It's so comical when people hate Nesta for being a classist who hates the poor when there's zero canonical evidence to support that claim.
When it comes to Nesta's apartment, not once does she refer to it as living in the slums. Feyre, Rhys, and Cassian do.
When it comes to her favorite taverns, not once does she refer to them as seedy. Feyre, Rhys, and Cassian do. More than once, they look down on her whereabouts and wonder why she can't be like them and hang out with the 1% at Rita's. It's Feyre who actually insults the people frequenting the tavern that Nesta is at, and it's Nesta who calls Feyre out for her classism.
Nesta's "classism" is all projection by other characters. For example, Tomas said she was "acting like a queen when she ain't got shit." What did Nesta do? She broke off their engagement because she finally realized he was a piece of shit. That's not classist or evidence of her hating the poor.
Then Feyre said that Nesta looked like a "Queen without a throne." What was Nesta doing? Sitting there, reading a book. That's not classist or evidence of her hating the poor. That just describes how regale Nesta looked while reading a book.
Then we have Cassian calling Nesta a "Vengeful Queen." What did she do? She reminded him that she still wasn't interested in him, asked him to leave her alone twelve times, and then walked away. That's not classist or evidence of her hating the poor. And let's not forget that Cassian has been a part of the 1% of Prythian for centuries. If anything, her rejecting him is reverse classism.
Then we have Elain saying that Nesta always thought she would marry a prince and Cassian thinking, "Is that what Nesta wanted? A Prince?" Not once does Nesta ever entertain the thought of marrying a prince. Her mother wanted her to marry really well, but that's not classism on Nesta's part just like it's not classism on Mor's part that her family arranged for her to marry a High Lord's son. Not once does Nesta even talk about marriage or plan a future; she just hates herself, believes she's beneath everyone, and doesn't believe that she deserves to be loved. What Elain thinks does not overrule what Nesta actually says and believes.
Then we have Cassian saying that Nesta looked like a queen and that it was obvious that she deserved better than a low-born nothing like him. Once again, this is projection. This is what Cassian thinks, not Nesta. What was Nesta doing to make him think this? Dancing with Eris. There's nothing classist about that. This is just proof of how regale Nesta looked mixed with Cassian's insecurities.
Has Nesta called Cassian a low-born bastard twice? Yes, but we know from canon that she never once believed that. She thinks that Cassian - a low-born bastard - deserves better than her while insulting herself and saying that she deserves a "piece of shit" like Eris - a High Lord's son. Nesta's the exact opposite of classist.
Feyre and the IC are the classists who hate the poor, not Nesta.
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