#it almost feels like britta became a punching bag for dan harmons to release his feelings toward outspoken & political women

[chikkou]

im rewatching community and just got to what is arguably the shows absolute worst episode - the one where britta finds out all her friends have been essentially getting paid off by her abusive parents, and somehow britta is the one at fault for being “childish”??

i find this episode so cruel in so many ways honestly, and not the least bc dan harmon, after giving britta a backstory that involves CSA (which her parents didnt believe happened), chose to convey the message that britta is 100% wrong & you should always forgive your abusers regardless of all else, and we as viewers are just supposed to be ok with that.

its extra evil too because dan harmon was fired from community in the first place because he was sexually harassing one of the shows writers, and now here he is actively denying the trauma of his female character who was a victim of sexual assault. like bro. this could not be more on the nose if it tried

#dark lord saltine #community #csa mention #i watched community before finding out about all the dan harmon stuff and man. #i wish i had known about it ahead of time #because for as good as the show is - and it does have some REALLY great stuff - dan harmon clearly has issues with women #like a lot of them. #and i find it very notable that jeff (who is clearly a stand-in for dan harmon) is constantly lusting after annie despite the huge age gap #like sir.... #also in regards to the episode itself: i saw a post about this episode that really caught my eye #someone said that it made no sense for britta to be suddenly mooching off her friends #when the levar burton episode makes it very clear shes actually TOO giving to her friends #he straight up says it to her - ''youre a good friend but youre really stupid with your money'' #so where does it come from that shes now suddenly mooching off of them and giving nothing in return? #it almost feels like britta became a punching bag for dan harmons to release his feelings toward outspoken & political women #which is why other characters developed & grew for the better but britta not only stagnated; she actively got worse #man. the more i talk about this the more i hate this show LMAO