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Office Personality types

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Do you like biting ?

ya that’s why they’re putting me down tonight

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i love having mutuals who are the authority on a specific fictional character

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I'm gonna say something controversial and brave real quick... I want Spider to have a redemption arc.

WAIT

I don't want it because I ship him with Amerie (I don't) or because I think he's hot (honestly not my type) but because I think this show has done really well portraying nuanced stories and I think it could do a really good job showing someone who's beliefs change when they are prompted to reflect on themself.

Spider is a sexist dickhead, and I honestly really didn't like him, but I see potential for him to change. Just because people have these horrible views doesn't mean that they're permanently irredeemable, Spider can still grow and change. And I think that being in SLTs, both the actual class and the group of people that make up the class, put him in the perfect environment for this change to start happening.

I know we've seen him be resistant to the class and what it teaches and hold fast to his misogynistic views (seriously, what a twat), but for most people who hold these kinds of views (and any kind of strong opinion really) that is the default initial reaction. Spider gets defensive because he can't admit that he's wrong, but I don't think he's so married to his opinions that he won't be able to question them at all.

Spider has fucked up multiple times and, in my opinion, he knows that he fucked up but he won't let himself admit it. But I think if he keeps on fucking up, and people keeping holding him accountable for his shit, he will eventually look inwards to himself to figure out why he keeps doing these shitty things, and in the end he can change himself for the better.

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bryn chapman parish in a suit. this is it. this is the post.

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And no one's gonna talk about how gay Ant and Spider are because.... ??

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im absolutely terrified for the possibility of a spider redemption arc in future seasons because i know the second he starts trying to make up for all his shitty behaviour im going to fall for him and i really really really do not want to like that dickhead

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One thing I will say about Spider's character in Netflix's 'Heartbreak High' is that his characterisation felt very, very real.

We are shown that Spider has had a crush on Amerie for a while; the way he looks at her at the festival and the denial attempt he makes when Harper calls him out for it is a very high school boy response. These are both evidence of that. From this, we see that he has feelings for the girl that's been in love with his best friend for years. To her, Spider is her crush's friend and nothing more.

This could make any young boy feel quite inferior, and we see Spider compensate for that insecurity through (very problematic, very misogynistic) humour. It is suggested that Spider is a virgin that compensates for that by lying about having loads of sex (Jay from the Inbetweeners, who?), for example.

When Spencer gets the opportunity to sleep with Amerie, we see he gets performance anxiety. This isn't uncommon. He gets nervous and struggles to get an erection, despite wanting to engage in sex.

Again, we go back to the fact that Spider already has insecurities when it comes to his crush on Amerie. From his perspective, he's messed up the opportunity to win over the girl he's been in love with for years. And, to make it worse, she's laughing at him. Amerie then adds further fuel to that insecurity when she says she doesn't want anyone to know about their connection - inferring she's embarrassed by him.

Because of this, Spider puts up a barrier. He pushes Amerie away in defence and he treats her horrifically to try to protect himself. He over-compensates for his insecurities by bullying Amerie. This is, again, not an uncommon response that men have to rejection/unrequited feelings.

We know he didn't treat Amerie badly before the bedroom incident, we see that he's collected and calming when he meets with her and she's panicking. We see him feel genuine concern about Harper being missing, and comforts her, telling her she can stay with him. We see him pining for her throughout the whole series, even getting jealous of the relationship she has established with Malakai.

(Malakai is another example of Spider's insecurities; in comes a brand new student that is just as good as him at basketball and is flirting with the girl he likes that rejected him).

Because of the rejection, we see that Spider becomes cold, unfeeling and avoident towards Amerie. It's something we see all too much as women. You never know how men are going to respond when you reject them. Spider was such a good representation of one response men may have.

Spider White is one of the most authentic portrayals of a teenage boy pretending not to be hurt by a girl rejecting them. If he does end up with Amerie (this is Netflix, the app that paired Eric with his literal school bully before giving Adam a redemption arc, so I wouldn't put it passed them), I really hope that he has a lot of redemption. And I mean a lot. Because, while she wasn't the best to him in some regards, she did not deserve the sh*t that he put her through.

Mr. "I'm a feminist" needs a reality check before he deserves our Amerie. And so many people on this app need to realise that his behaviour was not okay. I don't care how hurt you are, you don't get to slut-shame and bully the person that rejected you.

Anyway, there's potential for his character and he would be a really good example of this behaviour being held to account. I don't care about Dusty and his redemption arc, I want a Spider redemption because he would be such a perfect example of what healthy redemption looks like (if done right).

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Okay but Amerie getting with Malakai, then getting with Dusty, just for us to find out Spider also has a thing for her is so iconic.

Amerie, you go queen!

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More low quality gifs because I’m trying here

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I want Malakai and Ant to be best friends. Imagine the chaos. They need some time to bond away from Spider and Dusty, just to hang out together and be bros because come on they would literally click so well together if they were given the chance

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In the ocean, you idiot

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Heartbreak High 1.06 Bin Chicken | 1.07 The Sheriff 

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one of my favorite and seemingly underrated exchanges in heartbreak high is darren offering to get malakai something gayer to wear and malakai saying “oh Yes PLEASE” 

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Thomas Weatherall as Malakai Mitchell in Heartbreak High season 1 (2022).

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And what other congratulations on the 17th anniversary did you expect from Kim Heechul?

"My hair is going to get shorter soon"

I can't decide: he's fool or he's а genius?