#it's annoying going thru the tags + seeing ppl get attacked for thorough critiques

[taocastleprincess]

it's so annoying that any critique of laura is swatted away w "so why do you hate well-written female characters, huh???????" like, shut up. you can acknowledge how amazingly real and well-written her character is and still realize that she's really shitty?? they aren't mutually exclusive things. you can be depressed af and still be an abusive and disgusting person. mental illness doesn't give you a pass to be an absolute piece of shit. so idk why the "OMG ITS BC SHES FUCKIG DEPRESSED!!!! NEUROTYPICALS ARE SO ANNOYING" defense is still getting play bc it's childish and absolves her of any wrongdoing. it's kind of gross that you guys think that mental illness allows someone to be as abusive as they want without reproach.... that.... is not okay. mental illness isn't an excuse. so yes i relate to laura feeling empty and alone and i love how realistically her struggle with depression was written. i appreciated that. i loved that. it made me feel really validated and it was a nice change of pace from seeing it depicted romantically in other shows. but stop attacking ppl and invalidating them bc you want them to love your trash fave. she's not supposed to be a likable character. is it wrong for you to understand her? to empathize w her? no! like i said, she's a well-written character with real, human flaws and hopes and dreams and goals. relating to her doesn't make you a bad person. no one is saying that. tbh, laura is the character i relate to the most so far. but don't go thru the tag trying to JUSTIFY her actions and shooting down any real critique of her character w "djfjdjd i guess y'all just don't want well-written female characters" like you lack critical thinking and reasoning skills. you can appreciate the character for all that they are and what it means for representation in books/media while also realizing that in the context of the book/show/movie they are a horrible person and probably shouldn't be put on a pedestal? like, honestly, why do you want ppl to unabashedly love your abusive, selfish fave so much? some of y'all need to do a teeny bit of soul-searching. that shit is uncomfy.