#And while being the captain doesn't mean Curly can't be abused the abuse will happen and affect him differently bc of the power dynamics
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mouthwashing is one of those games that having a 80% male cast very obviously Is Saying Something, with the one woman's role being traditional in that she is the Nurse, therefore Caretaker, and is given the burden of """supporting""" (BS bc capitalist hellscape company but also shed probably get blamed anyways) everyone else's mental health without ever getting even that fucking bullshit excuse for "mental health support" and is fucking Assaulted with no recourse (in some ways due to the nature of It's A Spaceship but also it was clearly Not Handled Well By The Captain) and y'know. Due to her role as caretaker she is given responsibility over he consequences of A DIFFERENT PERSON'S ACTIONS (THE ACTIONS HAPPENING EBCAUSE HE COULDNT DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT HE DID TO HER)
And then I have to see a million posts about Toxic Yaoi focusing on how the guy who hurt her hurt the guy who wasn't helping (like you can argue about his intent and why he didn't take certain actions and that's not wrong but the point for this post is that he did not fucking keep her safe which is in fact His Job and also just Basic Decency) and while yeah he did get hurt (INCREDIBLY HURT) that was as a consequence of HIM TRYING TO ESCAPE THE CONSEQUENCES OF HURTING ANYA LIKE. LITERALLY THE WHOLE PLOT OF THE GAME HAPPENS BECAUSE HE HURT ANYA AND THEN REFUSED TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES. OH MY GOD
#Rape ment#SA ment#Ask to tag#Mouthwashing spoilers#Also. Trend in fic I see is writing things where Curly is also a SA victim. And im not entirely opposed to the Concept#But in a lot of cases it doesn't seem like they're actually going to do anything. It just feels like it's either Fetishism or a way to focu#On men or excuse Curly's inaction. Which like. Ofc him also being a victim would change the dynamic but. In canon he's pretty clearly not#On the same wavelength as Anya. And victims/survivors can still perpetrate/downplay abuse and that can be bc of genuine fear and danger#But at some point you still need to acknowledge the way your actions affect other victims/survivors and also with Anya there is#An obvious power dynamic not only in that y'know. She's a woman. But also bc she is a nurse while Jimmy is a co-pilot#And while being the captain doesn't mean Curly can't be abused the abuse will happen and affect him differently bc of the power dynamics#I just. (Rips my hair out) Come On. Is their friendship even that homoerotic or whatever.#I hope we all die
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