#also people should be allowed to just dislike a character without being attacked

[maladaptivewriting]

you know the jily fans are crazy cause every jegulus post is like

i ship jegulus (NO HATE to lily, i love jily too, just my opinion, i dont hate women 🙏🙏🙂🙂🙂🙈🙈🙈🙈)

like okay let’s let people ship what they want without immediately calling them sexist

[trexiejan]

My thoughts: Barbara/Dickbabs fans love to accuse Starfire/Dickkory fans of misogyny and ableism yet here's Barbara mistreating other women.

Reading comments from dickbabs shippers is so scary. you're not allowed to simply dislike Barbara anymore without Barbara fans and Dickbabs shippers jumping on you and accusing you of ableism/misogyny..

So preferring another woman over a woman is misogyny?

So you hate disabled people now if you don't prefer Dick with Barbara?

or maybe some people just simply don't like Barbara and i think that's totally fine. Not everyone has to like what you like.

You can't ever say your opinion about their favorite character and ship without getting personally insulted and attacked by them and If you dare simply criticize some of barbara's bad actions and their ship's awful writings they'll talk about you in their private groupchats nonstop and convince the others to harass you too. It's not normal being scared and being threatened just for saying you don't like a certain character and prefer a character with someone else.

They treat Barbara like she's some sort of untouchable goddess who everyone has to like and worship even though she herself has done awful things to other people, she slutshames and degrades women when she gets jealous like she was so harsh and mean to Kory just because she has a romantic history with Dick.. She mocked Kory's looks and refused to help her on a mission where thousands of her people were dying and all she could ever think about was "is she going with Dick?" like girl wtf. be professional. 🤦‍♀️

She also slutshamed Helena and called her night with Dick "a cheap meaningless one night stand" despite the fact Dick told Helena he doesn't do casual sex, also it was not her place to reveal to anyone that Helena slept with Arsenal like how would you feel if one day you woke up and you found out that your coworker told everyone in your workplace that you were sleeping with a guy behind your back . She has no respect for a woman's privacy and mind you she did it out of spite cuz she was jealous again that she's not the only woman Dick loved.

and here's another thing, her fans love to accuse starfire fans of being ableist towards her but it's funny how Babs herself was ableist to Cass aka a female character who has dyslexia. She called her stupid just because she doesn't know how to read.

Also none of them spoke about women's rights when official comicbook writers slutshamed and mistreated the other women in Dick's life just to uplift Barbara and definitely none of them cared when their favorite dickbabs writer aka Tom Taylor liked a pro-barbara comment bashing Starfire but when someone says a single thing about Barbara it's World War 3 for them 🙄

They even created a picture where they said A real dickkory fan doesn't hate on Barbara I'm sorry but not everything depends on Barbara. A person can be a real dickkory fan while not liking Barbara at the same time. Let people dislike Barbara in peace! It's not anyone's fault that you Barbara fans are a bunch of triggered insecure buttthurt entitled brats who can't accept the fact not everyone likes Barbara Gordon! Also there's no need to be hypocritical. I've seen hundreds of you defacing and slutshaming Starfire too for years!!!

You guys act like a hypocritical totalitarian regime controlling people and censoring them left and right. It's really scary and also pathetic at the same time. You can't force people to like her and your ship. Sorry your feelings got hurt but there's nothing that you can do to change other people's minds about Barbara. They can dislike her and say why whenever they want. It's called freedom of speech and personal preference. They don't owe you anything for you to act like they should submit to your demands. If you can't accept that then that's more of a You problem. You guys need to work on your insecurity issues cuz it's higher than the Mount Everest at this point!!

[nyoomerr]

Tips for writing shizun-is a teacher I wish to fuck blorbo Shen Yuan and 300 women but only truly want one man blorbo Bingge? They are so tasty but I want to characterize them accurately 👌👌

they are indeed the tastiest 😌🍴 and i'm glad that you enjoy my characterization of them enough that you trust me to give advice on them!

that said, i'll go ahead and add my usual sort of disclaimer when giving writing advice -- this is how i interpret these characters, and it's highly unlikely that everyone will agree with all aspects of my understanding of them. feel free to take/leave whichever pieces of this advice suit you personally!

(after all, i don't even take my own advice to heart all the time. there are always exceptions, especially in fandom / fic, where the guiding principle should always just be "do whatever is most fun!")

⬇ ⬇ all advice under the cut to avoid clogging ppl's dashes ⬇ ⬇

for writing shen yuan,

he's an asshole! i often see sy portrayed as kind and innocent as a heavenly saint, but this is the same guy who delighted in harassing the writer of his (not) favorite book. he's argumentative and a bit mean, and he enjoys being those things, particularly when it makes him feel as if he's "won" something. to write this part of his character,

within his own narration, i'll include casual insults directed at anyone/thing that causes him a mild inconvenience

in conversations between him and someone he dislikes, i try to ensure he's never the one to disengage first unless something forces him to, instead writing him as always wanting to get the last word in.

whatever quips/insults/methods of revenge he enacts, i try to ensure that they match his own image of who he is. when he's sqq, his bitchiness doesn't "win" anything unless the way he enacts it fits within his image as an aloof immortal. even when he's a NEET in his original world, he has an image of himself that he wants to maintain (i.e. "winning" on the internet means "people believe you're right.")

he can be sweet, but it's an attitude reserved for people/things he likes very much. even then, it only reinforces his bitchiness; i try to always write him as most mean when someone is attacking something he likes.

he's conditionally oblivious, not completely so. although oblivious!sy is super fun, he's really only "oblivious" to things that would be inconvenient for him to know/understand, and even then, it's less that he doesn't notice and more that he doesn't want to notice. to write this part of his character,

i still have him notice whatever is happening, but within his own narration he'll complete whatever mental gymnastics are necessary to reach a more convenient conclusion than the obvious one.

i try to portray these mental gymnastics as increasingly frantic / borderline panicked depending on how big the jump is between "what is easy for sy to think" and "what the reality is." kinda as if sy can tell that his own excuses are falling apart in real time and is desperately trying to cover it up.

a lot of "what is easy for sy to think" lies in his comphet, but not all of it. it's also easy for him to think that he's right - so when he makes a reasonable assumption, and then he learns new information that disproves that assumption, i usually take that as a chance to throw in some mental gymnastics, too.

when he does finally allow himself to understand, it's often because he's reached the tipping point of "what is easy for me to think is now actively harmful to me or someone i care about." i'll often write sy doing his mental backflips for chapters on end without any sign of stopping, but then very suddenly come to a halt and recognize the truth when he's faced with irrefutable proof that his assumptions are making things Worse (i.e., binghe is crying).

for writing bingge,

his motivation for chasing after a sy of his own lies primarily in the emotion of "this isn't FAIR" as opposed to a genuine desire to have a happy life with sy specifically. it isn't fair that he got a cruel sqq while bingmei got one that grew to care for him, it isn't fair that bingmei is happier in his life than bingge is in his ""objectively"" more accomplished life, etc etc. to write this part of his character,

he'll expect sy to treat him just like sy!sqq treated bingmei right out the gate, because sy doing so would make things "fair" for bingge. when sy fails to meet these expectations, i'll write bingge experiencing the frustration of a child denied the treatment their sibling got, not the distress of a man being rejected by someone he loves.

he has to learn to want sy romantically, and learn how that's different from just vaguely wanting "whatever bingmei had that i didn't." when he reaches this point, i'll try to write some key change in the way he treats sy in order to show that his mental framing of the situation has changed. often, i change the way bingge addresses sy at this point (i.e. calling sy with a diminutive instead of by his name).

he has very firm ideas about what is "good," and very little of them actually match what he wants. by the time bingge reached a position of power, he'd spent a lot of time reinforcing particular ways of thinking and acting because they were what kept him alive during difficult times. to write this part of his character,

he'll lash out at anything that has the chance to hurt him, because striking first is how he's survived. bc of this, i'll write him as very quick to lash out at sy or run away from their relationship if he gets even the slightest hint that sy might have messed up somewhere... but only after bingge has grown to like sy enough that he's emotionally vulnerable to what sy might do to him.

