#and to expect every person to agree upon certain parameters is frankly super naive
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#people have talked the issues w the word 'problematic' to death and i don't have anything new to add to that#but i find it really interesting that there seems to be this.....expectation that character needs to become good to deserve analysis#like their ~problematic~ behavior has to mean something specifically in lead up to a redemption arc#which i find kind of restrictive? there is value in analyzing villainous characters that do not get better that stay villains#but even further i constantly see people being like 'well they were problematic but.....' and it's like okay so?#so what they were problematic does that mean we aren't allowed to discuss that character and what they contribute to the narrative#does a character need to earn the right to even be worthy of discussion#not to mention like....being that this is fiction and none of these characters or their actions are real#if we aren't able to discuss and analyze motivation in fiction what are we really saying about perceived immoral behavior#if we can't do it irl and we can't do it in fiction are we just trying to get to a point where it ceases to exist? bc that feels impossible#and even further my biggest issue w morality politics in regards to literature is that there is no one definition#cultural contexts and lived experiences play SUCH a role in someone determining what is problematic and what is irredeemable#and to expect every person to agree upon certain parameters is frankly super naive#your personal boundaries and issues w characters as a result are yours that's one thing#but using that to discourage and dismiss other people who don't have those same boundaries just feels....idk it makes me feel gross#all of this feels in the interest of being morally superior and gaining validation from that which like. doesn't mean anything?#you don't get some gold medal for only loving ~unproblematic~ characters it doesn't make you better than anyone else#idk what my point is honestly i just really hate this idea that fictional characters need to deserve redemption or whatever#to even be worth analysis#it just feels gross and shame-y and purposeless#also there is a BIG difference between 'i don't like this character bc they're problematic' and 'this character's behavior bothers me'#bc the former implies this sense of condescension and judgement of people who DO like that character#and the latter is simply......im bothered and i don't like them i don't want to talk about them#the internet looooooves the former and that's why we have so many frankly cruel discussions that make people feel bad#it would be so much easier to accept the latter and leave peoples' fictional tastes alone but what do i know lol
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