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One thing about veilguard, what happened to the titans was so beyond fucked up. What a horrific and tragic story for an entire race.

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They do that cause they think naturally kind characters aren't deep and need some kind of internal flaw to explain why they are good.

-lies face down on floor-

Dear fandom, I beseech ye in the bowels of Christ, think it possible there may actually be people in this world who genuinely thrive on helping others. That selflessness doesn't always spring from self-loathing and lead straight into self-immolation.

Please, please let us have one good character who doesn't get shoved into the "obviously the only reason he'd do all that for other people is because he Doesn't Value Himself Properly" box. One, just one, whose heroism isn't treated as some horrible mental illness he needs to be cured of by true love. Who isn't approached with the absolute assumption, regardless of his actual behavior, that the biggest problem in his life is that he goes around wanting to be KIND.

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BRUH that person needs help. They are waging a one sided war against Hinata. It's insane.

will the naruto fandom stop defending mental abuse

People don’t have to like Hinata but the fact that her haters result in brainwashing people into thinking she wasn’t abused just because it wasn’t physical or because they hate her is sick

Hiashi in the manga and anime was portrayed as an awful punchable person

for crying out loud Kurenai a professional ninja though that was Hiashi was doing was harsh

He literally send her to a death zone disguise as work because he coudnt even bother to wait for her to improve

oh and another thing I think, key word think but correct me if Im wrong but the shinobi system makes children of clans be shinobi if their parents want them to what would have happened if Hinata said no would they make her anyways ?

This isn’t even an Hinata fan speaking this is just human decency

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Bruh, i go into the Hinata tag and there is that one crazy ass neji fan hating on her still 😭. Did she steal your man? Does she owe you money??? Did she rob you???

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Sooooooooooo I am watching Bleach for the first time and I'm at the part where Orihime is held captive by the arrancars. This Ulquiorra nigga gives me the fucking creeps. And the way he engages in psychological warfare against orihime (probably under direction from Aizen) is so unsettling.

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I don't know how to fully articulate this but there are some similarities between Demon Slayer and Inuyasha that really stand out to me. Beyond the whole revolving around demons thing. It just be simple lil tropes and I'm making too much out of it.

For instance, Tanjiro's whole thing of sniffing out the thread really reminds me of how inuyasha had to pinpoint the right place to hit the wind scar.

Zenitsu is like a dialed back miroku. Fawns over every girl he meets but is truly dedicated to one. Though, I must stress that Zenitsu is very much dialed down compared to miroku (PRAISE GAWD FOR THAT. They went too far with miroku imo).

Muzan definitely feels like he was inspired from Naraku. Spawning demons/creating demons and how he treats them. The demons' relationship with Muzan really remind me of Kagura and her dynamic with Naraku. Tho, muzan feels a bit more extreme in what he demands of his demons. He would have killed Kagura for her transgressions.

The Spider Mother feels really reminiscent of Yura of the hair, using people as puppets with their strings. Staying with the spider family, Rui really reminds me of Hakudōshi.

Therecare probably some more things between them that I am forgetting but I do wonder if these things were intentional or just coincidences.

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I've been thinking about this for a hot minute. I LOVE Kurama, he is my favorite character in Yu Yu hakusho. But I do feel like at some point all of the lies he tell and what not should have unfolded. Shiori deserved to know the truth about him and what he did. That would have made for an awesome side arc I think.

Because when you really look at it, what Kurama did was fucked up. I love that man to bits but it was. He invaded her body, took the place of her baby, and used her for his own personal benefit. What made it worse, was that there was a time when Kurama looked down at her and thought he inferior, which led to him treating her like dirt (he said something about it when we first meet him. It's why he feels so guilty about her sickness).

I would be so interested to see how Shiori would react to finding out her baby boy that she raised is not the person she thought he was at all, that everything about him is a lie, and she does not know who is one bit. Their entire relationship is one big fat ass lie multiple of them in fact. How mean and nasty he was as a child was not just a child acting out, but a grown ass demon man who probably thought she wasn't worth more than the scum between his toes. Granted, I know he grew to genuinely love her and became a legit mama's boy and all but still.