before that point, i'll write him as just mildly frustrated that this nice new toy he found isn't playing with him correctly.

he was only respected and listened to after he became powerful and scary, so he'll resist showing any other side of himself. i'll often use this as a point of conflict, highlighting how 'what makes a good romantic partner' has very little overlap with 'what makes a scary emperor' and forcing bingge to hesitantly change his habits.

i also have tips i wrote specifically about the bingmei-ification process here, if you wanted to check those out :>

anyway, i hope these help a bit! thank you again for trusting me for advice, it's very sweet of you. good luck with your own writing adventures, i'm sure you're going to kill it!!! 😤💪

[mr-rimoman]

bakon_surviver's character sheet

username: bakon_surviver

name: bakon surviver

age: around 14-16 i really should keep track but i dont even know when im even older at this point

birthday:

may 12th (although i dont plan for any birthday parties nor bakon to grow up yet)

gender: male

sexuality: aroace since he is too childish to acknowledge the concept of love (this will probably change to straight later on when he stops being like that)

height: 5'0 (technically 4'12)

species: robloxian

race: bacon hair YES THAT MEANS IM NOT ACTUALLY RELATED TO EVERY BACON HAIR,IM ONLY RELATED TO THE PEOPLE IN THE SURVIVER CLAN

text color: orange

mbti: enfp or esfp

perfered weapon of choice/weapons:

bakon uses the knife he used to kill the immortal killing monster he also has a time dagger lodged in his house somewhere and prob will get it when i finally decide to finish bakon's childhood home, bakon also likes to use guns but he shouldn't be trusted with them (its gonna become nerf or nothing kind of situation)

likes:

sodas, milkshakes, hotsauce i quitted that, escapism, games, non-problamatic parties and being around the people he considers his friends and best friends, other childish things/activities

dislikes: being tortured by mr rimoman, being reminded of the multiversal death loop thing (too be fair i think anyone would if they just got sent memories of every possible universe that just ends with them dying by the hands of rimo), house HE IS A WEIRDO, being reminded of the incidents, watching people especially the ones he cares about die, getting his hair eaten without his permission i dont care if its made out of food its still my hair :(

personality: is akin to that of a child but thats because he suffers from voluntary age reggresion due to him wanting to "unwind" his stress that has built up. he tends to pretend everything will be ok and that he believe it will be fine and due to that he has the personal flaw of seeing good in others and being barely able to tell the bad which makes him give all his trust and respect, there are some exceptions to that but thats the more obvious bad guys. bakon also tends to believe everyone is either his friend or best friend (depends on how close he thinks he is with them)

disorders:

PTSD, BPD, survivors guilt, schizophrenia, drug addiction thats not a disorder and im not addicted to hotsauce anymore stop mentioning it whoever is making this thing >:(

abilities/powers:

surviver clan's immortality

this allows bakon to regenerate infinitely and helps him survive any biological attack (and immunity system level ones too) but because of how young bakon is his regen and other benifits stated above are more slower, if he was older it would be faster and more potent

this immortality also bounds the soul to the body meaning if someone with this type of immortality were to die theoretically they would literally cease to exist and would both be incapable of being revived and be unable to go to an afterlife

buff modes

there are two buff modes bakon has

he has the un-named buff mode

than there is the named buff mode

unnamed buff mode is bakon but buff

and named buff mode is more buffer its also the current maximum o bakon's strength and techinically his "true form" since his base form is just him with compressed and condensed muscles and if your wondering why he didnt use that form against the immortal killing monster, bakon was both scared and completely forgotten about that form since it was the whole situation was like a quicktime event for him also bakon is used to not using buff form so there's that

opinions (technically a trust level but bakon is too optimistic of people as mentioned)

star

my best friend although she has hurt me a few times but i think its because they care for me :D

Asa

also my best friend they help me stop drinking the hotsauce and they're very fun to be around!

lenora

very cool she got me my passion for hotsauce before i quitted it

john the frog

THE COOOLEST FROG TO MAN, HE IS AN ABSOLUTE BEST TO BE AROUND IF A BEST BEST FRIEND IS A THING ID CALL HIM THAT, HE IS SOOOOOO COOL ^[]^

house

...he is a weirdo

Mr Rimoman

he is my friend but im kinda doubting that now, he keeps claiming he is "the seven deadly sins incarnated" but like when i first met him he was pretty kind hearted so i doubt his words have meaning even jaclk agrees with me on this

lego jaclk

he is very cool, i mean he reached master builder rank how is that not cool?

max godspeed

im starting to get used to him but he sometimes makes me uncomfortable especially what he did to lenora..

jaws

she is very great to be around :D

doctorwhofan/unpleasent

they're cool but they keep attempting to eat my hair, i'm sure i'd have fun talking to her in a distance :D

Cato

a pretty cool friend i think they're pretty chill compared to everyone

Fallen surviver

he's my cousin and he's like an older brother to me! but dont tell him i said that he cried the last time i said that to him

shirou

they're my best friend and im here if incase of any help although i am starting to notice he kinda forgot about me for a bit..but hey some people are like that!

trampolinefan

he is very cool im a fan of him :D but he did crush stars head and star is my best friend so i dunno what to say

daisy bell

bakon views them as a best friend like how he views some of the other main casts but has the least interactions with them

aculia

same with daisy

zailyn

she's really cool!

grat

he is like one of the most coolest guys i've met :D

quepa

no comment i dont know what my opinion on him is

Ebro4

he pretty cool! although recently me and some of my best friends got shot up by his gang thankfully no one died :D

Ebro5

he seems pretty cool as well kinda like his father! i feel bad that his birthday party got inturrupted with a shooting though-

EgDog

my adopted son awwww he so cute i could pet him and give him huggs all day

Nora

she is my best friend by the way did you know she also adopted the egg dog too! nora is really cool and i gotta say she is one of the most chillest people i've met alongside cato aswell :D

backstory/lore:

back when bakon was five years old his dad worked as a scientist in a lab, one day a immortal killing monster the lab had created broke out and seeked vengence against the scientists but it escaped the lab before it could do that, bakon's dad wanted to get bakon down stairs so he can get bakon to do some chores but the moment he did the monster came bursting out catching his dad off guard and brutally mauling him to death (it was quite graphic) the monster was gonna go after bakon but his mom came in time and used herself as a human shield resulting with her also being mauled to death, in the end it was only bakon left of which the monster attempts to maul him two but bakon manages to get it to back off albeit bakon is injured due to his attempt at blocking the monsters attack, this allowed the monster to attempt to stun bakon down with a tackle but he dodged it and grabbed a kitchen knife and after a whole entire battle, bakon wins but heavily injured and scarred both mentally and physically. bakon then has to bury both the monster and his parents in the back yard of which he obviously was crying but due to his imagination and him not having a clear memory of the event bakon belives it was raining making him associate the rain with bad events and caused him to hate it. after burying his parents bakon had to survive on his own and within three years he has completely changed as he became more serious and had an adult-like mindset and behavior and being more mature, he also was more morally grey as he started to resort to stealing the wallets of the random people that picked fights with him but eventually one day he met Mr rimoman whom claimed to know his dead father and gave him the promise of a better life in a better world only if bakon temporarily became rimoman's "eyes" of which bakon accepting out of the fact he didnt want to continue to be like the way he was, rimo also used the blue pheonix that was next to him to heal up the scars bakon had and after bakon was sent to other worlds and dimensions outside of robloxia and he truly felt freedom for the first time and he was like an injured cat warming up to the world finally trusting people again and this eventually resulted with bakon age reggressing to finally have the childhood he had lost all those three years that was taken away from him and not only that but he got a house other than his childhood home he can't return back to for some reason that house being in the cross side where he also was introduced to lego jaclk and some of the other people there but then one day rimo finally cracked, for he kinda somewhat saw himself in bakon and he hated it he hated it so much that one the day he cracked his little "mask" and it broke, he started to self-project his self hatred on bakon whether that be physical or mental it continued and throughout all of that bakon believed and still believed rimo is fine and he will get better and that he is a good person at heart just a bit hateful towards himself, but sometimes bakon belived some things rimoman had said as it was some what the truth, eventually rimo had stop using bakon as his "eyes" and yet his behavior towards bakon worsen and instead of self-projecting bakon he is now been just sadistic towards him, treating bakon as a pawn. one day bakon finally figured out how to dimension hop and travel without the help of rimoman and with that he figured out how to he never was able to return back to his childhood home ꩇׁׅ݊ιռᦔ𝔰ɔʌ℘ꫀׁׅܻ of which he currently lives in although robloxia is a tad bit missing some things like the outside

