking about it.’’ There was hesitation in his voice. ‘’Thinking about you.’’
Oh, Oh. Your eyes involuntarily darted below his abdomen before meeting his eyes again, lust ghosting over yours as you realised just what he meant. You couldn’t lie to yourself, you had been thinking about it too.
‘’Well, if you ever need help with your frustration, then all you have to do is ask.’’ Your mouth watered, your own confidence taking you by surprise as the remark left your lips. Locking eyes with his, you could see the clouded lust in his eyes mirroring yours. You were both drawn to each other, your bodies meeting in the middle before locking lips. Bucky pushed you back, using one hand to close the door behind you without breaking contact before pressing you up against it and devouring you with his lips. For now, you were glad for having made him frustrated..
My days been pretty good, but I start school again on Monday so there's been some stress over that. But I got to sleep in and my appointment I was dreading got canceled. How's your day been?
Why Mondays always gotta be so lame :( I’m sorry you’re stressed, hun. I get that though. I hope it all goes ok <3My day was pretty neato thanks! It's almost 4:30am now and I should probably definitely go to sleep but I probably definitely won't for a while bc I am a fool
22. What’s something that makes you feel vulnerable? I wear my heart on my sleeve and forgive wayyyy to easily. I’ve been walked on more times than I can count because of it.
23. What would you name your children? Well I have twin 5 year old girls that are named Lillian & Leigha :) So there’s that. However, when picking names with their father I REALLY wanted to name them Melody & Harmony or Lyric & Harmony, but he wanted to do the same first letter crap. So Lillian & Leigha it was.
37. What’s your favourite colour? If I had to go with one color and one color only it’s probably be Red. But I love a lot of colors a lot. Top picks are Red, Blue, Teal, Pink, and Black.
