#y’all completely ignored the theme about the trauma of displacement and jumped to turn Alma into a caricature of your aunt/mother whatever
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The Encanto fandom took one look at the complex character that is Alma Madrigal and locked her in the box of one dimensional wicked stepmothers. You guys are so fucking boring istg
#really said ‘This Colombian woman that’s been violently displaced from her home is equal to my homophobic grandmother#I’ve been trying to be cordial but if I see one more hot take about how Alma is abusive I’m going to flip#I keep seeing the same thing over and over please come up with something new#I’m not even complaining about y’all writing her as a villain#I disagree but I can see how a backstory like hers can make for an intriguing villain#but you guys??? don’t even do that??? you just immediately jump to Alma verbally abusing her children with no explanation#like damn if you’re gonna demonize her you can at least do better than minimizing her into a Karen with a superiority complex#my main issue is that Tumblr in general just has a bad time interacting with fictional stories highlighting trauma in communities of color#y’all completely ignored the theme about the trauma of displacement and jumped to turn Alma into a caricature of your aunt/mother whatever#im gonna stop here before I right an entire essay in the notes but#I’m gonna need y’all to step back and review how you watch stories like Encanto#Bc all of you sound real fucking tone deaf rn#encanto disney#encanto#alma madrigal#displacement#mini rant#madrigal family
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