I think that argument existed even before the show. I suppose it's just because everyone despises Joffrey anyway so we like to see him slapped around (tbh, that's why I absolutely didn't mind seeing Cersei slapped around). And at least the LJ part of fandom is pretty focused on women and how women are abused in the books, so they just focus more on violence against women than on violence against men.
Gnuh, yes. "omfg Stannis burns innocent people". Wait, what, where was, what's his name, his Florent castellan innocent? The guy went behind Stannis' back to negotiate a separate peace that Stannis would never agree to. That's the very definition of high treason. Sure, burning people is a pretty horrible way to kill someone, but Stannis had every right to have the guy executed.
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Date: 2011-10-09 01:20 pm (UTC)Gnuh, yes. "omfg Stannis burns innocent people". Wait, what, where was, what's his name, his Florent castellan innocent? The guy went behind Stannis' back to negotiate a separate peace that Stannis would never agree to. That's the very definition of high treason. Sure, burning people is a pretty horrible way to kill someone, but Stannis had every right to have the guy executed.