Why do you like Gale? No hate, I’m honestly glad because I feel like we’re a minority because everyone seems to detest him. What is it specifically about his character that draws you in? For me it’s his endurance despite loss, his devotion to the cause, he’s the flawed rebel that isn’t pure because the system doesn’t allow him to be.
I like him for the reasons you just listed too. His growing hatred towards the capitol and his commitment to ending the oppressive situation is relatable and REAL. He is willing to make the hard choices that aren't always morally right but under the circumstances I can understand why he is willing to use violence, why he accepts that they aren't going to win this rebellion without a few civilian casualties. He was fully committed to the rebellion and was willing to die for Panem to be free and wasn't naive to how that was going to be achieved. I can respect that. Especially given his life circumstances and how much trauma he's been through (something that fans ignore because he wasn't in the horror that is the games, therefore, his trauma doesn't count). We get insight into his view on the people in the capital, the privileged, early on, Before the reaping he says "if they all stopped watching, there wouldn't be any games." in his eyes they are all complicit, which isn't necessarily true for every single peson but you can understand his point. The people in the capitol could at the very least all boycott the games and this would put an end to them because then no one would be profiting off them. We know this to be true as well because the games were not successful and barely anyone watched them in TBOSAS and they were likely going to stop them.
Another reason I like him is because of how loyal he is to his family, the everdeens (he would have taken care of them if Katniss had died and was taking care of them when she wasn't around) and his loyalty to his district. He saved as many people as he possibly could from 12 during the genocide and yet, he still felt guilty that he couldn't do more. It is important to note that it was AFTER witnessing the genocide that he fully became involved in the rebellion and the creation of weapons and was willing to make the tough calls that would've got people killed. He was still a rebel in the making before then but who can blame him? his father is killed in the mines and he has to take care of his mother and siblings and make sure they don't starve to death (yes people in district 12 were literally dying of starvation if anyone is forgetting that fact) and Katniss was the only person who understood this. He resents the fact that some people are living in luxury when his people are suffering so much, he hated the class system and wealth disparity which separates the districts and that is something most of us can understand in todays world. In catching fire, when more people started hating him, he's working 12 hour shifts in the mines that killed his father and yet, his family still don't have enough food to get by, he has siblings who are now getting old enough to enter the games and there's nothing he can do to help them if they get reaped because he's aged out and can't volunteer on his behalf. He acted like a dick at times but he was also suffering and lets not forget that moment when he was TORTURED by peacekeepers and could have been killed had Katniss not stepped in.
I don't agree with all of his decisions but when this war started there was no going back, they either win and create a better Panem or they die, their loved ones die or worse, they suffer fates worse than death and worse than the lives they had before. The first rebellion resulted in the games and further oppression of the districts, imagine how it would've ended if this rebellion was lost? When you're fighting a leader as brutal as Snow you have to fight dirty and be prepared to make terrible moves that Snow thinks you haven't got it in you to make.
Gale is resilient, passionate, a fighter, loyal, smart (disagree with his strategies but they were good and pragmatic war strategies) and just as flawed as any other complex character. It is a shame people hate him so much, and mainly because of a love triangle that Suzanne never intended to write in the first place.
Sidenote: the way the fandom hated on him just made me analyse his character more closely and like him MORE which is a bit of pattern with me and unfairly hated characters.
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OK the answer TO ME is that trolls are like. To make up with the Canon inconsistencies. Like so uhhhh just brainstorming here but it makes sense the pop trolls population is fucked bc of being annually eaten. So like lack of old people entirely outside the monarchs bc same models lol.
Age is subjective after the developmental years? So it's more quite literally a state of mind. Which can rationalize tiny in the 3rd movie being like IM A MAN and guy only being just a little skeptical and neither branch nor poppy worrying abt him when he was possibly gonna fall off that building lol.
So the monarchs age more bc it's like. Responsibilities and having to tackle Real Feelings and Consequences outside of the present moment. So branch who looks absolutely decrepit with his crows feet bc he was always looking forward on a long scale. Building a bunker he could last 10 yrs in alone. Waiting for his brothers in some unspecified future.
Vs like floyd who even tho he got marinated in a bottle and anime white hair he still has extreme baby face as an indeterminate maybe 30 smth yr old. Like yes months of captivity sucks its not years and you only gotta worry about the immediacy of escape.