fun facts:

the reason why bakon doesn't have a exact age is due to the fact he keeps going to places with completely seperate points in time, yes he does age yet its only outside of ɧι𝔰 ꩇׁׅ݊ꫀׁׅܻꩇׁׅ݊✧᥅y𝔰ɔʌ℘ꫀׁׅܻ bakon's childhood home

bakon is broke at the moment because he spent all his tix on a suit he only has 9 tix at the moment

bakon has a missing poster of himself after his parents death since the status of his parents and himself was "disappearing under mysterious circumstances" despite the neighbors being aware of the truth, he was fully a missing person though when he left robloxia as the neighbors barely know of the events of what happened

if bakon never accepted rimoman's deal he probably would've became a mafia boss

bakon's growth:

voice claim:

songs/theme songs:

[cravingpepsimax]

HI i am also an autistic nerd that loves critique and i agree w/ u. but i feel like i also get why ppl get defensive about it. a lot of proshippers have been unfairly critiqued for what they write, and struggle to separate that from well-intended, well-thought out critique. also rsd makes ppl's kneejerk reactions (often defensiveness) come out

but the thing is, if you disagree with someone's critique and dont want to engage with it, you can also just scroll past. you have to understand that other people like to see opinions that differ from their own. as long as they aren't butting into someone else's blog or fic to criticize it, ppl can discuss negative opinions, bc that is fun for a lot of people.

i have rsd so i also have a knee-jerk reaction to critique, but i also think that seeing opinions that differ from mine make me a better writer! in the right headspace, i can digest someone's negative feedback and apply others' opinions to my own work. i can understand that different people can interpret a character differently based on their lived experiences and what resonates with them. and, most importantly, none of those interpretations are necessarily right or wrong. you can like or dislike it, or personally believe that it's poor characterization, but there is no objective right or wrong. thats the thing about art - there is nothing objective about it. people inevitably interact with it in a different way. and sometimes, that way is by seeing it as a whole and picking out what you like and dislike about it.

i feel like the less confidence you have in your own work, the more likely you are to react with offense or dismay. when you rely on other people's positive feedback to want to write, negative feedback feels like the end of the world. i can say that bc i used to be like that, before i started drawing/writing for myself instead of other people. wanting positive feedback isn't bad, per se, but being unable to function without it isn't healthy or sustainable in the long run.

so, yeah. it isn't a personal attack for someone to dislike a characterization that you like - it just doesn't jive with them, and that's okay. and theyre allowed to talk about it, because negative opinions are allowed to be expressed too. if you cant handle seeing those opinions, it isnt a personal failure. it isn't your fault, but it also isnt their fault for having those opinions. they arent trying to hurt you. they just want to freely discuss their opinions, positive or negative, and i would think proshippers/profic ppl should be able to connect with that, even if they are used to being targeted by bullies. sometimes, seeing a post, even a tactically worded one, will make you feel bad, and it isnt anyone's fault. there is no ill intent. life happens. people discuss what interests them. sometimes, you won't like that, and thats fine. but you shouldn't make them out to be the bad guy for it.

and ik fandom is a lot of people's safe space where positivity trumps all, but it isnt like that for a lot of people. if you want fandom to be your protective bubble, you can restrict yourself to only those who share your opinions. but you also have the right to agree to disagree, and other people have the right not to want an echo chamber. if you treat a whole sphere of the internet like your own personal bubble, you will be sorely disappointed when it pops.

woof that was long... i really am not trying to start shit with anyone - that is the last thing i want to do 😭 but i wanted to share my opinion on this bc i am a critic at heart and that is not necessarily a bad thing

i agree with all of this!!!

"toxic positivity" is an overused term, but i think its use here is justified. i've also got rsd, and sometimes, receiving critique can feel really bad, too. my dad's a writer, and i always feel scared to show him my work bc i rlly respect him and hearing him criticize my stuff can rlly hurt LMAO

but. like. i recognize that as an issue. and i certainly don't get offended when i see people criticize a trope? i didn't make that. in fact, i find critique of tropes more helpful than anything -- they provide a perspective that i might've never considered that i can now add to my own works.

the emotions of proship discourse only amplify this -- i'm critiquing depictions of fictional rape. it doesn't matter that i'm not calling people or the fiction itself evil, it doesn't matter that my critiques come from a place of actual fiction analysis instead of a bizarre appeal to emotion -- i'm critiquing depictions of fictional rape. antis do that. i'm doing an anti thing. doesn't matter that the anti thing i'm doing doesn't have all the shit that makes the real anti thing bad.

i do think this toxic positivity is one of the main reasons antis have become such a problem recently, though. antis don't really care about the harm of proshippers, they think it's gross icky bad. but they can't just say it's gross icky bad. you can't express dislike!! that's being mean!!!!! you can ONLY express dislike for morally bad things!!!!!!!! so, they come up with moral reasons that don't actually exist.

people can dislike things. they can express that dislike without going "that's just my opinion tho!!!" a million times to avoid people going "shhh let people enjoy things". they can express that dislike without going "and that's why liking this makes you the devil".

[sparklecareforrealjustice]

this post is going to be about the fandom in general the whiteknighters the critters and kc so this will be a longer post from me broskis so in any fandom theres a bunch of ways to enjoy a medium however theres been an increase in vitriolic behaviors towards kc and her person i personally may not agree with kc nor her behaviors but more recently posts directly digging on her and proclaiming her nonsensical things have become more popular which is disturbing to see as not only are these posts hurtful but also creates and breeds ill-will for a mostly well meaning person who may incidentally be ignorant if you spot ignorance from kc the best way to deal with it isnt insulting squeaks character nor harassing and sending death threats more often than not talking to her or making a post about it to spread awareness is fine now all of this isnt to say that kc isnt without flaw nor is her comic claims of kc scamming being one flaw of the creator but the second you come to your sparklecrit blog and start insulting and attacking kc and using your audience to turn against her and then use the mask of 'criticism' thats not cool sparklecriticism should be about the comic not the creator not the fandom the comic which is a massive difference and while yes I am technically hopping on my sparklecrit account it is tagged with fandom criticism not sparklecriticism as this is by no means about the comic plus misusing the platform to harass and attack creators is generally not cool either and by slapping 'oh its sparklecriticism' your smearing the name upon those who mean genuine good will and not saying you have to suck up to or adore kc youre allowed to dislike her but if you dont like her simply dont talk to or interact with her as long as she isnt actively harming people or breaking the law bun should be allowed to be given space and not hated to her face however ever defending or arguing to not harass kc can be called a dick rider by some of the (more extreme) crit community because to some of these folks kc is irredeemable and deserves harm if you think kc or someone who mildly displeases you deserves harm torment or extended pain please step away and re evaluate as that thought process is not healthy for you or those around you now earlier i mentioned whiteknights and kc which is now what i will be digging upon now whiteknighters are a whole other can of worms they assume anyone with criticisms are to attack and harass kc they assumethat every glance is to harm someone in reality criticizing is a form of adoration for a medium as these folks feel so much passion and so much love for this project which takes time and effort to build and make it shows that there is so much love that someone can feel actual pain when they believe a character or scene is miscahracterized but whiteknighters have a very black and white view they give no room for sparklecritters to breathe nor say their piece and take every phrase and word as pure evil incarnate whilst on the other end these same whiteknighters will see kc and defend fen with tooth and nail any wrongdoing or miscommunication or harm is perfectly fine and surely the others blowing it out of proportions which isnt healthy either as we are all human and have flaws and to think one human is above the rest for any reason is obsessive to praise one and say that any mistake was merely an accident and does not need to apologize is lethal self adoration and praise will just lead to a point where others will be shoved away and silenced unless they do the utmost to praise at all moments being a complete opposite of the criticism side this post is more about how both sides can have some really strong extremists as most fans are chill and are willing to talk and not rely on mindless insults and harassment but it hurts to see anyone on either side turn to the extreme views a fandom is about building companionship over a shared interest not tearing one another down for the sake of it -uni

[pupmkincake2000]

Ah, they blocked me again... so I didn't manage to write the answer. But I'll answer anyway.