How does one react to all of that? To being used in such a manner? To know that she housed and nourished someone with Kurama's past? The amount of anger, hurt, betrayal and so on would be unmitigated.

And on the flipside, how would kurama react to his house of cards crashing down? He would more than likely lose the most important in his life. To him, shiori IS his mother. He would die for her without thinking about it and almost did. She is what changed him to being a much better person than he used to be by just simply giving him unconditional love. That motherly loving gaze he's so used to getting from her would turn cold and very possibly filled with hatred.

(This would make a hell of a fic. I am tempted).

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I know it's different in the Manga and all but having to watch Kagome watch Inuyasha be so indecisive hurts. I understand Inuyasha's confusion but maaaaaaaaaaan, my heart always hurts for my girl 😭.

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I am currently watching Inuyasha for the first time ever and I'm like at the beginning of season 6. I have had the unfortunate circumstance of learning that sesshomaru ends up with RIN. Granted, it happens in s sequel series that is not cannon but how the fuck can somebody write some type of shit like that???

They made my man a GROOMER. I have seen people call him pedomaru 😭😭😭. They fucked my dude all the way up. On top of that, it sounds like poor Rin has no growth at all. She still refers to him as Lord Sesshomaru. How fucked up is that???

Like, Sesshomaru hopping into that well, coming into the modern world and kicking up kagome's mom wouldve made more sense and been much better than this pedo ass bullshit.

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Been watching the dubbed Yu-Gi-Oh as of late, and I know how much hate it gets but it will always have a special place in my heart. The Pharaoh's voice alone is legendary. And I don't care what NOBODY says, creation/censorship of the shadow realm was a stroke of genius. It's partly more terrifying than death.

I just finished the seal of orichalcos and holy shit. That was a ride and it made me love the Pharaoh even more. Him playing the seal and LYING to himself Bout why he needed to play the seal was just *chef's kiss*. They had him have this inner thought about how two different worlds were going to be destroyed if he lost to Rafael, and I was so confused. I had no idea where he got that thought from and I realized he was lying to himself to justify using the seal.

The truth of the matter was that he did not want to lose the duel. He was willing to risk everything for a fucking meaningless duel. This wasn't even an instance of a card being up for grabs. Homeboy just could not accept defeat.

I know the crystal he was wearing was influencing him but the crystal played on his ego. Yami (dubbed at least, I have heard different about the sub and Manga versions) is not an egotistical man but he still has one and why wouldn't he? This dude has looked insane odds in the eye before and came out on top. He was not about to be topped by this measly little duel.

And his ego, along with allowing himself to be driven by Rafael's words, cost him the closest person to him. Yugi taking his place as the soul to be secured was just the lesson he needed to learn. It was a classic thing of when the hero screws up, those closest to them pays the price rather than the hero themselves directly.

And what makes it worse was that he went back on his word to yugi. Back in season 1, he promised yugi he would never go against his wishes, and he did it here. Over a meaningless duel.

I am not sure how this whole thing hits in the sub, but it's so crazy cause the Pharoah is so RIGHTEOUS. He is so righteous and good and even he could not see beyond his ego and the effects of the crystal. He has been shown to be so kind and forgiving but yet he was willing to risk his soul and willing to condemn soul of rafael's just to win.

I know am just rambling in this post but my goodness. Yami playing that one card made the arc for me.

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Hinata must have killed that one neji Stan's family or something. The hate they have for her doesn't even make sense. Did she steal your man? Having that much hate for a fictional person is wild.

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I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion or not but being on Team 8 served hinata better than being on team 7 would have. Having to constantly be the peace maker and foil to the rivalry and bickering between Sasuke and naruto would have worked as a negative towards her growth as a person. Hinata needed a peaceful team considering the cold and basically loveless home she was coming from. On top of her shy and meek personality. Kiba and Shino were perfect for her. Kiba's boisterous and positive attitude, on top of Shino's reserved but friendly nature, they were perfect for her.

