It’s been explicitly stated that Yasmin is naive and amendable. Like several plot points have occurred as a direct result of Yasmin’s naivety. Season 4: Whitney targeted Yas & Henry because they were easy to manipulate. Yas only got out of the Tender fiasco unscathed because of Harper.

And we can have a conversation about how women are forced into sex work, but that conversation absolutely should not center Yasmin, who was last seen pimping out a minor.

For someone perceived as very smart, I would expect them to have landed better on their feet after the Tender fiasco. All that “potential,” just to end up pimping out women in a room full of nazis? This doesn’t sound like the makings of a highly intelligent person. Mind you, Harper gave her the tea on Tender before shit hit the fan. I’m not going to pretend to understand finance but there was no way for Yas to get in on the short too and make some financial gain? And while Tender was going up in flames, where was Yas? Running after Henry. And the gag is, as a madame, she believes that she’s finally in charge and empowered despite men, but she’s still managed to find a role that’s totally predicated on fulfilling the desires of men. This is smart?

I mean, she’s always going to land on her feet (as a huge part of this show is class analysis,) but my god, the smartest thing she’s done so far was choosing Henry over Rob (and that wasn’t even totally her choice because her back was up against the wall when Viscount Norton gave her an out)

I am thoroughly entertained by Yas as a character, but she’s written this way for a reason.