#like. youd think thats irresponsible as fuck to put unchallenge in a kids show

[yuridovewing]

if spottedleaf’s love for firestar was intended as a “retcon” and firestar’s crush was meant to be a one sided unserious thing that the fandom read too much into, then why was it a) not treated like that whatsoever in tpb (fireheart is consistently portrayed as a mourning lover and he never reconciles with that) and b) why didnt the narrative make it explicitly clear that spottedleaf didnt love him back? these books are for 13 year olds, they dont really have “lol subtle storytelling!” as an excuse for something as serious as this, especially when warriors is notoriously unsubtle about its themes and its characters. especially when tpb also has examples of uncomfortable age gaps that ARE glorified and accepted as normal. also why would the crush being a retcon in the first place mean that fans are being unreasonable when theyre uncomfortable?

at the very least, even if the “retcon” argument is true, the whole plotline is an extremely irresponsible thing to put in a childrens book completely unchallenged and i dont think the fans are being unreasonable when theyre criticizing that