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hecksupremechips · 8 months ago

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Yeah definitely that’s why I’m always kinda hesitant to say much about snake as a disabled character cuz it’s like. Certainly not as bad as some shit ive seen but it’s mostly because it’s not incorporated into his character hardly at all, it’s only mentioned when plot convenient

Take what I’m about to say with a grain of salt since I wouldn’t say snake was really written to be A Gay Character but regardless the way snake’s gender and overall personality is portrayed is probably one of the best depictions of gay men I’ve ever seen. He’s very pretty, dressed in expensive clothes reminiscent of a prince, with beautiful wavy hair and an air of poise and sophistication. He’s the smartest person in the room and he KNOWS this and he will not hesitate to be a condescending prick. He’s delicate and funny and charming. He has no fear or hesitation about suggesting he and Junpei share a bed or referencing gay sex. All these things tend to make a character the butt of jokes or at the very least regarded as lesser than the other characters but with snake hes the most admired one here. He’s very capable and is in fact so capable he literally needed to be removed temporarily from the situation so that the others could solve the mystery on their own. He’s absolutely fearless, doesn’t care about pissing off Aoi or getting shot multiple times by Ace. He’s fucking strong as hell and is able to survive being shot multiple times and have enough strength to dig his claws into Ace and force them to burn to death together. Everyone loses their shit without him and he’s the key to escape. He’s cool as hell and he fucks severely

#i get not wanting to write a disabled character thats like helpless or weak but theres nothing helpless or weak about needing basic #accommodations like theres some implication that the way he does the escape rooms is people will tell him what any writing says #and he will feel anything that can be felt but theres not too much going on there #he just knows where everything is based off of. echo location i guess #and yeah he was just left to search alone like theres a lot of puzzles that rely on visual information so uhhh #they just didnt think that one through lol #i think it wouldve been nice if he was given one of those long canes used for walking and it wouldve fit him too #cuz hes very elegant and would lean into the cane thing really well #or maybe if hes specifically without accommodations and the puzzles are very reliant on visuals they can at least show how #it affects him as a blind person like maybe he just cant help in certain spots #or he overcompensates how much information hes able to gather because hes too proud to ask for help #idk its just like i can appreciate the fact that he has a whole character that isnt tied solely to being disabled like he has a personality #and thoughts and feelings and is loved and admired but at the same time its like #they ignore so much about his disability in the process and just dont write it being a thing cuz people cant seem to wrap their minds around #the fact that disabilities are legitimately disabling but theyre ultimately just a fact of life for these people #and they still have value and are 3 dimensional human beings #you cant help but wonder if snake wouldve been as admired by the group if he had been more visibly disabled and actually inconvenienced them #in any way

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