#it’s ok to dislike a villain

[puppiekit]

sorry sorry sorry sorry I cannot go a day without thinking about how frequently I see "I support womens wrongs! give us more female villians! give us more complex female characters!" in the fandom when these same people hate on Mapleshade for literally just existing . . . ARE YOU SURE you want more female characters who are genuinely bad people . . . "Mapleshade is so horrible! she was a liar!" yeah shes a villain. shes a villain. why are you dissing her for being a villain and having a villain backstory. I see soo many people like fr hate her just because she isnt a good person when she isnt supposed to be a good person because she is a VILLAIN like I am going to shed a full head of hair

#warrior cats #wc #mapleshade #AM I THE ONLY ONE? #I literally never see people beef w mapleshade #the same way they beef w the male villains #male villains can literally stomp on babies and ppl will be like #“oh hes so interesting I like how hes written” #mapleshade is given the most basic tame villain orgin ever #and people legit HATE HER GUTS #she gets the dreaded “oh shes a babytrapper...” “annoying obsessive woman...” treatment #soul... dead #if you just dislike how shes written ... thats ok just not the point of this post

[blueskittlesart]

Hi! As someone who now kinda wants to check out Trigun because of the hype, do you recommend that I can start with Stampede? Or do I really need to watch the OG anime first to better understand/enjoy it? Thank you! 🙋🏻‍♀️

you can start with stampede! i'd say knowing the context of the original enhances the experience but isn't necessary to enjoy the show. I would consider stampede more viewer-friendly, especially for those of us who are used to modern storytelling conventions (the original suffers the consequences of general writing trends in anime at the time it was produced and of the fact that it was produced long before the manga was finished, so the story is somewhat disjointed and has a lot of filler which makes it REALLY hard to get into.) if you do end up liking stampede, however, I'd suggest trying out watching at least SOME of the original because it adds a lot of cool nuance and context to the story that stampede tells!

#your only REAL handicap is that you're missing out on references that clue you into the context of the story early on #and quite a few references in the finale. but none of those references are hugely necessary to understand the plot so you should be fine! #i didn't DISLIKE the origial and like i said im glad i watched it first but it was. REALLY hard to get into. #even as someone who understands writing trends & enjoys a lot of older anime trigun is. a product of its time. #there's almost no context given for the story you're witnessing until a good 20 episodes in. #the main villain isn't named at all until halfway through the runtime #and even TWO EPISODES BEFORE THE FINALE i still did not have enough information to fully understand what the hell was going on #vash was going into the final fucking battle and i still didn't know what knives WAS let alone what the fuck he WANTED #not to mention nick was FULLY DEAD and i still didnt know what his deal was. like ok go off king have ur moment bleeding out in the church #but can you EXPLAIN WHATS GOING ON BEFORE YOU SUCCUMB TO THE BLOOD LOSS PLEASEEEEEEEE GOD #stampede does that whole thing WAY better imo. it sprinkles the backstory more naturally throughout the show #again. part of this is 90s writing conventions. but there's only so much i can take fr #it was like comparable to evangelion in terms of LACK OF CONTEXT #anyways. this isnt supposed to be me complaining about the original. it had its moments. i watched 24 episodes of it like it was not BAD #but like. i think the story really benefits from the way that stampede chooses to lay everything out. is what im saying. #tldr watch them in whatever order but if you like stampede try the original #you might not like it more than stampede but you WILL feel cool when you realize how it all relates to stampede #asks #vash is also WAAAAAY sexier in stampede. HOWEVER. the women of the show are like 10 times sexier in the original. so. pick your poison ig

[jingledbells]

oh my god can we not have this fucking argument again istfg

#I don’t even care anymore just no more discourse please I am so sick #people are allowed to dislike ships the same way people can like them #i obviously don’t ship b*llford because the way bill used/treated ford really makes me mad #as someone who once had someone treated similary(not to the same extent ofc but) #it’s also ok if you ship them ig but you have to understand how evil bill was to ford #like he’s a cool villain but a downright terrible person #and also I know fiddauthor isn’t the healthiest too fiddleford did use the memory gun on him #but like. what fiddleford did to him was never on the same level as what bill did to ford #they were also to properly make up at the end #bill just continued to torture ford till the end. that is something else #like it’s ok to ship them but please please understand how abusive bill was #and don’t act like it was healthy or on the same level as ford/fiddlefords relationship #or don’t like it because you think toxic abusive relationships are hot #but honestly I am so fucking tired I just wanna stop fighting I just don’t care anymore #just no more discourse oh my god #anyway sorry for whining #time to shut up Bella #I may turn off rbs

