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Yes, I agree that Jiang Cheng is a sympathetic character. Ofcourse he is. Every villain of MDZS is sympathetic. But that doesn't stop them from being the villain.

MDZS at its core is a story concerning the morals of a society. And all the villains (JC, Xue Yang, JGY) prioritise themselves when faced with an ethical dilema. JC refuses to save the Wen Remnants, Xue Yang repeatedly traumatises Xiao XingChen, JGY kills multiple people including his wife and son in order to maintain his political position.

Yes they have people in their lives they care about and yes they have been dealt an unfair hand. But that doesn't excuse their lack of a moral compass. And thats why they are the antagonists.

In Wei Wuxian's words, their feelings are just trash

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Please correct me if I am wrong because I am slightly fuzzy on the details, but why is it assumed that the actions done by JGY were purely in self preservation? I don't think we can believe all his claims at Guanyin Temple, because A) He was already established as a manipulative character and B) He was trying to convince LXC, his only potential ally, of his innocence. I am genuinely asking because from how I interpreted the text (purely subjective), it doesn't seem like we are supposed to believe everything he says.

And once again, I am fuzzy on the details, but the curse on Jin Zixun, or even the killing of Nie Mingjue doesn't make sense as an act of protection, because if I recall correctly, JGY had been in the process of somewhat regaining the trust of NMJ, which would have allowed him to turn the situation in his favour. Also, if we do talk about his primary motive to get to a position of safety, how do we determine what this position is? Is Chief Cultivator the only position where he is truly safe? Or would the future reign of Jin Zixuan, who treated him better than his father did, mean a better, safer position for JGY, if he had bided his time? Power means safety, absolutely, but at what point do we say his actions stopped being for protection and started being solely for power? I think that depends a lot of how individuals intepret the Guanyin Temple scene, so there won't be an objective answer.

In matters of intent, I am unfortunately a corp lawyer who really misses studying criminal law, and any discussion of mens rea will have me rambling way more than anyone would want. So to summarize my views, I would say intention matters because without intention it becomes very difficult to determine the morality of any action ( basic example would be why there is a lesser punishment for manslaughter than for culpable homicide). How dangerous someone is does matter, but your culpability for causing that danger again ties back to intention. (which is why someone who is legally unsound may be more dangerous than a legally sound person, but is seen as less culpable) (also relevant is that it is indicated that WWX, by a point, had become unstable, and while not unsound, was not fully in his right mind either).

Basically, from my perspective, WWX made horrible, horrible choices, which caused a lot of damage. If he had done so with malice, the consequences would be far far worse, and I agree, the Wens would not have survived because it would have triggered even worse escalation. JGY also made horrible, horrible choices., some of them out of necessity. But as per my interpretation (again, very subjective), he didn't just do it with the aim of self-preservation, he did it with malice, for political gain. And intention cannot be eliminated as a relevant consideration, because once we do that, we reach a slippery slope of essentially legal and moral chaos (not going to expand because I guarantee, I will end up rambling, but this is the most agreed upon perspective in most branches of jurisprudence, not sure about it works in moral philosophy).

Really sorry about how all over the place this reblog is, just putting my thoughts out there. TLDR; The veracity of JGY's claims is doubtful, and his actions show malicious intention. Intention absolutely matters, and that is what sets WWX and JGY apart.

As much as I love and appreciate fandom metas, especially in mxtx fandoms, a lot of times I find myself thinking "the book is deep but not THIS deep". There are many layers, but there is clear intention from the author in portraying things a certain way. Acting like Wei Wuxian is a villain and Jin Guangyao is a poor meow meow who did all of this because he was poor just detracts from the fact that both characters had a certain level of autonomy and they used it in very different ways. Despite his flaws, Wei Wuxian used his abilities to help the innocent. Jin Guangyao, despite how much he sufferered, chose to murder and destroy lives because he wanted to be at the top. His background humanizes him, it isn't intended to justify his actions.

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As much as I love and appreciate fandom metas, especially in mxtx fandoms, a lot of times I find myself thinking "the book is deep but not THIS deep". There are many layers, but there is clear intention from the author in portraying things a certain way. Acting like Wei Wuxian is a villain and Jin Guangyao is a poor meow meow who did all of this because he was poor just detracts from the fact that both characters had a certain level of autonomy and they used it in very different ways. Despite his flaws, Wei Wuxian used his abilities to help the innocent. Jin Guangyao, despite how much he sufferered, chose to murder and destroy lives because he wanted to be at the top. His background humanizes him, it isn't intended to justify his actions.

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Babe has trauma from years of abuse, Charlie is desperately trying to find a cure for his literal dying brother, Jeff and Unc are kinda doing fine until one of them does something inevitably stupid, North and Sonic are acting 12, Pete is fucking NotWay!, NotWay! exists, and somehow the most communicative people on this show are a trafficker, two men playing house, and a boy who just got out of prison for trying to murder someone…eYE.