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no bc i'm RLLY thinking abt jazz's relationship to maddie rn and how while she may butt heads w her she has def had one to few convos w maddie where it was one of the rare of moments of her mom being the most vulnerable and emotionally honest she's ever been w her abt the more difficult aspects of her childhood and history w her side of the family
like jazz hearing her mom talk abt her relationship w her mother and how it def came across as "i love my mom but also that's my mom" in terms of her complicated feelings towards her
jazz simultaneously feeling for her bc yk generational trauma but also being reminded that maddie in some ways as a mother unintentionally mirrors that of her own mother
it's like yeah it's good that her mom is finally sharing this stuff abt her w her but also jazz in a way feels like she's having to act somewhat as the closest thing to a therapist in terms of how she feels she's more understanding of maddie's own feelings than she is of hers as her own daughter
it's v much this feeling of "i am my mother's child"
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All of H. Y.'s books are the same torture/misery/trauma porn with LGBTQ+ characters, a straight person using LGBTQ+ trauma to sell is so gross not to mention she intentionally makes it as triggering as possible and she's said this in interviews. Even if you like the books, read her interviews and things she's said, it's wild. She's obsessed with male rape and as a gay male victim of sexual violence myself this is disgusting.
i do not see how and why her other works that all stand independently of each other are supposed to influence my opinion on the fact that a little life is, in my opinion, a literary masterpiece. even the question whether it’s a morally or ethically good book does not really have to influence your perception of art unless you are reading for moral and general life advice only. personally, i do not do that and do not recommend judging literature through that lens but it’s not any of my business how other people read unless they are somehow making it mine
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Other people: Yeah, prioritizing yourself can be a struggle, self care is hard. :(
Also those people: covered in tattoos, own nice new clothes, going on vacations, getting regular haircuts, can regularly be found with takeout coffee and sometimes at breweries.
Me: Prioritizing myself is a real struggle. Self care is almost impossible without concerted effort.
Also me: has been planning three tattoos for 15yrs, buys new clothes from fast-fashion only when the old ones stop being wearable in public, has not taken a trip longer than a weekend that did not involve interpersonal labor (wedding, new baby, graduation etc.) in nine full years, been drinking only coffee and water for two weeks because 12pks of soda weren't "a need."
This is not a flex, i am a broken human.
But we are not the same.
And until I know for a fact that at least one of those other people has made sure to carefully request a birthday gift under $25 shipped - so that they could experience the rare, indulgent pleasure of getting something they wanted while also being careful to make as minimal an impact on reality as possible -
I wish people would stop pretending they know what this fucking feels like.
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Romantic candidates go!
@royalreef shanted: miri for the romantic candidates?
High Tide tapped the small cube he gently held in his servo with a pensive expression, eyes slowly softening as the seconds went by. “... I am not sure. Miranda is... one of a kind in the most positive way, knowing their place and... even cute and funny, as what I managed to witness. But alas... A monarch as well. I mean, this isn’t really an issue since I have my knowledge of mannerisms and I can even be a knight for protection, if needed. I don’t have much to lose behind me as a knight.”
A pause.
“The thing is... I don’t know if I can even meet her standards to begin with. They’re someone of a high status, it is very remarkable by the crown I always see her around with and how imposing they can be, of course they would and can be demanding. The real issue is... myself.” Another pause, this time a longer one. Green eyes glanced at his own reflection in the liquid contained inside the cube with a slight disappoint on them... as if he was disappointed about himself. “I... I’m clearly made of metal, even though I’m an alien, a living organism. There might be some needs that she might have that I couldn’t achieve, nor I could satisfy or reach her requirements or... If they would even accept me in general, as a whole.”
“So,” the mech once again began to speak after taking a small sip of his drink, “in suma, yes. Yes I would give her a chance, though I have yet to know more about her if the opportunity is given. Even if I know I might fail, I will always do my best to improve if and when needed.”
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idk if this is controversial, but the whole concept of dnis make zero sense to me? like if I don't like somebody, or they make me uncomfortable, I just won't talk to them. and the concept of disliking somebody over enjoying a piece of media seems like the most trivial reason to hate somebody who could potentially be really nice and cool and be a really good friend.
also, the ACTUALLY really bad, awful or abusive people in this world are not gonna be deterred from hurting others by a "uwu X abusers don't interact" bc that's the entire point. they can use that to identify victims, and it just makes you MORE vulnerable and unsafe.
I just don't understand the concept, other than telegraphing the type of people that someone either considers subhuman, to be morally superior, or a misguided attempt to keep oneself safe that ultimately puts you in MORE danger.
I may be totally wrong ab this and this is not to hate on or disparage people who do have a DNI, I just personally don't like or understand it, n think it's an unsafe concept tht shares a lot of personal info. if I'm wrong lmk but yeah it seems like a security risk.
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