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#anti chainsaw man
papenathys · 5 months
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This new media/bookish trend of writing vaguely soppy "morally grey" villains with tragic backstories + sanitizing evil and making it safe enough for the soft gay uwu crowd by adding that "this guy is mean, racist and aids a fascist govt but AT LEAST he SUPPORTS LGBTQ!" means that nobody can properly enjoy well written evil and unhinged villains in media anymore, without some 20 year old on Twitter writing essays about how liking these characters means you're a Nazi sympathizer, child abuse apologist etc.
A lot of viewers can only digest and champion the "misunderstood tragic villains" who deserve "redemption arcs"- Azula, Jinx, s8 Dany, s4 Villanelle, the Darkling etc. On the other hand, deliciously and gruesomely irredeemable villains in darker, more mature media become "one-dimensional" or "mid" because they are unpalatable to fandom culture.
There is a weird pressure upon creators to make all characters likeable, unproblematic and "relatable" by the same hammy tropes: tragedies (dead partner, daddy issues), armchair progressive politics (Fire Nation is Evil but it has Women Soldiers in the Military, Feminist Icons!), or "I hate everyone but you" style dark romance (Daemyra and Alarkling). I am sorry but if the only villain you can appreciate is an "unproblematic", misunderstood one, you are NOT ready for media consumption outside of mainstream YA fantasy and children's literature.
This is the reason why tame liberal progressive books like The Priory of the Orange Tree and The Jasmine Throne gets shelved as "morally grey sapphics" while She Who Became the Sun and Baru Cormorant are called problematic and get negative reviews. This is the reason why CSM fans cry and sob about Makima being a villain and doing villainous things ("Omg how dare she not ask for consent??" She is a literal devil from hell, a war criminal and an allegory of govt. authority abuse of power. Sorry she isn't a feminist.)
You're free to filter the tags, but that's on you and nobody else. They are painted as villains. They are not misrepresentation. It's not on creators to make you feel comfortable about their evil characters. "A truly cool villain must be willing to murder but respect their wife and not be racist"– ok go back to reading AO3!!!! Personally I need more Makima Chainsaw Man and Lee Woo-jin Oldboy and Dorothy Daniels A Certain Hunger and Tywin Lannister ASOIAF and Logan Roy Succession!!!! Make villains nasty and unlikeable and unpalatable and bigoted and evil and gut-wrenchingly unpleasant again!!!
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PS: HOUSEKEEPING→ There is a human being and abuse survivor behind this blog. Please be mature adults and do not bring up your specific traumas, triggers and personal information to misdirect a conversation about fictional villains and guilt trip everyone by strawman arguments. This is about FICTIONAL VILLAINS. NOT invalidating your personal trigger.
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theweeklydiscourse · 4 months
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Sometimes I think about the way that the Darkling is openly distrusted and perceived as a dark and shadowy figure even within the little palace. To me, this detail undermines one of the messages the story attempts to communicate about how looks can be deceiving and how powerful (good-looking) men can get away with abuse.
It is important to consider the contents of Shadow and Bone prior to the reveal and subsequent descent into cartoonish villainy that occurs in later chapters. The early chapters should be establishing the Darkling as someone who can exploit and manipulate with impunity due to either privilege, a good reputation in the community, or his role as an authority figure. However, you get the impression that the Darkling isn’t well-liked or even trusted enough to accomplish such a task.
This is in part due to the lack of details provided about the culture and social aspects of the Little Palace, but readers are frequently shown examples of the Darkling’s reputation as a dark figure. He is shrouded in rumours of the occult (ex. When Genya informed Alina that there was a rumour that he had fed her his blood) which speaks to a sense of uneasiness felt by those around him. When Alina tells him that she thought the meeting she would have with him might involve torture, he frowns and tells her that he’s not a monster unlike what she “might have heard”. A line that implies that this is a view held by individuals other than Alina.
On paper, the Darkling has qualities common amongst abusers. However, the story fails to use these qualities in a subversive way that would accurately convey the insidious nature of abuse, and what it takes to get away with it. You see this on display when you place him beside the likes of villains like Makima or Akio Ohtori, two villains who were trusted by most people around them barring a few exceptions that knew the truth. Both of these examples manipulated more people than just the main characters of their respective stories, and that is essential to understanding why Shadow and Bone failed.
If his good looks play a role is his ability to manipulate, then the text needs to actually show me that through character interactions rather than inserting that meaning retroactively. Does he seduce people? If so, who is it that he’s seducing or swaying with his charm? What is he accomplishing by using his beauty as a tool to achieve his goal of power and control?
If he’s an authority figure with a lot of influence and power, show me how he uses or abuses that authority. The minute that Baghra started raising objections to his plan regarding the Stag, he should’ve removed Alina from her student position immediately (something he would’ve had the power to do). He could’ve moved Alina closer to him so he would have more access to her and be able to exert his influence over her.
There were possibilities, they just weren’t acted upon.
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0lympian-c0uncil · 11 months
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thelesbiansuperjesus · 2 months
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put fumiko down 2024
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kideaternomnom · 1 month
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If a ship only has fans because it is canon and not because it’s well developed that’s how yk it’s probably ass
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jeweled-blue-eyes · 3 months
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Cha Siyeon x Iklies are so Makima x Denji coded
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pinkibot · 1 year
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i laughed too hard making this ok- 💀
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cloudyysworld · 1 year
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The way some fanboys are hating on Asa because *obviously* teenager girls are getting hated just by being themselves but when Denji (love him but still have to point this out) doing same shit they are praising him because how could they-a man can relating to a FEMALE PROTAGONIST that is not attractive or showing some boobs 🤔
Also don't let me start on some shippers hating on her because she is *on the way* of their mlm ship ,can you guys being more reasonable this shit happens in every fandom 😭
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celestialkahei · 1 year
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Reddit is so stupid. like theyre really gonna ignore the fact that when Denji took a bath with Power because she was too scared to be alone, he said it didn’t feel naughty. OP also cropped out the part of the first panel’s text where Denji said “it doesn’t feel hot at all”
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Denji literally cares for her and lets her get away with all the stuff a big brother does:
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When he has to sleep next to, bath, and dress Power, it’s something he’s resigned to doing, the same way it’s an older brother’s responsibility to look after their younger siblings. It’s tiring and time consuming but you do it because you love them and they need you. All of his actions toward her are wholly platonic.
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shouta-edits · 1 year
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"can i request a denji x power (chainsaw man) moodboard with themes of plushies and soft love? i love your stuff btw! keep up the good work :)~ " - @sweetheart-zombie requested
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blurrymango · 8 months
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Proship/comship DNI???
Found on a fanart of Kobeni from Chainsaw Man. Weird.
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You're a fan of series where an immortal entity grooms a minor.
And yet you're against people who are against harassment over fiction, specifically this type of fiction that contains immoral acts.
You're not only a hypocrite but also an idiot.
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winged-burrito · 1 year
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How I feel every week watching Denji simp for Makima
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rubyakahs · 1 year
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if you read csm, u are obligated to post this at least once
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thelesbiansuperjesus · 2 months
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PUT DOWN FUMIKO 2024
🇺🇸🐺🦅
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kideaternomnom · 3 months
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Nothing is more satisfying than when a ship you dislike that everyone loves doesn't become canon, sinks, or one of them dies thus making the god horrendous ship sink.
(The whole fandom cries while I'm cheering)
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toothzome · 1 year
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anyways the last thing i'll ever say on this since the series is so mid i hope the LOV kills every hero and everyone dies <3
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