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sometimes a peacful property gifset shows up on my feed and i am momentarily blinded by tay tawan's absolutely lethal, generational face card.

On a sidenote, he is also so babygirl. would love a show where he just gets manhandled by new like he does irl.

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one thing about domundi guys, they understand that you can't fumble a bad bitch. let him walk all over you. be the service top to his power bottom. or the sweet seme to his clingy uke. but never fumble him ever. this ofc does not apply to tutoryim who are both bad bitches who just love being silly together and would never dream of fumbling.

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Traditional families are OUT, liberal families are IN:

1) two lesbian moms

2) a french guy you’re secretly in love with

3) the cardboard cutout of a dog

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I thought that Jeremy couldn't be an addict because that would make him "too much of a fox" and the trojans didn't have criminal or public, stigmatised problems but in actuality I think it's a great way to explore how wealth defines these labels. The foxes are constantly maligned for being problem cases but Jeremy is the captain of the trojans because of blatant bribery and abuse of power. Jeremy suffers horrific consequences for his actions, in the form of homophobia, shame, guilt, emotional and fincancial abuse and control. But he is able to avoid the worst practical consequences (serious jail time, let alone suspension from school, loss of his Exy career) because of his parents influence and wealth. He is able to get clean because of their wealth. Whereas the foxes are 'junkies and criminals' for their entire career and are only allowed a shot at a better life if they're lucky because Wymack puts his neck out for them. I think it's genius to have us guess and wait for book two because it emphasises this disparity.

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pete and kenta's story is so sad man. the flashbacks with pete are the only time you ever really see kenta happy and hopeful and just a person and not a weapon. and then pete leaves. the only person he loves, the only person who makes him happy leaves. and kenta is stuck.

and they still care for each other so much! pete believes kenta can be better. kenta warns pete to stay away because he doesn't want him hurt. there is so much love there. and when kenta finally breaks the cage he has been trapped in and does the right thing, he goes to jail and pete is all heartbroken over way. the love exists but it isn't enough. it has never been enough.

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imagine this. you are win metawin, young and famous and rich. you have a cool older friend and co-star who is also young and famous and rich and a badass who has a cool image. and then your friend gets a co-star and undergoes the most drastic princessification ever. his my melody obsession comes to public light. he sulks every chance he gets. people realize how babygirl he is. you realize how babygirl he is. all because of his new co-star.

win is better than me, I would be airing his business out because what do you mean my friend had a whole other personality that no one knew about. that, ladies and gentlemen, is skynani brainrot.

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gemini is me i am gemini

Excellent news! Ohm and Nanon are allowed to be friends in public again!

And everyone literally cheered!

Gawin recorded it and put it on his IG story 🤣:

Here's a compilation of everyone losing their minds. Gemini was ecstatic, Satang literally followed them clapping. I love them all:

*please internet gremlins don't make it weird for them*

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Accidentally went down the skynani rabbit hole and now I am stuck. Nani is so adorable?? And the fact that he knows Sky is extra gentle with him, because he finds Nani extra cute and soft?? And he is also so clumsy? What a cutie.

Also obsessed with the fact that Nani gets mad at Sky for never remembering Kuromi's name, and is constantly in his IG comments demanding for him to send photos, while Sky is always begging him for photographer credit. Sky being the Nani-whisperer and speaking for him when he doesn't want to, he is the friend every introvert deserves.

Just loving the golden retriever black cat dynamic, its adorable and one of the nicest surprises to come out of GMMTV this year. They clearly like each other a lot and it shows in their chemistry.

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okay so I reached episode 8 and the whole rock paper scissors scene??? Why does it have more chemistry than all of 2gether?? Shin my man one episode of Saint's sad puppy eyes is all it take for you to cave, you would never survive a situationship.

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finally started High School Frenemy, why did no one tell me about all the toxic yaoi

this is literally just a bunch of AO3 tags in a bromance trenchoat

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silly little ghost show putting me in my feelings in ep. 6 & 7

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At first, Hua Cheng mostly gives off the impression of a normal over-protective broody love interest in a romance novel, overly paranoid over anything that might potentially hurt Xie Lian, but then you get to the White Clothed Calamity arc and realize, oh god, oh fuck, that’s actually a completely reasonable response to having to watch someone go through that, he’s actually showing remarkable restraint by allowing Xie Lian to go off and do his own thing as much as he does

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more cherik angst because I am once again feeling shit about myself.

charles has been abandoned again and again and again and the love of his life didn't do anything until he reached rock bottom. think about that. no one gives a fuck about him until he reaches a point where its impossible to ignore. no one looks on their own. no one cared.

erik spent all this time thinking charles didn't need him. he didn't look at him close enough. maybe because it hurt too much. maybe because if he looked back he would realize how wrong he was. there is too much time lost. too much hurt between them. and now he can only be there when charles is hanging on by a thread.

charles thinks its pity. erik thinks its redemption. neither admit that its love