im about 50 pages in and so far. is it incredibly cliche? yes. it’s a magic academy and her hair is literally naturally silver at the ends. is the author incredibly unsubtle at working in worldbuilding? yes. the mc literally narrated out loud several paragraphs of geography and borders and trading because she wanted to be a scribe and was nervous. am I already 100% confident I know how the romance is gonna go? yes. is the violence excessive? yes. literally chill out it’s not that serious. is it bad? remains to be seen. I’m not expecting this to blow me a way I think it could be fun and silly
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Okay. So I talked briefly about it here but I just want to say this as well.
I think people are missing the point of a lot of discussion and criticisms surrounding the depiction of sexual assault in Hazbin.
And. Well. Based on multiple multi-day internet arguments between Hazbin’s creator and survivors of sexual assault, it seems like the creator may have missed the point as well…
Regardless of how the episode is widely received, the episode coming out isn’t going to magically “validate” or prove that the portrayal of sexual assault was well done.
It won’t prove that it was completely poorly done either.
It is something that is entirely subjective and whether or not it’s “done well” is also subjective.
I personally have a feeling on where I’ll stand when the episode comes out, but that is entirely my own opinion. It won’t take away from anyone else’s opinion. People may disagree with me or agree with me, but my opinion doesn’t somehow bolster or diminish their’s.
And based on the reaction of some of the Hazbin fans, and even the creator and team members, it’s really seeming like they believe they can prove the episode to be objectively “respectful” of survivors once it comes out.
That’s not something anyone gets to decide once and for all.
There will ALWAYS be heated discussions and disagreements on how sensitive topics should be depicted and handled in media and art. That is part of being an artist and making art about difficult subjects.
And it’s genuinely VERY frustrating to see people paint this as completely black and white. When you do so, you’ll end up speaking over survivors no matter what your intention is.
People are weird and messy and grey and contain multitudes upon multitudes. There are going to be survivors who deal with their trauma in all sorts of ways, and NO MATTER WHAT their opinion is on this particular portrayal, whether they think it’s handled well or not, they don’t need randos weighing in and telling them their feelings are wrong or invalid.
And, to be honest, I think it’s really gross to try and use someone’s personal trauma to try and justify your own opinions on whether a show is “good” or “bad”.
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HEY FUN FACT YOU GET PAID FOR MANNING THE VOTING BOOTHS, OR AT LEAST YOU DO IN MY STATE
THEY PAY MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE (significantly more) AND YOU CAN APPLY AT AS YOUNG AS 16 WITH PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION
THEY PAY EXTRA ON ELECTION DAY
ITS A LONG ASS SHIFT (more than 12 hours) BUT HOLY SHIT
LIKE THIS AINT VOLUNTEER WORK THIS IS FOR PAY AND YOU GET THE DAY OFF SCHOOL WITHOUT IT COUNTING AS AN ABSENCE
OVER 200 DOLLARS PER DAY
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