#please feel free to send more anons (or non anons I'm easy) any excuse to talk about colonel himbo is a good one

[ilikekidsshows]

Not sure I agree with that last anon. First off, feminists are actaully the most likely group to listen to men's problems than any other group. Tbf not every feminist does that, like man haters and Terfs are a different stories, but feminist who know what they're talking about have a broader view than "man vs woman" and understand that everyon esuffers under patriarchial standards, just in different ways. Non-feminists and especially your typical "dude bro alpha males" will absolutely make fun of any man having any feelings that aren't anger. I'm a man and I speak from peronal experience here.

And honestly I'm so tired of people complaining about how feminism ruined the show bc Mari has more screentime than Adrien. Astruc wouldn't know feminism if it hit him in the face. He just fails to understand that feminism is not "woman strong man weak". Adrien is the focus of most plot lines because he's Marinette's main motivator to do anything. Astruc based her entire personality about liking a boy. Doesn't sound very feminist to me.

The Adrien abuse not being followed more is also not the result of feminism, it's just a quirky little accessory for Adriens character so the fandom doesn't entirely forget he's here. Hell, Adrien being an abuse victim is like the number one reason why he is so popular in the first pace. Gabe's an ass, Adrien is sad, the audience feels sorry for him. There's no substance, no complexity, no overcoming any complicated emotions. And that's not because feminism, it's because the writers have no idea what being abused actually means, especially how the actions of the abusers get constantly excused. Not only Gabriel, but also Audrey and Jagged who abandoned their kids get away scot free. The writers don't care about abuse victims or giving them a character they can relate to, they just use it as a character trait because they don't know how else to make a character likeable and symathetic. It has nothing to do with any narrative about how "white men are predators" or whatever.

I'm guessing you saw my posts as merely a chance to rant about fandom tendencies that get you peeved, but next time, please just say so, instead of trying to make it sound like I said something I didn't. Like, I get it, the Anon messaging me made it sound like they thought the Miraculous crew were radfems, which I also highly doubt. But also note that this message you sent really reads like you're saying I said or implied something like: "feminism ruined Miraculous" or "feminists treat male victims of abuse worse than other people", which I absolutely did not. I'm a queer feminist, but I'm not exactly running a social justice information blog here. Not everything I say is going to sound perfectly eloquent, but my response in that post was literally less than 200 words; you can spend more time reading it if you're going to send me an essay saying things I was trying to say but with more words and defensiveness and countering arguments I didn't make.

I should probably say this: you're not wrong but that doesn't mean I'm wrong either. Yes, feminists are more likely to listen to and advocate for male victims than other parties. HOWEVER, it is still an undisputable fact that many feminists (note: I never said all) hold the belief that men can never be victims, and that attitude is not only present in radical feminists. I don't like it either, but some feminists are jerks and we can't deny that fact. Still, the main point I was trying to make was that this attitude is not tied to feminism or anti-feminism to begin with; it's a more universal societal bias.

I agree with your point that Miraculous doesn't necessarily have anything to do with denying male victimhood, as I said: the writers don't need to villify Adrien in order to not focus on his story. I was merely stating that the subconcious bias around abuse makes it very easy for the writers to just go: "there isn't really a story here." It's true that the Miraculous writers really don't seem to grasp just how much parental abuse happens in their story, which means that the underlying bias we can see in the show might actually be about parental abuse, rather than male victims specifically. While Kagami is getting support over her situation, Chloé isn't, so it might not be tied to the victim's gender. Still, there is clearly a bias in the show's writing where the abuse present in the story isn't being taken seriously as abuse.

I even agree that Miraculous being a girl power show is not some great failure of feminism, even when some issues with the show come specifically from it being a girl power show. "Girl power" is just the most basic way of making a show that's designed to get girls to like it, and it often doesn't lend itself to nuanced storytelling. Girls being the target audience doesn't make this show feminist; it's just what the creators think appeals to girls.

It's just kind of pathetic that all these problems are becoming more prominent specifically in the seasons the showrunners are trying to tell us are going to be more mature and emotional. Not that raising the rating by one bar is that big of a difference, really.

[daincrediblegg]

what makes jack o'neill so attractive tho? like i fuckin love that man but i can't pinpoint exactly what has me so whipped for him

Well nonnie, I know for me it's a whole HOST of things that have wooed me body and soul so lets get down to it:

Best Personality Award I mean look, I've said it a million times and I'll say it again. The man just vibes. He's fucking funny, super chill about 99% of the time, undoubtedly the most painfully loyal friend you could ever have and loves with his whole fuckin heart- despite the military bravado too he seems to be really good with feelings - despite not getting the chance to do in the show a whole lot mainly because of plot reasons. Did I mention that he's funny too??? Because my demisexual ass always falls for the comic relief and having a great sense of humor is the most comforting thing in the fucking world. Sure he's a bit of a chaotic gremlin but that only adds to the charm. That's fuckin sexy as hell and I will fight anyone who claims otherwise.

THAT FACE!!! i MEAN!!! lOOK AT HIM!!!!! Soft and warm brown eyes that were made to look lovingly, those sweet dimples that go all the way down to his strong jaw and chin, that goddamn awfully pretty silver hair that's just??? so floofy??? (especially in season 3) AND THEN!!!!! THOSE LIPS THAT LOOK SO FUCKIN TASTY THAT I GOTTA SPRAY MYSELF WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER EVERY TIME HE HAS A KISS SCENE BECAUSE OH GOD I WISH THAT WERE ME!!!!!! That's a good face. Thems the ingredients for a nice goddamn kissable face.

JUNK!!!! Lads... he's a hottie thottie with a body. Arms??? Stronk. Good for hugs. Holds you close and makes you feel like the whole world. Ass??? FINE!!!!🔥 If I continue I will not be able to stop. But Necc??? good for kisses and hickies. especially when he's got a lil scruff. I literally can imagine the tactile sensation of that and it drives me up the wall on the DAILY.

HIS NICKNAME IS COLONEL HIMBO FOR A REASON Ok. Here's the thing. He's my kind of hero. Like- I cannot be assed to find the post or the interview but as has been said of him like a million times- he's not built for sex appeal. He's not like your Kirk type where he gets a babe on every planet, he doesn't flirt with everything that moves, and what few mildly fan-service/sexual shenanigans he gets into usually are not for the sole sake of objectification or male power fantasy appeal- they're usually a conduit for deeper narrative and character development (and not just for him but for others as well). He's practical, he never necessarily dresses in a sexy kinda way, and for all that he's about 20000x more realistic as like... a real guy. And lmao jokes on everyone who thought nobody would find that hot but like??? Defying all these tropes AND rooting him in practicality and reality is the thing that makes him hot! Congratulations. You played yourself!!!

Anyway thank y'all for coming to my ted talk. I'll be here all week (if not the rest of my goddamn life at some capacity)