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nellasbookplanet · 8 months

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*grabs fandom by the shoulders* please tell me you understand that the dichotomy of the 'fan favorite man who’s done nothing wrong ever how dare you imply otherwise he's just a TRAUMATIZED BABY' vs 'woman who’s a selfish bitch who should just die for not always prioritizing the male favorite and for getting in the way of my m/m ship' is bad on both sides.

please tell me you understand these kinds of readings remove complexity and agency from both the male and female characters as well as the narrative as a whole. please tell me you don’t just want to flip the dynamic. please tell me you didn’t think it was originally bad only because it was the male character who should be demonized and the female character excused. please I am begging you to develop media literacy and to step away from radfem rethoric

#please tell me you understand that both extremes are reductive readings of the characters on opposite ends of the spectrum #this is mainly about critical role fandom and how certain corners of it embodies this sentiment something fierce #thinking they are defending female characters when what they’re actually doing is reducing her from complex and morally gray #into a paper doll ment to be shipped and babied #meanwhile any male character (or nonbinary character they present as male for the sake of arguement)#who doesn’t prioritize her get immediately eviserated #and god forbid they perceive him as a threat to their f/f ship #(who they are stubbornly refering to as lesbian despite its bisexual characters)#it was bad in c2 and its exponentially worse in c3 #nella talks #critical role

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