#And ultimately Luffy's journey is a fight against everything that represents; to be king of the pirates is to be the freest man in the world
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The infantilation of goofy/dumb characters is real and I hate it
#This is specifically about Luffy from One Piece but also applies to others#It's just#He's just bad with traditional intellectual things and faces guys#He's a low int really high wisdom and charisma character#And he gets so many serious moments where his ability to empathize and startegize come through#They just get overshadowed by the antics from other moments#And I just feel like the fandom in general kind of takes him as a joke??#The gear 5 transformation didn't help I think even if I love it very very much#It is not the typical ultimate power up shonen protagonists tend to get and I fear it just solidified in people's minds the silly/comical#Part of Luffy's character#Gear 5 is supposed to represent his ability to break out of the box; to not have to follow the rules imposed by those in power and instead#Make his own path; his own way to battle; his own way to live#Luffy is a person who is confronted with a world full of darkness and corruption and very serious things#And in fron of that says: I will not bavk down; I will not hide the joys that bring light into our life to prolong thw darkness#One Piece is a world where those in power want you to suffer so you continue to follow their rules in hope of stopping the pain#And ultimately Luffy's journey is a fight against everything that represents; to be king of the pirates is to be the freest man in the world#And a free man is not afraid to show joy#I just hate that some fans have taken that and twisted it into Luffy just being naive/stupid#When he's shown time and time again how very much he is not that#one piece#monkey d. luffy#mine
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