#they're so much more interesting ta me than just 'the hero who is good always'

[spaciebabie]

3 things I want to know.

Do you like plants, both in the since of growing them and in eating them?

Do you have any cursed drawings that even you wouldn't want posted on tumblr? (I'm not asking you to post them. I'm just asking if you have that sort of thing)

Who's your favorite villain to hate, and I'm not counting the ones that you would think are sexy in any way.

i like eating plants and ive tried growing plants before and its just not for me (im also really bad at it)

i do have drawings ive made before i would never post ta tumblr, but they're not really cursed they're just self indulgent X)

my favorite villain ta hate....hm i dont really tend ta hate villain characters? i know that hating them is the default reaction for most ppl, but i just find them interesting and if i dont find them interesting im usually neutral abt them. the only outliers i can think of are when a villain attempts to harm someone sexually. thats kind of where i draw the line.

[angelshizuka]

The way TA (and his asslickers) unironically believes switching the genders of the age old "man who saves the day/girl who needs to be rescued" trope magically fixes it, says a lot.

As someone who grew up always gravitating towards the "damsell in distress" type characters and wanting them to be better developed with more screen time and focus, because often than not they're more closely related to the overarching plot than the actual main character, and in general are really interesting characters who have so much story to tell (don't look at me, these are the exact arguments TA used on why Marinette is the hero despite it being Adrien's arc, but because the genders are switched it's suddenly "okay"??)

For the record, this is NOT the same thing as wanting them to be "strong" and save the day, not every character has to be a fighter/hero to be of value. But there's still a right and a wrong way to write a "damsell in distress", and it mainly comes down to how well developed they are and how seriously they're taken (and how much of a character they're allowed to have outside of the main character/their love interest).

Anyway, my point is, TA used an age old trope with the only real change being switched genders and then is flabbergasted people still end up liking the "damsell in distress" over the hero. Like, he genuinely believes even in the old days "damsells in distress" are unlovable characters that couldn't possibly be someone's fave, because godforbid you don't worship the ground the hero walks on. People like YOU are the ones treating these type of characters like tools, not us. That says A LOT more about you than about any of us Adrien fans.

And TA, don't you dare act all shocked and offended some people still prefer Adrien when YOU are the one who forced him into the "damsell in distress" role, because YOU are the one incapable of understanding these type of characters are just as valuable, likable and worthy of fans.

Unfortunately Adrien is still an example of a badly written "damsell in distress" (though what else do you expect from this show, definitely not good writing), I'm just pointing out that Marinette being the hero doesn't excuse the bad treatment of his character, because even a "damsell in distress" can be written right. And that's not even getting into how Adrien was introduced as a hero, but his agency got stolen from him piece by piece over the course of the show, but I've ranted enough for one post.