#anti b*lly hargrove

[rogueddie]

I'm gonna need people to stop asking the cast about B*lly because I am convinced that most of them haven't actually watched the show so they just think of Dacre and end up saying something nice. I am sick of it.

Joe Quinn saying Eddie and B*lly would be friends, Joe Keery saying B*lly redeemed himself in season 3; either y'all didn't watch the show or you don't have a single critical thought in your empty heads.

[booksandpaperss]

POV those stranger things fans

Billy Hargrove: is a sexist and racist white man who abuses Max and bullies middle schoolers and is generally a massive asshole with absolutely zero redeeming qualities to the point where the writers only even bothered to give him screen-time to make ppl hate him and to give Max character development for when they killed him off. Also he literally was meant to be like Stranger Things’ Henry from IT.

Some fr ppl: awww poor Billy 🥺🥺 it’s only cuz he was abused 😢😢 he doesn’t deserve the hate 🥺🥺🥺 it’s not his fault he’s racist and tried to run over Mike Dustin and Lucas and made Max’s life 10x worse than it already was 😢🥺 he’s just my rlly attractive hot uwu mean white boy that’s all 😍🥰

Meanwhile Mike Wheeler: incredibly traumatized 14 year old kid who loves his friends so much but grew up with an emotionally absent father and a mom who tries her best but still defers to their father a lot and noticeably hates him, super adhd coded and probably also has bpd or autism, by season 4 he has virtually no support system whatsoever and a sister who’s just as emotionally distant as both his parents, not to mention he’s a repressed queer kid growing up with a conservative father in a town like Hawkins, Indiana and enough depression and abandonment issues for me to write a whole essay on-

Those same fr ppl: ugh he’s so lame. Such a lame character. He was good in s1 ig but then his character completely fell through, he’s badly written and he’s annoying and his trauma isn’t an excuse for him to be acting the way he is and he may as well just die next season cuz he’s so boring and useless 🙄🖐🏻

….y’all see the problem here right?

[autistic-katara]

“you did the mature thing, you did the mature thing, you did the mature thing,” i repeat to myself after blocking someone to quell the urges to unblock and yell at them for being a fucking idiot

[the-teddy-bear-butch]

If you stan B*lly Hargrove, and/or you ship B*lly with Steve or especially Eddie, I need you to get the fuck off my blog and block me.

I’m dead serious. This man is an abusive, racist, misogynistic asshole. Yes, he was a victim of a abuse, but that does NOT, in any fucking way, excuse his shitty behavior. I’m tired of seeing shit using his past as an excuse and how he’s secretly a good guy. He’s not. Full stop. He continued to perpetuate that abusive cycle when he was aggressive with Max. He was very obviously racist towards Lucas. You cannot just blatantly ignore the way he treated Lucas and Max. He’s not a fucking marauder either. There was no “redemption arc.” He didn’t spend time unlearning his hatred and becoming a better person. He made one split second “good” decision, and that does not just erase his racism and abusive behavior.

Not to mention, y’all don’t even characterize him right most of the time. He isn’t soft. He is harsh and cruel. He’s not a fucking leftist? BRO WHAT

Look, I’m not a huge Jonathan Byers fan (the whole photo thing remains stuck in my mind, I’m sorry) but he is an interesting character foil to B*lly. Jonathan also was a victim of abuse, but he GREW from that. He put in the effort to end that cycle. He made sure Will would be protected from that.

You want to talk about characters who have been abused who aren’t massive dickwipes? Look at Jonathan. Hell, look at Max.

You want to talk classism? Again, the Byers family! Max! Robin even! Eddie for all I care! You don’t get to use his shitty situation as an excuse for his shitty behavior! Get a fucking grip!

What’s even worse is how many B*lly stans hate Nancy Wheeler. Why? “Because she was mean to Robin” and therefore “ableist.” Say you’re pulling buzzwords to excuse your misogyny and go. :) Nancy was NOT mean to Robin. There was obvious miscommunication between both of them. Nancy has spent FOUR seasons not being taken seriously, so it’s understandable that she was a little irritated when it seemed Robin wasn’t taking her seriously. That’s why she was mad. It wasn’t “ew Robin is being autistic.” By the end of the library scene, they are already more agreeable, and it didn’t take long for them to sort out their differences. I also saw her get called manipulative and I’d love to know where you got that idea?

Literally shut the fuck up, I’m so tired. B*lly is a horrible human being. Nancy has literally not done anything to excuse the hate so many of you spew at her. You’re just being misogynistic. I have not seen one good take explaining why B*lly is a better character than Nancy. Or why B*lly is a “good guy.” Just admit you’re a misogynistic asshole and want another uwu boy to stick in your mlm ships

[madwheelerz]

Reblog this to remind B*lly stans not to interact.

[strangeswift]

The only things B*lly contributed to the whole show are:

Gave Max and himself a cool intro by interrupting a cringe St*ncy moment and stepping out of the car all mysterious to "Rock You Like A Hurricane" and Max skateboards away like a little badass and then Carol and some other girls talk about B*lly's ass which is a fun subversion of B*lly later objectifying women (haha bitch they objectified you first)

The shot of milfs in bathing suits doing saucy poses to try to get his attention (they got mine)

Dying

[tearsofsaudade]

i will not be content until the byler tag surpasses the h*rringrove tag on ao3

[marcelabyers]

if you unironically ship m*ngrove or h*rringrove please get as far away from me as possible.

[sunflowersand-bees]

After Ted/Karen or St*ncy gets voted out next, can we go for B*lly and Steve or B*lly and Karen? Because both of those are options on the poll...

[ollsonline]

"Fuck Billy" yes that's what I've been dreaming of doing since day 1 thank you very much 😌

i feel like a commentary youtuber would make a video abt you

[elizabethsaige]

I just want to know who out there ships Steve and b*lly because that's foul and makes me feel icky

[malewife-cas]

made these earlier out of boredom. had to make another bc i realized there was more characters that fit those descriptions lol

and here’s the blank one if u want it :)

[pentowrite-wingstofly]

i'm gonna throw up just saw a b*lly stan try to defend him bc "my baby was literally drugged by his own sister"

my brother in christ,,,,,,,, he was drugged to prevent him from murdering a 13 yr old child for being black

[transmascwillbyers]

Quiz: What Your Favorite Stranger Things Character Says About You (1000% Accurate! Share w/ Your Friends!)

Will: You are gay

Mike: You're also gay, just in denial

Max: No denial here, instead you're really freaking queer

El: Heterosexuality? Don't know her

Lucas: Yeah, you're definitely at least a little bi

Dustin: Rolling with the LGBT

B*lly: ...Welp that's the end of the quiz, don't forget to like and subscribe, goodnight-

[madwheelerz]

Let's talk B*lly. *sigh*

B*lly is someone that I hate with a burning passion. I understand that he was abused. I understand that he was a victim, but he was also an abuser. He abused Max, literally one of the strongest girls in the history of media, and attempted murder.

He isn't owed forgiveness because he was hurt. Could he have grown and developed? Maybe. That still wouldn't have made him entitled to Max's forgiveness or even the audience's forgiveness. I think sometimes we see that someone is a victim and decide to try and absolve them of all guilt, but their comes a point when the characters actions become unexcusable.

His racism, his abuse, his attempted murder. All of these things are such horrible things. Just like some people see their pain in B*lly, others see those who caused them that pain. In B*lly, I see ever indirect racist I have ever encountered. In B*lly, I see abusers. I see people who chose to hurt others either because that is all they know or because they want to feel better.

[depths-of-misery]

Today…I am announcing my sin of formerly reading H*rringrove fanfics