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Some people have problems with this season but have you considered: i am a lesbian and AAAAAAA HOLY SHIIIIIIIIT THEY DID IT
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AlternateNu posted:I'd argue there was plenty of lesbian energy without the need for bad redemption arcs. Or if they were going to do it, it should've been a good-bye kiss as Catra sacrifices herself instead of Shadow Weaver. Nah I'd rather not have another tragic ending where the lesbians die, thanks  seen too many of those. I'm not sure why everyone thinks the severely-traumatized and abused character can't get better once the things traumatizing her are gone. She's not even fully "redeemed," half the cast doesn't even trust or like her, adora's just gay. I hope that now she's in a better situation she can work through her stuff.e: Due to the hays code it was literally impossible to show same-sex attraction on tv without killing the characters for like 50 years, because they thought otherwise kids would want to be gay, so forgive me for being happy at a sappy ending for once. i'm not used to it. There would have been riots among the lesbians if catra died because of this lol Beekeeping and You fucked around with this message at 19:30 on May 18, 2020 |
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May 18, 2020 19:23
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AlternateNu posted:They're not the only lesbians. >_> But they kissed for real, unambiguously! And they're the main characters!! I know Korra is also, but!! Catra definitely did some stuff wrong but the euphoria of seeing this poor traumatized lesbian kid get a happy ending is making me  and i hope any kids who lash out and make terrible decisions can see that and know they can be better, and that the future doesn't have to be more of the same.
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May 18, 2020 19:45
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I haven't seen Korra yet, but I also get the feeling that Korrasami is more... I don't want to say sanitized exactly? More pretty and perfect for sure. Garnet as well is usually perfect. Catra and Adora feel a lot more true to life, in the pining, and the complete faith that the other person doesn't want you the way you want them, the lashing out... I've met plenty of catras and plenty of adoras. I see myself in those characters. Idk, I guess most people wouldn't pick up on that, but holy poo poo I am glad this is how it played out tl;dr seeing their entire relationship play out and knowing it's canon and intended is genuinely a huge deal for me and my community i don't wanna speak for anyone else but when catra went "She doesn't want me! Not like I want her!!" I was... whoof. I've been there.
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May 18, 2020 19:52
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 this is what i meant. now to go watch korra
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May 18, 2020 20:02
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Senerio posted:Also, here's the same point I just made but much more eloquent: I agree with this point, and I love basically all lesbian rep we get... ...but I am just sooo glad a girl who's been abused, who hurts people before they hurt her and has developed a mean streak to cope, gets a happy ending. THAT is the story I've seen play out over and over again with my gay friends and it never ends well in fiction but gently caress! here we are!!  Not just a happy ending either!! She's vital to the story and the heroine, even if she feels useless!! Aaaah!
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May 18, 2020 20:14
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Captain Oblivious posted:This feels like a false binary. I mean, it IS a false binary. why do we have to earn it straight couples don't have to earn it, they just get to throw that poo poo in awkwardly.like i'm watching ATLA for the first time and any time they want to suggest a character likes another one they just put a soft filter and hearts on, catra and adora have CHEMISTRY
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May 18, 2020 20:29
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Captain Oblivious posted:It's not good or cool then either. Ok sure but c'mon you know Adora would never look at catra trying to heal and be like ehhh not my problem that's a weird roboty way of looking at relationships? I guess I just don't think Catra's irredeemably toxic? She was a child soldier.
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May 18, 2020 20:33
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Saucy_Rodent posted:Sure, but they showed us like four or five other child soldiers who are perfectly well adjusted, “child soldier” isn’t nearly as bad in this universe as it is in the real one. Catra was uniquely toxic, unlike Adora or Kyle or Regelio or Lonnie. I feel like this is more about if you think Catra is a likable character or not than anything else e: i don't mean that in a "YOUR OPINION WRONG" way i mean that in a "I am sympathetic to this person" way
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May 18, 2020 20:39
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actually the problem seems to be i'm riding a high of AHHH REPRESENTATION while other people are like this is actually a bad message for kids, redeeming abusers will give them false hope e: i also don't think that was the moral at all, catra said she was doing work on herself and acknowledged there was a problem and even got an emotional support animal... but her actions in the previous seasons were loathesome enough that i don't really begrudge people who looked at that like oh that reminds me of someone i knew gently caress her Beekeeping and You fucked around with this message at 20:47 on May 18, 2020 |
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May 18, 2020 20:44
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Yeah, Catra does acknowledge her faults, and seems to be working on them in the way she tries not to get angry or lash out for perceived slights, but her actions in the previous seasons were so loathsome, I also get the people who look at that like, nope, gently caress that. dammit must every issue have nuance  in my fanfiction i'll give the cat therapy
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May 18, 2020 20:50
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the REAL disconnect is that there is nothing lesbians go more apeshit for than bitchy mean girls who bully people and act like vriska catra was fanservice all along
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May 18, 2020 20:55
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lesbians will look at azula from ATLA and go "damb anyone else gonna take that" and not wait for an answer no wonder the catra thing is so polarizing e: i have not seen atla
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May 18, 2020 21:00
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Hemingway To Go! posted:it's also a cartoon. no one gets a chance to destroy the entire universe irl. I mean, they do, but it's usually businessmen and not traumatized catgirls
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May 18, 2020 23:31
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My biggest issue with Wrong Hordak is that he never got a fun nickname
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May 19, 2020 11:26
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