Let’s get something straigh, okay? Public posts can be seen by the public.

If you post publicly even with someone blocked and you’re sharing takes about characters, ships, or fandom dynamics, you don’t get to demand silence in return.

Yes, I’ve said before that if someone doesn’t like hankcon, they can just block the tag and move on. That still stands.

But here’s the key difference:

I’m not responding to someone quietly disliking a ship or having personal headcanons.

I’m responding to a public post that framed a canon character as morally wrong and positioned certain shippers as “better” than others.

That’s not “just a preference.” That’s a public value judgment.

I didn’t go looking for this post to pick a fight, I saw a take that impacted how characters I care about are viewed, and I gave a civil response.

“Ignore what you hate” applies to personal content, private venting, or harmless headcanons.

It doesn’t mean “stay silent when someone assigns morality to ships and demonizes characters in front of everyone else.”

I didn’t insult you. I didn’t vague about you. I addressed ideas you posted in a public space, ones that framed Hank as the one who should apologize to Gavin, yes.

And I responded to it.

(You wanna talk about it?

Yes, Hank messed up. Yet that’s part of the point. His arc is about grief, guilt, and recovery and the game gives him room to grow and support Connor when it matters most. It never shows him as a bad person. Never.

Reducing Hank to "the drunk cop who hurt Connor" while ignoring his regret, his change, and his eventual support for Connor isn’t honest critique. It’s selective memory, the kind that flattens characters to serve headcanon narratives.

If you're allowed to interpret Gavin with nuance and say "he was just stressed" or "he’s deeper than the canon shows" then Hank deserves the same nuance. Otherwise, it’s not about interpretation. It’s about bias.

Also, let’s be honest here, what exactly is Hank supposed to apologize for?

For not coddling a co-worker who openly harassed his partner? For not being emotionally available to someone who actively mocked and undermined him and Connor?

The “Hank owes Gavin an apology” narrative only works if you completely ignore Gavin’s own behavior and decide Hank’s neutrality or avoidance is somehow a bigger sin than Gavin’s aggression.

It’s not critique. It’s selective framing. You rewrite one character as a villain and excuse everything the other does)

Now. You say your posts “weren’t meant for me,” but they were not private. That’s fandom discourse. If you want privacy, use private posts. Don’t post publicly and then get angry someone disagreed.

Funny how I’m being told I should’ve vagueposted by someone who wrote an entire public response calling me out directly. You can’t demand vague etiquette from people you’re not following, while making direct posts yourself.

And again, you’re allowed to love Gavin. I’ve never told you not to.

But I’m also allowed to care about Hank without being called toxic or a bad fan. And I don’t need to perform “fandom morality” by only defending the characters deemed acceptable by a specific circle.

I’m not here to start fights but I’m also not going to stay silent when I see patterns of one character being demonized so another can be sanitized.

So no, I won’t “address the block.” I’ll address the idea that disagreement isn't harassment. It’s not. I responded to content, not your character.

And if you want people to ignore your takes, don’t post ones that directly attack the character arcs and ships they care about.

That’s it. That’s the post. Hope the last one.

[regheart]

Considering Frank and Alice were aurors in extremely trying times, probably under Barty Crouch Senior’s leadership, I wonder if they shared some of his “whatever it takes” attitude to fight death eaters. When Lupin confronts Harry about using exclusively expelliarmus against DE, Harry’s answer reminds him of James. I wonder if James and the Longbottoms ever went head to head about strategies to fight Voldemort and his followers.

that's an interesting question, anon!

one thing about crouch, he doubles the strength of his attacks once they fail. the state apparatus hasn't been enough, we should use illegal weapons. there are too many death eaters, we should arrest every suspect without trial. and so on. that's obviously ineffective in a way the text implies, but also because it's dealing with the aftermath without dealing with the cause of the problem. and realizing that is what i think it's the biggest difference in approach between the ministry and the order (and the order and any other more left-wing leaning individuals)

i believe that frank and alice, being aurors, had the means to fight against voldemort in the name of the ministry, and if they decided to go and join the order, they must have had strong disagreements with the way the ministry was doing it. and i think crouch's politics, even beyond the decision of allowing law officials to use unforgivables, must have been a part of that

it would also seem plausible that even within the order people would have different views on how to fight the war. it's a bit tense already that they're all under dumbledore's command, not everyone could be always happy with that, and i'm sure some people didn't became part of the order because they disliked dumbledore, and some others did despite of it

with the longbottoms it's safe to assume they were aligned with dumbledore, and being some of the most light leaning characters, i don't see any textual implications that they might have enjoyed or preferred crouch's methods of handling things. they are brought up close to his name only as victims, never as perpetrators

but it's a bit naive to think that they've fought a war without being changed by it, right? moody doesn't kill unless he has to, remus and kingsley go "murder is okay" once the situation gets worse, the longbottoms might have fallen in between

so, did they kill? yes. i think they would've been bad at their jobs if they didn't. i also think that they must have avoided it as much as they could, because of plausible deniability (no killing on the spot just because someone is in a suspicious position) and because they, and the order in general, valued information above making critical hits and getting lower ranked death eaters to rattle on each other and maybe on the ones closer to voldemort is a better deal than just killing them

this actually matters a lot less during the second war, everyone knows who the death eaters are because they're the ones in power and killing before you get killed might be the best strategy. for remus, at least, i wonder if his pragmatism on the matter relates to a regret of not killing in the past, maybe because he was torn between what seemed like the safest option and what james thought was right

and i always have a lot of trouble trying to figure what james did during the war (that's a whole other post), but seeing frank and alice, who were probably people he admired immensely, being very rational about killing might have put his beliefs in check and i don't think he liked being aware of how cruel he truly was

[manueladominguezliker]

Hi prev anon here. Please say more about the characters whose fans you hate and the ones you hate because of fandom idolizing/"purifying" them

Okay, so, let's start with the idea of me disliking the fandom 'idolizing/purifying' these characters. I don't necessarily believe that to be. True. Mainly because I am aware it would make me a hypocrite. I cannot be objective about my opinions on Jon. That's fact. So it's not so much that I believe the fandom is acting in a way that glosses over their faults... it's that the narrative and the fandom make their flaws into things that should necessarily be forgiven and therefore make them out to be entirely irreproachable.

This got super long so I will now put a read more.

Now, when we look at where the story leaves them off in the penultimate episode, where we have gotten perfunctory apologies from Georgie and Basira regarding their actions towards Jon and their place in the Mass Ritual by that eleventh fucking hour, we do not see any actual change in their perspectives. We get Jon telling Georgie she didn't need to apologize, and we get Jon apologizing TO Basira as their final exchange. We don't even get any kind of back and forth between Jon and Melanie in this final season that isn't antagonistic. We get her misplaced hatred of him being validated and justified by his 'betrayal'. We get their opinion of him being a self-centered, egotistical, power-hungry monster being validated and justified.

In other words, if we are supposed to believe that we are NOT supposed to see their actions as being in the right and that they are morally just in everything they chose to do with and without coercion, then the narrative fails on that in every aspect. Regardless of what the fandom reads into it and regardless of the writers intent.

