#we finally have true evil and we can't even have that bro im 😭

[bylertruther]

i wish some villain enjoyers could just be regular about liking villains. a character can be tragic, incorrigible, piteous, and abominable all at the same time. i mean, a majority of the time, it's that exact mind-boggling dichotomy that makes them so alluring! reducing them to a dull "uwu abused little neurodivergent minor babyman who isn't actually evil 🥺" is just... so boring, and tame, and not what that fictional cunt in question would want you to do lol.

there's nothing inherently wrong with exploring evil and morality through fiction—it's the same as exploring any other topic or theme. liking cersei, the joker, azula, hannibal lecter, chucky, and so on and so forth doesn't mean you're going to go out and commit war crimes or kill people lol. just like liking spider-man, eleven, jessica day, or finn the human doesn't mean you're going to protect the elderly from getting mugged or save the world.

like... all i'm saying is at least do it with your chest like everyone else does with heroes. you don't gotta close your eyes and pretend that the genuine evil these characters have committed doesn't exist because all of a sudden that goes against your sorry bastardization of them. i promise you that no one is going to come into your room and punch you in the tit for daring to acknowledge the entirety of this character you claim to love and their purpose within the narrative.

just.. why gun for a villain if you're not gonna love, accept, or even look at their villainy? what's the point? where's the fucking pizzazz? isn't the whole point of a villain that they do villainous things, at least in the eyes of the heroes? the horror isn't a bug, it's a feature. it's... literally the entire fucking point lmao and you're missing it entirely. talk about cringe!