[volfoss]

honestly the more grant morrison comics i read/more i learn about them, the more i want them to blow up violently

#twist rambles #like. obviously when i hit their issues in the tal.ia chronology itll be BAD but like. genuinely horrific to me the shit that they got away #w writing lmao. for a while it was just a minor dislike of them and being like yeah. their writing isnt my fave. but the more i read the #more im like oh. oh you SUCK at writing ok. sure cant wait to see how much worse tal.ias stuff gets when we go from like. whatever fresh #horrors that o'neil gives me (which. is a lot do not get me wrong) to whatever FAR WORSE horrors that morrison gives me. #and whoever was responsible for like. half the shit on the al ghuls wiki page... bc every time i look into it im like wow. ok yeah this is #horrific. like i do NOT like ra's. i do think hes an effective villain and kind of fun. but i think the tendency that some writers have to #mke him cartoonishly evil just stems from the racism they have towards him. #this entire post started bc of morris.on sure putting words out there in a book from 2011 about ta.lia and good god oh its gonna make me #scream. but the list of comic authors i NEED to blow up grows daily

[yuridovewing]

Breezepelt discourse is so exhausting because yes Breezepelt is a villain and yes he does bad things in the narrative and yes his redemption could have been handled much better, but the people who dislike him can't just leave it at that or anything, they have to go "It was ok that Crowfeather hit him and snapped at him and ignored him because he was kind of annoying in po3"

#also unrebloggable bc i dont want to deal sorry #basically breeze wasnt the perfect abuse victim so hes not ''really'' one and also your fave cant be abusive #he gets mad and resentful and thats scary and bad and makes the abuse ok /s #also people who are like ''i cant like a cat who tries to kill people'' ur reading the murder cat series #hes a villain in said murder cat series. hes gonna do that. bc hes a villain. #are you saying that you cant like a villain... cmon now #idk it reminds me of darkstalker. you can dislike a character without saying that it was ok for their parents to abuse them #idk like. youre meant to think breeze is in the wrong youre meant to think hes fucked up his actions arent excused or anything

[yurious-george]

i need a new tumblr icon

#i've been too lazy to change it but i kind of dislike comicaurora now #i need another elegant lady (gender neutral) villain character #by lady gender neutral i mean you go 'that's a woman - wait that might be a guy - no that's a woman ok' when you first see them #too lazy to draw one myself for now

[trans-estinien]

Sometimes I feel like doing this with my brain

#its 12 am and i should probably sleep instead of rambling but #man. its rough having your fav blorbo be a fucking terrible person #cause on one hand you have the villain woobifiers and people who just completely ignore major aspects of a character for a fucking ship #and on the other hand you have people who hate you for enjoying a character. and thinking said character is interesting #and yeah yeah i know not everyone will like me and i should just ignore it and keep on doing what i enjoy but. ugh. #and im also constantly worried that ill fuck up and become a villain woobifier myself #and im also constantly worried that when im writing my cannon blorbos ill fuck up and write something super ooc and people will get mad. #i think fandom was a mistake #but i also wouldn'tve met the besties without fandom so? you know. everything's got two sides #this is such a stupid thing to get all upset over but. #unfortunately i am a horrible man enjoyer this has been consistent my entire life. #and people usually dislike people who like your typical tumblr sexyman type character. which is fair most fans are insufferable #veils if you read this far this isnt abt you it's abt someone else. dont want to like start shit so i wont say names #but i saw. a vauge post from someone i thought was cool and i just. i knew it was directed towards the tags i left on their post #and i felt bad so now im having big anxiety over it. its really stupid i know #i am just going to retreat to my corner and hope to creation that im left alone. im just playing dress up with the blorbos #and like. they're entirely allowed to have their opinion im just. brain is convinced everyone hates me now for no fucking reason. #i gotta. work on this but idk how. therapy fucking failed cause i forgot about it 💀 #but. i should sleep. its past 9pm so my brain is not to be trusted. #ok fuck it ill just say it i feel guilty that Emet-Selch is not only my favorite character but also my comfort character. #im not going to stop liking him because that wouldn't be fun. plus others opinions dont really matter i can like whatever characters i want