When Jon pushes against Basira's perspective regarding her time as a police and her using both Daisy and Melanie as a metric of what is and isn't justice, it is immediately invalidated by his own actions and Basira is back to being morally center, if not good or bad.

When Melanie has consistently verbally and physically attacked Jon, it's justified by his own acts against her in retaliation being presented as worse. And no, despite how the narrative tried to gaslight us, no one on voice in podcast told her to look at things from his side. Ever.

When Georgie drops Jon like a hot potato after his coma, both telling him he needs people to anchor him AND the person he chooses to be anchored to that he should be cut loose, her autonomy and boundaries are all that matter and he is the one that oversteps.

This is the perspective the narrative gives, this is the perspective the fandom goes by. Basira is a fixed, level-headed point and this is good. Melanie is righteously angry and this is just. Georgie is the queen of setting boundaries and this is unquestionable. Any deviation in thought from this will be labeled as misogyny rather than simply pointing out how these characters have flaws. That these flaws are allowed to be acknowledged and not excused.

I've only spoken about the only surviving girls at this point but this also goes towards Martin and Daisy. And, least I be burned at the stake, Tim and Sasha as well. But I won't be talking about them at this moment because the original archival team (and Daisy) is an entirely different beast than this. That side of the fandom doesn't seem to hold Jon in the same contempt as the aforementioned one so my emotions towards them are more complex.

Jon's choices and Jon's issues are all on him. We are never allowed to point out the consistent manipulation from childhood, his upbringing as an orphan, and any neurodivergence he may have as being the reason for those choices without having to append that it is no justification. We cannot be sympathetic towards him, as to be sympathetic to a ~man~ in any degree at all means you cannot be sympathetic to his women peers in any aspect.

I do admire Basira for how secure she is in herself and her choices. Even if those choices are self-serving with no regard to others.

I do know how Melanie feels when it comes to her anger and how she cannot recognize her own kindness or give it to Jon in any capacity.

I do think Georgie had the right to decide what she was willing to handle. Even if it was callous and dismissive of everyone else.

These characters are multifaceted and nuanced and make some of the most insane decisions due to this and if I took away the voices trying to flatten them into 'girlbosses' I could find myself enjoying writing about things from their perspective and writing about their healing and growth. As it stands, though, I cannot. Because all their nuance flies out of my brain the minute anyone tries to say that they are morally better than Jon.

[doubleddenden]

Second review of the 3 anime finale on Toonami: Rick and Morty the Anime

I will preface this by saying (and I humbly ask for no personal attacks on this) that I honestly do not like normal Rick and Morty to begin with.

Don't read if you don't vibe with that. RnM fans tend to be very... extra, in some regards, taking too much after Rick- so that's the warning, you'll be in for a bad time if you like the base show and wanna read further.

The reasons I dislike regular RnM is because the art style is gross and ugly for the sake of being gross and ugly, and the writing reeks of depressed nihilistic cynicism that shits all over any character that dares to want something normal or even happy, and the comedy writing is just not really that funny beyond a couple of jokes. I hate Rick- I have seen episodes, multiple before, and I just can NOT stand him. "Oh great you didn't know this very impossible to know thing and now you fucked up, great, real classy, you should feel bad and or kys" or "I personally don't like you and I'm going to make it the multiverse's and my family's problem" are not traits I find admirable (and no, he doesn't really get much better, he's still an asshole no matter how much development he gets). The family isn't really much better tbh and all hate each other, something I hate about modern adult cartoons including the ugly art style and grossness just to be gross. That's just my opinion, I get that people like the show (it's been renewed for like a seasons 8, 9, 10, and 11 already), but I honestly cannot grasp it.

So why watch the anime? Well, it was on Toonami, may as well, and I thought with different writers it might be different too. I did mildly enjoy some of the tone shift from one of the other anime shorts, which made Rick vaguely less of an asshole and more like someone that actually cares about his family beyond how they personally benefit him- so I wanted to give it a shot.

Its............ it's uh..... well, it happened. I think I can say that. That's not good or bad. Just... yeah. Mid.

There's a severe tonal shift from (badly written) adult comedy with an ugly art style that thinks "Morty, we gotta fight the Dick Clenchers of Splotchulon 5, Morty, you'll never guess why they're called that, Morty, its- it's because they clench your dick, Morty. Now help me work on my shit machine that shits actual shit" is funny, to something that REALLY tries to take itself super seriously with a ton of angst and drama- like if Family Guy (also hate it) suddenly tried to make a live action season without its bad comedy and references and instead decided to make a dramatic, murder mystery plot line over a season without a SINGLE joke or flashback, played completely seriously. In other words, it is really unsettling to see a show so disingenuous try to be genuine, but just come across as weird and off putting.

And while I can say I didn't hate some of the aspects of it, I can't say I really enjoyed or understood most of it either. Elle is a pretty fun character for a bit, but doesn't really have much personality beyond being in love with Morty and being some kind of time perceiver. The other characters are also weirdly characterized to be less consistent with their regular counterparts- I mean there's still a couple of moments where Rick is an asshole to Morty or Jerry or where Summer is vaguely a bitch like usual, but otherwise they may as well be completely different characters. I guess the canon material would allow this as an AU in the multiverse, but it's still... weird. Very weird. I would prefer anime Rick over real Rick because again, he's LESS of an asshole and kind of mysterious- but mid overall.

The plot is also weird and overly complex for what it's supposed to be. I mean it's better than a plot device powered by an infinite wall of tortured Morties, but we're talking about some sections that confuse me so much, that Kingdom Hearts makes more sense to me.

I wish I could say the animation and art style were better, but this is like saying a piece of stained printer paper is better than a dirty toilet. The animation is just blocky, and the characters transition weirdly to this style- like it's an anime, but they want to maintain the gross art style of the original in a vague way. Elle is actually just fine and looks cute in both her versions, but she is also directly created for this series and isn't adapted for anything. Idk I know I'm an outsider and some RnM fan is really tempted to tell me to kms over that, but hear me out on this: if your thing is to make an ugly American cartoon into an anime, maybe try making it look genuine instead of weird and off putting. I mean, it worked for the Simpsons Death Note episode.

Personally, I feel like this anime was just made as a way to get around the Writer's Strike from last year. In fact, I half expected from this episode or a future one for the real series to look at this and be like "oh yeah, that'll show the writers to demand a fair wage. Good thing that's not canon, right? Looks like shit. " it does not feel like anybody's best work and serves more like a fan's overly angst filled AU.

Well anyway, a 5/10 feels fine. Mid as fuck.

[beyondblue2]

To the Dragon Ball Super Haters

So I still to this day see people making the same complaints about Dragon Ball Super, so let me just say this: I don't believe you can dislike Super for the vast majority of complaints made about it and still enjoy DBZ. Allow me to elaborate.

Most criticisms of Super, like inconsistent animation, or power of friendship shenanigans, or half-cooked plot, or powerups that have very little buildup, or hell, even powerups that really only change the user's hair color... are all present in DBZ. I think most people don't want to argue that DBZ doesn't deserve its legendary status because you'd be fighting alone against a horde. But it's much easier to proclaim your hatred of something new and cite a decline in quality.

These people either A) don't like DBZ either and therefore shouldn't be so entrenched in the franchise, B) don't dislike Super for the reasons they give but want to sound like they have good taste, or just dislike it for stupid reasons, or C) were tricked by people who come from points A or B into believing things are worse than they are, because they have the media literacy of a toddler.

It's like this. Say you run into someone while you're talking about how much you love Reese's Cups. And they tell you Reese's are a garbage treat and you're an idiot for liking it. And you get upset, obviously. And eventually you go "okay, explain it to me. Why do you hate them?" And they tell you that peanut butter is objectively terrible. Which, first off, it's not, that's your extremely subjective opinion. But second, didn't I see you eating a PB&J sandwich in the break room earlier? And they're like "yeah, PB&J is delicious, it's the best sandwich ever, nobody's disputing that." And you're just like... it has peanut butter though. And they're like "okay but you're taking it out of context." WHAT CONTEXT, BRO!? Either you think peanut butter is nasty or you don't! So you're either lying about hating Reese's to sound edgy and cool, or you're lying about loving PB&J because you don't want to be ostracized for being a freak.

