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mist-the-wannabe-linguist · 2 years

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Warrior cats makes me so mad because it could've been such a fascinating exploration of how fascism takes root in a society with pre-existing honor culture, corruption of laws, the long-lasting effects on society and individual people, generational trauma, questions of compliance, guilt, responsibility, historical revisionism and so many other themes if only the Erins weren't cowards and actually paid attention to what they write

#the clans' relatively simple structure and the cats' short lifespans allow to explore so much on a relatively short timespan #and this is a series that has been ongoing for TWENTY YEARS #it could've been a massive fucking cultural milestone with so much literary and societal value #but then you have the erins excusing the actions of the likes of leopardstar and blackstar and never addressing the fact that #in blindly obeying a dictator they are just as guilty. and just let them continue leading the clans without punishment #or how the reason so much of the crap that happens in the series is because of preexisting social structures and not a matter of #''the cat was already prophecized to be evil'' bullshit #or the whole question of religion and all that #fans who do rewrites that properly address these topics i am kissing you on the mouth #warrior cats

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