Reply To: What Emma Did

[Slurpeez]

I think what crossed the line for Regina was more so that Henry was the victim here. Emma took advantage of Henry’s emotions and manipulated Violet into breaking his heart. Emma did this all to her own son.

From Regina’s view yes, I understand it’s totally problematic and appalling that Emma would do that to Henry of all people. Undoubtedly, it deeply hurt Regina to see Emma cause Henry pain by using Violet as a means to an end to get what Emma needed,  but objectively speaking, Regina is guilty of using a child just as much as Emma is.  While Henry is way more important to Regina than is that lost boy whose heart Regina took, that doesn’t mean that lost boy was any less worthy than Henry or Violet of being treated with dignity. So it seems a bit hypocritical in my estimation for Regina to scold Emma for doing something Regina herself has done to another child; just because the child that Regina used as a means to an end wasn’t Regina’s own child doesn’t mean that lost boy was any less worthy of being treated with respect dignity than was Henry’s girlfriend.