That's basically what it boils down to. If you don't like Super, I'm not saying you're not valid. But be real. You probably don't like it because you were a kid when DBZ came out and your tastes have changed since then. I'm not going to sit here and act like Super isn't flawed, but let's not pretend that those same flaws didn't exist in Z, either. And don't give me that "Goku should be heroic" shit either, that was something the American dubbing crew did on their own. The same dub where Goku and Chichi had a weird offscreen kiss sound effect also told us Bardock was a brilliant scientist who invented the fake moon. Goku does heroic things from time to time, but he always does it with a kind of selfish basis of reasoning. He loves his friends, but he'll let Vegeta go to get a better fight later. He'll give Frieza some energy, but one more betrayal of trust and Goku will obliterate him.

You're either down with the main character being a flawed and interesting character and therefore will enjoy the Dragon Ball franchise, or you're not. In which case, stop clogging up the Tumblr tags and YouTube comments with your bitching and complaining. You don't see me infiltrating the Attack on Titan community to talk about how much it sucks. You know why? Because I fucking hate that series and I don't WANT to talk about it all the time. So if you watched some essayist trying to recreate the Nostalgia Critic or whatever and he told you Super sucks and you just parrot what he said without a sparking synapse in that smooth soap bar of a brain in your skull, then please, just shut the fuck up. For your own sake as well as mine.

[seriousbrat]

Ah good point about the fiendfyre I had an issue with that too! Also I thought that Sirius’ characterization was flawed as he’s presented as more reasonable than James. Also Snape is presented as a little too powerful and cool. However I still really like James’ characterization, he’s arrogant, pompous, acting like a dick, and a bit pathetic (I view James as pathetic in a way, not magically but emotionally. Like his deeper insecurities come through in this performance) BUT he’s also charming, funny, optimistic, and a good friend. I thought his portrayal was pretty spot on from what we’ve seen in canon. But I’m not a fan of lily’s though, I think they tried to make her this figure of virtue and it didn’t land with me.

Like I said, I think this would have been a decent portrayal of 16-year old James, but not a James who's fighting for the order and married to Lily. I can see him making a bet with Snape to stay away from Lily (and reneging on it, so would Snape tbf) at 16, but not when she's literally his wife and Snape is a death eater.

I also view James as somewhat emotionally pathetic haha, and definitely insecure, though these to me are deeply buried traits that his pride would never allow him to show to Snape imo, at any age.

Certainly what James isn't and has never been for me is cowardly and weak. And imo that's how they've portrayed him. He's also NOT a good friend here, he basically coerces and bullies all the other poor little weak-willed yet eminently reasonable marauders into ganging up on Snape. If anyone would have been eager to attack Snape at this point in the timeline, and so recklessly, it would have certainly been Sirius. As you said Sirius's characterisation was quite poor for this reason. Both James and Sirius were also way too shit at rowing duelling when in canon they're supposed to be really talented, so I think the writer's bias is quite clear haha

I can kind of see what you're saying because the actor does a decent job balancing the charming aspect of James with the arrogant in his first scene, and then with the vulnerability when he got his arse kicked at the end, it's more an issue with the writing. I also dislike that it was noble repentant all-powerful Snape who had to teach him this life lesson in apologies, while James pathetically begs for his life. WHEN has James ever been a character who would beg for his life lol, this is like the first thing we learn about him in Philosopher's Stone. Even at 16 years old he would have been too proud to beg Snape (of all people) for his life, imo, so this is highly out of character for me.

In general I'm sorry but no, I just don't think it's at all a good portrayal of a James who has become serious about the war and about Lily. I get why it might seem accurate to canon because, like I said, I think it's fairly accurate to fifth year James, and I suspect it's just based on SWM but with very little thought about the character in general, and certainly without any thought whatsoever to how the character would have developed since then.

Also yeah I didn't talk about Lily because there was so much else to discuss but lmao. Absolutely not. I was a bit done with it all by the time she appeared tbh, I felt there was a slight implication that she should have chosen Snape because he's better/cooler/whatever and should give him a chance which is a no from me son. Also loved the hypocrisy of Snape being all righteous about how she's not a 'prize' but also James 'took' her from him somehow, but anyway. Sorry to disappoint haha

[immedealwithit9855]

The Muses

Heres a bit of biography about the 4 female characters (also the turtles potential love interests). Alopex, is not the version that some of you may be familiar with in the comics. I added a twist to her personality and history. All the other characters are different.

🐺ALOPEX: Leader of The Muses and the muscle of the group. She is a hybrid just like the other ladies in the group, sporting an orange wolf tail. She is part wolf and part human. Her abilities include inhuman strength, inhuman speed, enhanced hearing, flight, invisibility, ability to heal herself, and can change into her wolf form. Her weapon of choice: The shotgun. This girl LOVES guns. She comes off as tomboyish but doesn't allow it to interfere with her role as the leader. There were a few occasions where she nearly gave her life to protect the group, earning her the nickname "Noble." Over time she has become stoic, yet carries on accordingly. Despite her stubbornness, she truly cares for her sisters and would do whatever it took to protect them. Any threat to her friends or family results in her becoming dangerously lethal, enough to wipe out half the planet. Her attire is often tomboyish with a hint of classy lady. Camouflage is her thing and you cannot tell her otherwise. Her dreadlocks adding more toughness to the ensemble, going passed her shoulders. No matter the amount a weapons she wields she'll find a place for each one😉.

🐈‍⬛Dinah: Second in command sporting a black panther tail. She specializes in stealth, strategy, Kung fu, and ninjitsu. She has the ability to change to her Panther form, agility, invisibility, flight, and enhanced sense of smell. Her weapon of choice: Kusari-gama. She can be a jerk at times when it comes to meeting new people, only because she's trying to protect herself and her sisters. Trust is the code in the group in which she and the others take very serious due to being hybrids. Often times she goes toe to toe with Alopex in combat to sharpen her skills. She was given an opportunity to be the leader, but has adamantly declined. Says,"Such a roll is of little interest to me. Plus, Alopex is the oldest, it would be weird." Her attire is on par with a traditional kunoichi, but more loose. She may have an attitude, but she knows when things get real. You can say it's the panther in her. Depending on her mood during battle, she will use her claws to attack. She carries a whip as a back-up.

🐆Kenzi: The group's technician, handywoman, and inventor. She sports the cheetah tail. She can transforn into the cheetah, enhanced speed, flexibility, enhanced sight and smell, flight, invisibility, metal manipulation (when she feels like it), and marksmanship. Weapon of choice: Bow & Arrow or Crossbow. She specializes in tranquilizers, inventing gadgets and weapons that help the team during missions, hacking multiples softwares, defusing bombs/explosives, and coding/decoding. Her IQ is 10 points lower than Donatello's, whose IQ is 150-190. Putting her at 140-180, yet shows her genius through actions rather than words. She may be the group's female genius, but she is also the biggest tease of them all. Sometimes causing more irritation to Alopex than Dinah. She can be a recluse at times, but once she gets comfortable, she'll be more outgoing. It was said her hacking skills are so great, she should be in jail. Her tail can connect to many different computers either transferring or collecting data of all sorts. Similar to her hair, which is a mixture of braids and dreadlocks, to which goes down to her buttocks (all natual😉). Really, its unwise to have her near computers if you rub her the wrong way. Her attire is a splash of girly with a touch of elegance. Charlie once called her a "seductress" which resulted in a savage fight between canine and feline. She can hold her own without a problem.