Naruto is like the best conduit for her considering all things, but throwing in his dynamic with Sasuke in the mix would not have been good for her. And she needed people she could open up to. Child Hinata would not have been able to open up to Naruto, I do not think.

I am a naruhina shipper to the end but Team 8 is where Hinata needed to be.

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And the notion that Hinata should have been on Team 7 rather than sakura just reeks of this anti sakura bullshit that we are way too old to STILL be perpetuating. This fuck ass shit of hinata vs sakura should have died before we left middle school.

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BROOOOOOOOOOO THIS FUCKING RIGHT HERE. They give hinata and sakura no room to be children. They will even hold hinata accountable for the branch system.

It’s so funny how so many naruto blogs on here are like:

Post 1: kishimoto is such a misogynist in his writing of naruto women

Post 2: «sakura was such an obsessive stalker bitch. Also she was so useless. I cant believe sasuke married her.»

Post 3: «hinata was such a dumb and irrelevant bitch. Why do people even like her.»

Like wheres the self awareness!?

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Hinata may have forgiven Hiashi but I will fucking not!

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You know who would make a great duo? Dame Aylin and Wyll. I don't know why this isn't really present in the fandom or why I havent thought of it before, but something about these two characters feels like they would click and greatly enjoy each other's company.

You've got this great and powerful paladin, who's sole purpose is battling the dark forces of her wicked auntie, and this young man who has forever pledged himself to helping others. On that alone, I feel like aylin and wyll would connect greatly. I think that Aylin has that same self sacrificial attitude wyll has. Her relationship with isobel is probably the one time she has truly allowed herself to have something. I don't know if Aylin's devotion to the cause is due to Selune telling her that's all she's worth or a bit more self-inflicted. And there could be some similarities in the parenting of Ulder Ravenguard and Selune. Two people who managed to raise remarkable people but fucked up their self worth along the way.

I would also imagine that Dame Aylin and Wyll would have incredible stories to exchange about their heroic deeds and try to outdo the other. I think it ends up being a tie tho. As powerful as Aylin is, Wyll has the indomitable human spirit on his side and despite all that he's been through, he remains a hero and a good man no matter what.

This is some mega rambles but my goodness, I cannot help but feel like aylin and wyll would be great friends.

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Then Aylin helps Wyll collect Mizora's head. The fact that she escapes the game without getting her comeuppance will forever not annoy me. If everyone else can stick it to their abusers then Wyll should get the chance as well.

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ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OF THIS. You hit the nail on the head exactly. The way people refuse to accept that astarion is an asshole and his trauma does not diminish that has made me not like him at all. And the constant thing of "well, you just don't understand victims of abuse" when calling him out on his behavior is so asinine.

the thing about Astarion is (for the most part and with crucial exceptions) I like what he brings to the table. I like that there is an evil-aligned character, I like that he tries to regain control by being a manipulative bitch, & that he grows to learn that that isn’t healthy for him or his partner, & that he still caps it off at them two & MAYBE the companions because he’s still learning that whole “hey other people don’t deserve cruelty, either” by the end of the game. I like that he presents an option to be a total douchebag-aligned character & still have a party. He’s there for murder-happy PCs & folks who enjoy mean catty queers. I don’t begrudge anyone who enjoys him on those terms.

But it is really fucking exhausting to hear all the traits that make him *him* get sanded away by his fans, and for the traits of characters I do really like, wholeheartedly, to get transplanted onto him (eg, he hates art, yet is portrayed as dancing frequently. He has to go through a whole character arc before giving a shred of vulnerability, yet he’s portrayed as sweet without prompting. He approves of you telling tiefling refugee kids to go die & makes light of him leading Gur children to their deaths (which might be a coping mechanism but hey! The kids are right fucking there my man!), yet he’s frequently portrayed as kind to children. Hey why are all of those Wyll traits?). I’ve seen people get told that knowingly misinterpreting his character is equally as valid as actually acknowledging his flaws, and that criticizing him for his actions is shitting on actual victims of abuse. I’ve seen people mischaracterize Wyll as boring (blatantly incorrect) or somehow rude (see that lighthearted joke about rats that happened BEFORE Astarion spilled the details of his tragic backstory, like early in game if you paired the two together in your party) or Gale as pushy (the man who says “go have fun don’t worry about me, I can't do anything exciting for medical purposes anyway & I don’t wanna hold you back”) & toxic (despite Astarion knowingly, purposefully manipulating you to his own ends, & the specific line they are talking about being a bug) for the sake of pushing their meow meow as the best romantic option.

