Quote Originally Posted by ObsidianFire View Post
The problem with Hian calling attention to Yotsusyu's past is that the way Yotsuyu took her anger out on everyone is very obviously disproportionate to what she went though. Trying to convince an entire nation that the person who tormented them is semi-justified for what they did because the people of the nation, most of who could never have been in a position to do anything about Yotsuyu's situation, let it happen is a really hard sell. I don't see it happening.
It would also be wrong to say that the nation is semi-justified, because honestly, there's not a lot of indication that the nation is at fault. You mentioned that brothels and selling folks into them is not illegal in Doma, but is that actually true? Just because we saw it happen to Yotsuyu doesn't mean that it was above board. Brothels and sexual slavery are illegal in most of the civilized world today - but they still happen, all the same. I might buy that brothels are legal, but the impression I get from the game was that King Kaien was an extremely kind and beloved king. It seems unlikely that even under Garlean occupation he would allow slavery to be a legal thing, sexual or not. No, I'm fairly convinced that Yotsuyu's being sold was definitely a shady affair, not one that is socially or legally acceptable.

All that said, though, Yotsuyu's story is still one worth telling: beat someone down long enough, and they may eventually snap and bite back. The Golden Rule is a good thing; treat others as you would have them treat you. Yotsuyu was stepped on her whole life, and when she obtained the power to do so was all-too happy to step on others in turn. Abuse is a cycle, and the abused often pay it forward and become abusers themselves. These are good lessons to learn, and it would do potential abusers good to be made aware of the kind of extremes to which their actions can lead.