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I don’t post anti stuff that often because I feel like I’ve said everything I want to say, but every time I see one of those long, obnoxious, superior posts explaining to me why hating on books is such a waste of time I am fueled by an energy shot of spite and my hatred is renewed

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My hatred for tog has been resurrected recently so this is a reminder to everyone that I hate rowboat whiteboy and I hope he chokes on his own toxic masculinity

#anti t0g #anti sjm #anti SJMess #anti rowan whitethorn #anti rowaelin

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me: I don't like S/JM's books, and here's why I—

s/jm stan: Stop hating!! Stop spreading hate!!!!

me:

me: So as I was saying

#anti t0g #anti sjm #anti SJMess

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me: I don't like S/JM's books, and here's why I—

s/jm stan: Stop hating!! Stop spreading hate!!!!

me:

me: So as I was saying

#anti sjm #anti SJMess

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*remembers that in all likelihood m/anorian and e/lorcan are endgame and malide will never become canon despite being the most believable and healthy relationship in all of T0G*

*is sad*

#sigh #anti t0g

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Your Fave is Problematic pt. 2: To Love is to Destroy

Fair warning this is highly critical of Rowan Whitethorn and his relationship with Aelin Ashryver Galathinius and Sarah J. Maas

Unfortunately the Throne of Glass series published five years after The Mortal Instruments has similar troubling portrayals of relationships. Throughout the series, Celaena/Aelin has more than one romantic relationship.  For the purposes of this analysis, I am choosing only to focus on her permanent romantic partner Rowan Whitethorn.  Celaena’s relationship with Rowan Whitethorn takes the Belligerent Sexual Tension trope to another level. The pair meet in the third book when Celaena is in a deep depression due to the events of the previous books, in particular, the brutal murder of her best friend. She is sent to Wendlyn by her ex-lover Chaol. Once there her mission is to find a way around the king’s orders and to keep her promise to her departed friend: see her kingdom freed.  To get answers on overthrowing the King of Adarlan she goes to her long lost Fae Queen aunt for answers.

To say that her interactions with Rowan are tense would be an understatement.

After Celaena’s Maeve hands down the order that Celaena must train with Rowan, Rowan walks her back to the room where she’ll be staying. Neither Celaena nor Rowan is happy about this arrangement. Rowan thinks that Celaena is a spoiled child and Celaena believes him to be an arrogant brute.  When Rowan expresses his displeasure for the task, Celaena says angrily, “Fae like you make me understand the King of Adarlan’s actions a bit more, I think.” (Heir of Fire 109) For added context, the King of Adarlan has spent a significant part of the past decade having his army slaughter magical creatures, the Fae in particular.  Celaena’s entire family with the exception of her cousin Aedion and herself were among those executed on the king’s orders when she was only 8.  She does not actually feel this way. Rowan is infuriated and chooses not to respond with words but with violence.

“Faster than she could sense, faster than anything had a right to be, he punched her.

She shifted enough to keep her nose from shattering but took the blow on her mouth. She hit the wall, whacked her head, and tasted blood. Good.” (Heir of Fire 109)

Rowan punched her the face, so hard that she bled and her lip was swollen.  Not in a duel, not in training, not in defense, but simply because Celaena insulted him.  This behavior is excused almost immediately.  As Celaena is lying in bed later that night she would think to herself that she “deserved it” the following morning she would also find a tin of salve outside her door from Rowan per the orders of the queen attached to a note that said she deserved it. (Heir of Fire 114) Upon pondering the incident when thinking of the power of the Fae and Rowan’s age and experience Celaena observes that if Rowan really wanted to he could have shattered her jaw. So by only leaving her slightly bloodied and bruised the audience is supposed to believe he practiced restraint by not hurting her as badly as he physically could have. In the beginning of their acquaintance, being an immortal being Rowan makes a show of telling Celaena how much older and more experienced he is than Celaena. So having a century or two on Celaena one would think Rowan would be above the taunts and provocations of an 18-year-old girl.

In order to teach Celaena to control her magic, Rowan is determined to get Celaena hone her shifting abilities. He believes that Celaena obtaining control over these abilities are the keys to her having control over her long suppressed magical abilities. Rowan tries to get her to shift through violently provoking her in training sessions. Celaena’s sessions with Rowan often leave her bruised and sore. So much so that those she’s stationed to work alongside in the castle’s kitchen take notice. An important character trait of Celaena is that she’s proud, she hates the thought of anyone pitying her. When Emrys an older man who runs the kitchen is concerned about her bruising she simply says: “I’ve been through worse.” (Heir of Fire 225)

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#this is amazing???? #anti rowaelin #anti t0g #anti sjm #anti SJMess

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it both disturbs me and strengthens my confidence in my own writing to know that my secondary school english class of 15-16 year olds has a better understanding of writing diversity, the importance of diversity, and being consistent with your writing than a nyt bestselling author

#anti sjm #anti SJMess

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how much money should i put down that 99% of the people who claim SJ/M is kween of diversitay and feminsmimsims are cis, straight and white 

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velvet-wrapped steel: who are you

fire dick: im you but worse

#I'm still crying over this #anti ac0tar #anti t0g #anti SJMess

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Much like Enoby Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way’s teeth, Sarah J. Mess’s characters are all straight and white.

#Vahxhankww #my immortal #anti ac0tar #anti t0g #anti SJMess

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I swear to god some of y’all are driving me up the walls like

Do you understand that it is okay to enjoy something and still recognize that it has issues?

Like look, I fucking love The Raven Cycle. Amazing books. 20/10. Definitely a favorite series of mine. But they have racist and sexist stuff in them! And that is bad and inexcusable! I’m not going to deny the mistreatment of Henry and basically all the women just because I like the books. 

SJM’s books are problematic. There is no way around it. You are still totally allowed to think they’re the best series ever, the only people who are going to try and stop you are assholes, but you have to acknowledge the flaws! Because they exist! Trying to defend the way SJM treats her minority characters and her lack of diversity does not make you a better fan, it just makes you seem ignorant. 

There is no such thing as a perfect book or a perfect author, and the sooner we realize that and calm down enough to give creators actual constructive criticism, despite our opinion on their content, the better content is going to become overall.

#anti t0g #anti ac0tar #anti SJMess

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I have irrefutable evidence that nehemia is a lesbian

#omfg #anti t0g

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In HEIR OF FIRE, Chaol’s dad calls him “the oath-breaker, the liar” and it seems he internalized it! NO! 

Show Chaol your love and preorder your copy of TOWER OF DAWN!

#why is this being used as an excuse to buy the book #yIKES #anti t0g #RIP Chaol

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does rowboat have a purpose? this isn’t even a jab. i am asking honestly here folks. cause.. did i miss something? in like those 1000+ pages?

#anti rowan whitethorn #anti t0g #rowboat

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AU where sjm represents her only disabled character on the cover of his own fucking book.

#amazing #what a concept #anti t0g #anti SJMess

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Anti: *points out piles of evidence demonstrating SJM's shitty diversity, racism, homophobia, glorification of toxic relationships*

Stan: suddenly I can't read, I don't know

#I'm out folks #anti sjm #anti SJMess #anti ac0tar anti t0g

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Throne of Glass: Chapter 36

We don’t even get any details on the next test, only that Sardines of course passes it and some unnamed character doesn’t and is sent home.

Riveting.

It’s now Yulemas morning and do you hear that?

What’s that in the distance?

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#I'm crying #how is this real #anti t0g