🦊Charlie: The "Wild Card" or "Wild Thing" of the group, weapons specialist and also the baby(though she dislikes being referred to as such). She sports the fox tail. Can transform to any species of fox, super sly, inhuman speed, powerful jaw strength, flight, invisibility, and enhanced sense of smell. Weapon of choice: Throwing Needles. This girl and her use of weapons is on par with Alopex. However, she is the "Wild Card," so she enjoys using explosives, detonator, or bombs if the mission calls for it. The most easy going and sweet one of the group. She comes off as shy in the beginning, but she if senses a good vibe from you, she'll get cozy. She sometimes feels she's not contributing enough for the team, but each and every time her performance has been exceptional. "Sly Fox" isn't strong enough to describe this girl, she's just Slick and she knows it. She has tested Kenzi's patience more than once setting off explosives or forcing Kenzi to act fast by deactivating one or two. Her attire is a mixture of laid back and hood. The type of hood that says your going places rather than standing at the street corner. One time she tried too hard perfecting her image and nearly lost her pants during flight. Often times has to be told to put on undies cause this girl is "Wild." Though she is the youngest of the group, her true nature will show if anyone dares hurt her or those closest to her heart.

Overall, these girls are phenomenal. Quite the teases in their own ways. However, they have their share of moments where their emotions, along with their instincts start to creep up on them. Despite this, they work well together as a team. Like the turtles, they have their enemies as well. One thing they have in common with a certain area, is that they all DO NOT do humans. Friends at best, anything more is a NO.

[edalynn]

The act of calling those "biphobic" or "transphobic" for not liking certain ships has been an insidious tactic employed within fandom spaces for generations. Either the people taking part don't think twice about the implications of their actions, or they do so hoping others will view such claims uncritically and without skepticism, because saying anything is "_____phobic" without explaining why is an easy way to grab someone's attention and radicalize them to a certain viewpoint.

I shouldn't have to explain why that way of thinking is unhealthy (and reeks of exclusionist attitudes), but here we are. Media consumption and fandom engagement shouldn't be an entire part of a person's identity. Criticism is a valid way of engaging with media - people are allowed to dislike things and express their dislikes, just as much as anyone else is free to like said thing, as long as they're not d*cks about it. Yet, so many shipping groups (Hunt//low for sure, but this applies for any/all shipping groups out there) are routinely d*cks about it. Because they view any sort of criticism towards said ship as an insult towards their very personhood.

But ships aren't real. These characters aren't real and neither is the particular form of media you're consuming. It's all fictional, and the wonderful part of fictional media is that we should be allowed to form and share our own opinions about it without them hurting anyone. However, when you label people as "_____phobic" for not liking the same thing as you (be it ship or otherwise), you are hurting people. You are actively causing harm to the community because you're unable to separate your enjoyment of media with who you are as an individual.

To those reading this that stans any sort of media and/or engages in this sort of behaviour, you are more than the media you consume. Learn to accept that criticism of a show or a ship is not an attack on you as a person. They are our opinions to have and ours to cherish, and you don't agree with them then you don't have to listen to them (seriously, this site allows you to ban tags for a reason).

Also, I'm tired of being called "biphobic" and "transphobic" for not like Hunt//low when I am a BI AND TRANS PERSON.

I literally don’t have anything to add just. Yeah. Y e a h.

[lurking96]

Chapter 319 or why Bakugou might not be healthy for Izuku

This here might be a bit on the anti Bakugou side. I tagged it as such so you can filter those out and put it under a read more if you dont want to read it.

So. In the last day I did read a few opinions on the chapter leaks. What some think will happen and so on. Some from Pros some from Antis. This again is an opinion. It is not absolute. I do not claim it to be the absolute truth. This is just my personal interpretation. What I think that will happen is that Class 1A lead by Bakugou will fight Midoriya to try to bring him back. I don’t think talking to him will happen with Bakugou there. As one of Bakugous coping mechanisms is fighting. However with that come problems. I can understand the reasoning behind fighting him. A little talk will most likely not make him come back. However it might ease things. Might make him a tiny bit calmer. Might not make things worse. Fighting however will make things worse. Izuku is already on edge. He is already filled with paranoia. He hasn’t slept or eaten well. He might do rash decisions. He is not in a healthy mental state. And here we have it. His friends, his supposed allies are fighting him. The people he wants to protect went out and attack him. Out in their costumes. Ready for battle. A kinda scary scene overall. You dont see their faces. You feel anger coming from them.

It might bring some memories back to Izuku if you compare it with another picture.

Just like the picture before Bakugou is kinda in the foreground.He is leading just like back then he was leading his so called “extras” This might bring back memories to Izuku. Again he is sleep deprived. His mind might not work the sharpest. For all he knows it´s like back in his other schools where Bakugou lead his group of “extras” to attack Izuku. He might fight back stronger than intended. He might just try to flee even more. Overall it is not very helpful to him. Because a part of the reason for Izukus mental health is Bakugou. Not in a kind of friendship way but more as a cause. Bakugou to put it simply had been Izukus main bully. They were never apart. From preschool to UA. They were in the same class. With team exercises they were together. Izuku never had a break from him. He was never allowed to have time without him. From early on Bakugou has called him useless, worthless, what does one think the name Deku means. Has been using his quirk on him without the teachers caring. Before people say that is long ago. It is not. Right now they are in their second year. How did their first year start. Bakugou trying to attack Midoriya. Trying to kill him. Insulting him where he goes. It is not long ago. And even if it was like 300 or so chapters ago. That still happened. That is still the characters backstory. Honestly you are fine to like a character. But one should recognize that a character has flaws. No character is perfect. Saying that you like a character and saying that they are an asshole that needs to change can coexist. I like Overhauls aesthetic and quirk. Am I okay with what he did. Nope. Would I want him set on fire. Yes. Simple as that. Now back to it. In chapter 319 we hear Bakugou say that Izukus self sacrificial nature is caused by All Might. This. I do not agree with. Again. Who has called him worthless, a pebble on the road, useless, a deku for years. It was not All Might. Izuku has incredible low self worth. If it means saving a cat from a tree he would break his legs. He doesnt care for himself. He sees himself as worthless and only as somewhat useful when he is saving people. It got drilled into him from a young age. This is not something simple that is left behind after a few days. It can take years. And so far he has nothing contrary to those ideas. There are three people that know of his former quirklessness. His mom. Who is kinda supposed to love him. All Might who never really went back on the quirkless hero thing and Bakugou who still insults him for it. Everyone else only knows him with his quirk. Only knows him with being useful. Just because he has a quirk now doesnt mean that quirkless Izuku has ever left his mind. Yes All Might is not perfect. He has flaws. Those flaws are shown and others call him out. Could he have done more. Yes. Could he have helped him mentally. To a degree. But again. All Might is flawed. He is not perfect. All Might is shown to lack social skills. Seeing Bakugou just as rival or Endeavor who has open hate for him as friends. He never had a normal relationship. And again he was not the cause for Izukus psyche. He didnt lay the groundwork. With Bakugou blaming it on All Might. The guy that is not there and can’t protect himself he is doing something one could call damage control. He is not telling the entire truth. For the truth would hinder his dream of becoming number one and reduce his social standing. Him telling others that he is even partly responsible would surely open more questions later he would want to avoid. He also calls Midoriya crazy which is a tactic used to discredit a victim. Same for him making things up and overexaggerating and so on. He did do damage control before. A bit ago he told All Might that he was bullying Izuku in the past. You would think It´s something positive. But here is the thing. He lacked details. He didnt tell him much. For all we know All Might assumed some rough housing and name calling. Nothing that bad. It is to soften the blow. So if Izuku tells him later All Might is already in the mindset that it wasn’t so bad. Bakugou seems not that he would lie and my successor must be overexaggerating a bit. Bakugou is not that dumb. He knows his way around words. He knows when to not openly attack and wait for a better chance. A fool would have kept attacking Izuku after Aizawa held him back. He was just waiting for the training with All Might. He knows what buttons to push to get information out of Izuku. He basically forced the OFA secret out of him. One could call this a good use of crocodile tears if they so want. If they dislike him that much. Again an opinion of many. As of Chapter 319. He might have good intentions. He might want something good for Izuku. But the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Good intentions are not an excuse. Just because Bakugou thinks it is the best doesn’t mean it will be automatically the best. Just because the dog wants the chocolate bar doesnt mean it will be healthy for anyone involved. Bakugou being there might be quite detrimental to Izukus health. He might just open up wounds again. Izuku fighting class 1A would probably not increase his trust. And what are they going to do if they win. Tie him up, drug him, force him back. He will just try to escape. His trust in them will be broken. He might allow some sleep but it will never be the same. He already had trust issues before this will just expand them further. Isolate him further. This is what AFO wants. To have the heroes fighting with eachother. To have the OFA holder isolated and even branded as Villain for fighting as hero class. 1A winning is also a big IF. Shigaraki fought Gigantomachia and the MLA sleep deprived and incredible tired and won. Shigaraki and Izuku are foils. Two sides of the same coin. Izuku had a year to analyse their quirks. He has a bunch of quirks for himself and OFA mastered far more than anytime before he trained with them. He has become a natural disaster in human form. It wouldn’t be a surprise if he defeats them and leaves. To me the good option would be trying to talk to him. Not let Bakugou do the talking. He lacks the fine control. Get him in the direction of rest. Sadly none of them are trained professionals to deal with mental health. They are children that just fought in a war and also got traumatised. So I dont have great hope on them taking the talking route. Overall I think this will be a breaking point. They will fight. Izuku will most likely win and his trust will be broken even more. He will be even more isolated. His personality might take a darker turn seeing as there is no one he can trust. It might just get even darker than before.

