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feyinvestigations · 2 years ago

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Yeah maybe I'm formatting an entire fic bc I think a female character could be very interesting but I've literally only found one fic that treats her as nuanced even though she was introduced in 1983

#this post is abt catherine todd #shes one of those ''died before the story started'' types but she literally gets no characterizations #like she is either a. the worlds worst mom ever or b. she was a great mom until she died of a mysterious illness #DESPITE THE FACT that canonically she A) died of a very well known illness (addiction) and B) was ALSO A VERY GOOD MOM #SHE LOVED HER SON! HE LOVED HER! HE SPENT OVER A YEAR TRYING TO SAVE HER LIFE #like. her entire story is meant to hammer in the issues with /Systemic Violence/ specifically in relevance to those who are low income #and a major aspect of that form of violence is lack of resources. ESPECIALLY in relevance to addicts #i wouldnt even mind the mysterious illness thing too much if it wasnt being used just as an easy way to remove her from the story #like! talk abt the american healthcare system! talk abt the connection between chronic illness and poverty #talk abt HOW povery affects people w chronic illness #i think if you are going to use a tragedy in your narrative you must think about Why the tragedy happened and if it was Avoidable #the purpose of her story is that if she had had the proper resources/support SHE WOULD HAVE LIVED.#Batposting

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