I have seen people say that TAV is actually awful if they leave him at any point, but ESPECIALLY post-Ascention, because quote, “they got him to this point, it’s cruel to leave him alone now”. I’ve seen people excuse his racist comments about the Gur & him murdering a man because they beat him up 200 years ago (and, based on his comments, it was likely in response to some legislation or legal precedence he set to fuck em over), i’ve seen people justify his treatment of Tav post-Ascension as deserved, like you get to be abusive after your own abuse as a treat. I’ve seen people bend over backwards trying to make his awful behaviour fit with a perception of him as Quirky Good because they don’t wanna acknowledge that yeah, he’s evil, yeah, he’s a protagonist, and yeah, that doesn’t negate or diminish the inexcusable cruelty of his own abuse -- and then I've seen those same people say that people who DISLIKE ASTARION for his actual character traits have no skills in literary analysis. (Or frequently, “well I guess we can’t put heavy topics in games, people can't handle them”, that old passive-aggressive chestnut)

And yes, those fans are just a very annoying vocal minority. I’ve seen many fans who acknowledge that he’s kind of a POS, especially to people he considers “weak” (read: victims in their own circumstances), and that it doesn’t detract from the fact that his suffering was wrong and should not have happened, nor should it be replicated. (Which I think is the crux of his particular flavour of breaking the cycle of abuse) I know people like him BECAUSE he is a shitty person who can grow to be better, or can give into his base instincts & worst flaws. I’ve seen people who like it from a literary perspective, I’ve seen people who like his evil ending because it gets them randy - I can respect both! But it is just very tiring when people act like Astarion gets a “forever excused for his behaviour” pass by his fans, & when basic engagement with the character is treated as materially harmful defamation. He is pixels with a story behind it, for us to engage with & criticise & either enjoy or leave at camp, depending. Me saying I think his racism is fucked up isn’t the end of the world.

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There has been a rant bulding in me regarding this fandom for a hot fucking minute. The way people in this fandom use victimhood to defend and block any and all criticisms of characters (some more than others) high key feels like they missed the point of BG3. The point is to STOP the cycle of abuse and to be better than your impulses.

And when you don't, you are to be held accountable. You are not responsible for what happened to you, but you are responsible for your own actions and what you do to others. And your trauma does not give you the right to hurt others.

Also, alot of the characters in the game are assholes and its okay if somebody dislikes one of the characters, CAUSE THEY ARE ASSHOLES (minus like wyll and karlach). You can understand a character and know where they are coming from and still find them to be an asshole.

There is this knee-jerk reaction from people when they critique a character to say "just say you don't understand victims and go" or "you don't understand the imperfect victim". When that is not always the case.

And the way this fandom is about Wyll......... MY GAWD. This fandom, no matter the platform, will have people using the tiniest fucking thing to villianize him or make him to be the worst of the worst. When he is legitimately a good man. WYLL IS A GOOD MAN.

And the constant thing of trying to make him not be a good man reeks of racism and a weird ass insecurity for the other characters. You happen to like a character who may not be as good as a person as wyll, OWN UP TO IT. Admit that your fave is a shit stain. But do not tear down the only black companion over the tiniest shit to defend your asshole fave.

I have seen somebody call wyll a narcissist. When he is anything but. And you can probably guess who their fave is. There is no fucking need to treat wyll like that. Why is he held to such a different standard than everybody else? We all know why that is.