[decennia]

I don't know who needs to fucking hear this, but I'm about to say it with my full chest:

SEVERUS SNAPE DESERVES NO RIGHTS, I SAID WHAT I SAID.

Why? I'll tell you why:

Let's start with Neville Longbottom. Often the butt of the joke, Neville was often played up for comedic effect, so I can understand why we never took the implications of his boggart seriously.

But the fact of the matter is: Neville Longbottom was more terrified of his potion's teacher than he was of Bellatrix Lestrange, a woman who was a proud Death Eater who tortured his parents into insanity, a fate several people throughout the series state as "worse than death."

I've heard the argument from Snape Apologists that Boggarts are "superficial" creatures, so they don't go much deeper for a fear of yours, and, having gleaned a recent and prevalent one, will shift into that. Hence why it would be Snape, who recently tormented Neville, rather than Bellatrix, who Neville has never met.

It still stands, however, that Bellatrix is a known Death Eater, and Snape was just his potion's teacher.

We also see from Harry's own experience with the boggart, that the boggart hesitated before turning into the dementor. It "chose" which of Harry's fears to become, Voldemort, or fear itself?

Now, because I always listen to both sides of a story, try and see it from both perspectives before I draw a conclusion, I asked myself "why?"

There never is a good reason for abuse, but I still tried to look at it from Snape's eyes. And the conclusion drawn was literally the same as almost every single motivation for every one of Snape's decisions: because of Lily.

Neville was born several hours before Harry, and was a contender for being "the Chosen One" (the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies) but Voldemort chose Harry.

By Snape's logic, it meant that if Voldemort had chosen Neville, Lily would've still been alive for him to woefully pine for from a distance.

And so he takes it out on a fucking c h i l d.

He abuses him, torments him, and even forces Neville to poison his pet toad, Trevor, who has been shown to be of incredible significance to Neville.

And when the potion doesn't poison Trevor? And actually proved to be a competent potion? Snape made his displeasure known by deducting five points from Gryffindor.

I know that's not a Big Deal™ in the grand scheme of things, but we have to remember that Neville was a CHILD.

Moving on from Neville, let's get to: Lily.

Remember what I said before, about Lily being his end-all and be-all for everything? I meant it.

I'm not saying she was the sole reason Snape became a Death Eater, but she was the "last straw."

Snape's dislike for muggles stemmed not from Lily (of course not, he loved her), but from his father. Yes, I remembered his father, Tobias Snape. The muggle, the abuser. Apples and trees, I guess. From what I recall, Tobias was never physically abusive towards Eileen, Snape's mother, but he was emotionally and mentally abusive towards her. This would be cause for resentment for any young child growing up in that environment.

But, for a moment, may I direct your attention to Harry James Potter?

Who grew up that exact same way with the Dursleys?

Who was also neglected (Severus was said to have ill-fitting, mismatched clothes, sound familiar?) but who also did not have Eileen there to protect him?

And did Harry ever become a member of a muggle hate group? (No. The answer is no, in case you all didn't remember that Very Important Detail of the series).

So, yes, Snape was abused, and no, I am not condoning it, I do sympathize with him on that front: no child should ever go through that. Ever. No matter the fucking child, there is no good reason for it. But do I condone his actions later on in life? Absolutely not.

Because he called Lily a "filthy mudblood."

Not just "mudblood", but a filthy one, too. And why did he do that? Because she defended him against his bullies. Yes, Sirius and James were bullies, I guess everyone's faves are a little problematic in this bitch.

And not only did he call her that, but he also was besties with people who fancied themselves the next generation of Death Eaters.

And when Lily asked him if he STILL intended on becoming one, he never gave her an answer, prompting her to sectumsempra all ties with him. Meaning, she probably gave him multiple chances to not be a raging bigot, none of which he took. Love of his life my fucking toe, gtfo—

Also, Snape obviously knew what his "friends" were doing at the time. Particularly, and especially, Mulciber's attack on Mary Macdonald.

Now, we can't talk about Lily without talking about James and the Marauders.

I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THAT THE MARAUDERS BULLIED SNAPE, OKAY? But listen up: still not a good enough reason to join the wizarding world's KKK. Actually there is no good reason, period, end of message, send tweet.

He loathed them so much, he literally gave zero fucks about their wellbeing.

Even though! Sirius' biggest crime against Severus is jokingly telling him to follow Remus Lupin under the Whomping Willow during that time of the month.

And Severus would swear that James' biggest crime against him (after "stealing" Lily, of course) would be stopping him from encountering the werewolf and saving his fucking life.

Where the fuck was that reciprocated energy when Snape KNEW that James was also marked for death?

Also, are you going to tell me, that with his ear so pressed to the ground about news on Lily, that he didn't know who the real rat was? That he didn't know that it was Peter Pettigrew? This is speculatory, but... Snape had to have known that Sirius was not the betrayer, he must've at least known it was Pettigrew, meaning he let an innocent man waste away in Azkaban and for what? Something that happened when they were kids? I wonder why Sirius is a "stray dog" idk probably because someone let him rot in Azkaban for thirteen years?

Don't even get me started on how he literally stepped over James' body to get to Lily's while Harry sat there crying. Please. Or the fact that he only wanted Lily spared? He literally said "yes, only her, please, Dark Lord, fuck that newborn"?

OKAY AND MY FINAL POINT BECAUSE THIS GOT TOO LONG AND HONESTLY I'M LITERALLY WAY TOO FUCKING ANGRY AT THIS POINT... I PRESENT TO THE COURT: THE CARROWS.

Severus had been made headmaster of Hogwarts, and what does he do? Allow the Carrows to torture muggleborns and first years. Eleven year olds. Disgusting. Please. What the fuck.

I don't think Severus Snape died a fucking hero, or in "penance." NOT when twelve hours prior, he'd been turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to eleven year olds screaming as the Cruciatus Curse was used on them.

Also, James never sexually harassed Lily? Wanna discuss sexual harassment? How does "waiting outside the Gryffindor common room until someone lets you in even though it has been made very clear that the person you want to speak to doesn't want to speak to you" sound?

I am not denying that Severus Snape is a tragic character; he's a very complex and somewhat interesting one, even. All I am saying is that I don't think saying "always" on the brink of death excuses any of your past actions. He's a martyr at best — having his sins "forgiven" by sacrificing himself for a just cause.

Yes, this is a hill I'm willing to die on. But, as always, I am open to a respectful conversation (not argument, conversation). If you disagree, I'd love to hear why. Try and change my mind; as long as you do so respectfully, I will hear you out.