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thebestusernamepossible · 7 months ago

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I’m mostly staying off the Mouthwashing fandom bc I personally don’t want to put myself through whatever discourse is ever going on there. But know I love Anya and Mouthwashing is one of the best games I’ve played that had an SA survivor AND was respectful about it!! The abuse Anya suffered is never portrayed as a spectical for the audience to leer at. They use the art of implication VERY well, and in the end Anya gets to go out dignified. She’s not just Jimmy’s tradgic victim, she’s her own character who makes her own decisions. Jimmy doesn’t get to kill her, she expresses her own agency to do so. She’s also the one who kept the gun away from him for so long. Also she’s SO fucking strong, she’s so cool. Anya I love you.

Also the game’s overarching (but subtle) commentary on rape culture, enabling, and how capitalism almost makes a set dressing for it is peak.

#there’s the easy fandom stuff I don’t like #like the idea Curly is ethier ‘did no worng’ or ‘did his best’#don’t get me wrong I LIKE curly #but he is COMPLICT in what happened to Anya and how it was handled #the bug theme of the game is take responsibility #also I think the fandom thing of ‘Swansea would’ve killed Jimmy if he had known’ has some… weird implications #like Anya didn’t need some big man savior to kill Jimmy for her #she needed Curly her BOSS to side with her and prioritise her safety #Swansea is cool- don’t get me wrong #but the implication everything would have been ok had Anya just told her OTHER (more of a ‘real man’) co worker #feels… icky?#Like I think he would’ve helped her but honestly? he was Jimmy and Curly’s subordinate too #I do think he would have pressed curly and helped Anya #but I’m the way he did in canon- as a supporter #maybe it would’ve been different if he knew Anya could survive #but honestly him letting her go out how she chose and then killing her abuser is based #bc like only Daisuke was going to survive in their minds #but you can tell he gave Anya power in the planning #maybe I’m reading into it #oh and also Anya should get to kill Jimmy with a hammer and then get a free abortion (paid by Curly- TAKE RESPONSIBILITY)#I do think he’d pay if he could- he understands what it’s like to be under Jimmy’s power now #Curly should also pay for her nursing school #as a thank you for being a saint and keeping his ass alive and in the least amount of pain she could #she’s a real one #anya mouthwashing #mouthwashing #also hi def mentioned this on my blog before (bc it’s helpful to be semi-open about it to get rid of shame and embarrassment I find)#but the way Anya is handled is very personal to me as a SA Survivor <3 and that’s the lens all of this is coming from-#she deserves the world

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