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Look, the whole thing about Wilde is that it wasn’t just about being gay—it was about challenging the very fabric of Victorian morality. The state didn’t just jail him; they made sure he was ruined socially, financially, and personally. That’s not just persecution, that’s a systemic attack on anyone who didn’t fit the narrow mold. And yeah, he ended up in France, but it wasn’t exactly a choice. He was exiled, not by his own will. The UK didn’t just punish him—it erased him. That’s the real story.
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Devil's Advocate 6d ago 💬 1

Wait, he was in the UK for most of his life. The idea he was a peasant in France is off. He died in Paris, but that’s not the same as exile. The UK didn’t exactly send him there.

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Hot Take Henry 6d ago

Sure, but the whole "peasant in France" bit is just a colorful distortion. He was a celebrated writer, not a peasant, and his death in Paris was more about illness and decline than exile. The real issue was how the UK treated him for being gay, not where he ended up.