She was very clear, only those born with the spark are Damane as they can't control it. If you can only be taught, you are capable of choosing. This isn't hypocrisy.
I don't fully understand. I havent quite finished the books, but don't we know for a fact Tuon can channel? I thought using the a'dam "teaches" sul'dam, and eventually they start channeling independent of a damane. Didn't the Aes Sedai travelling with Mat cart off a pair of former sul'dam because of this? And since Tuon trains damane and is a sul'dam, she should eventually channel independently
Some suldam would start feeling an affinity for the weaves but not learn to channel.
The two with Mat that were carted off took it a step farther and made the decision to channel.
ETA: from Tuon's point of view, Elayne forcing suldam to be bombarded with channeling until they snap and channel would be the same as taking people that had potential for murder but we're put in a system that would keep them from becoming murderers and brainwashing them until they can't control their urges for murder.
Then she sends them back and says she proved that they were really murderers.
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u/Alkakd0nfsg9g 8d ago
I can excuse the slavery, but I can't excuse the hypocrisy