[daydreamerdrew]

Iron Man (1968) #19

#I had been convinced to be interested in Whitney/Madame Masque so I’m glad for this #I hadn’t been expecting her to be in this book anymore #though this could be her last appearance for now- we’ll see #I never cared for Sitwell so I’m actually glad that his role in Whitney’s previous appearances isn’t being mentioned her at all #even if it is a little strange for Tony to be all into her when he doesn’t dislike Sitwell and he knows he was like in love with her #anyway I know that Madame Masque stays a villain cause he was a villain in those Hawkeye comics I read that come out in like 2012 #so she’s not gonna be getting it together despite being established as not really wanting to be a criminal #but not believing there’s a way out of this life for her #maybe over time she’ll become more committed and ok with being a criminal #but for now this is twice now that she’s been sidetracked by a man that made her feel like she could be a (good) person #marvel #tony stark #my posts #comic panels

[queenaryastark]

So... this Sansa stan tried the usual “you can love both Sansa and Arya” crap and I pointed out to them that they hang out with Arya and Dany antis (they like and reblog their content, including the anti content). They responded by going through my sideblogs and liking/reblogging Arya/Dany/Targ content. And then after giving me all these notes they blocked me lol This is pure comedy 🤣 😂 😆 🤣 😂

#asoiaf wank #it's ok to dislike arya and dany #there's no reason to pretend you like them #just stop trying to shame others into liking your classicist ableist misogynistic fav #there's plenty of content out there of your favorite villain #no need to reblog from me while blocking me lmao

[perenlop]

ok anyways lex and i just watched victini and reshiram movie. i was expecting to not care or even dislike it bc i didnt remember it much and what i did remember i remember not liking, but it was really cute ^^ def not quite as good as the others before it but its a fun time

#def wasnt expecting to like the villain the most of all ppl bc i remember disliking him #altho it couldve just been bc he wasnt N #but yeah dreads a good antagonist tbh at least for a pokemon movie #its nice to have a guy who goes to drastic measures to fix something but genuinely does want whats best and goes to fix himself immediately #but still is enough of a threat and doing enough shitty things to qualify as a decent villain #also yeah ik im like 7 eps away from where this sits in my timeline. i have Not been motivated and i cant see lex often #in person #echoed voice #pokeani lb #we didnt have a group shot of the pokemon and the only difference is excadrill listening its ok #also we’re gonna watch ninjago 2017 now bc i infodumped abt the show last night and he was like ‘’lol lets pirate the movie’’ #im excited i havent seen it ^^

[viciouslyfilthy]

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Send ⭐ for a sample of a new muse I am thinking of writing

'You've been staring at our wardrobe for a while, Jennifer..' the inner voice of the doctor commented.

Jennifer remained still, standing in front of the open wardrobe, as if hypnotized by it, and it's many, many contents; she was wearing the doctor's pajamas.

She felt like wearing something that reflected her self more today, however, she felt unsure, she wanted to try something different, that she didn't often wear- (and also, she, deep down, felt a little intimidated- to be free to express her genuine self. It's been rough trying to break out of this shell now that they both finally had freedom to do so)

"I'm not sure what I should wear..." her voice came out as a sheepish, soft whisper, as she replied to Richard.

'You can always put that white dress you often wear around the house, it is your favourite, isn't it?'

"But I always wear it! I feel like something else today, but what? There's so much to choose from..santo cielo" she mumbled as she moved some clothes out of the way to see what else was in their wardrobe.

'What about that, my dear?' Richard inquired, as Jennifer's gaze fell upon a warm, cream colored, layered dress.

"No way! We are not going out. Not today. I'm looking for..." she trailed off, moving apart clothes by clothes,

"Uh...oh! A-ha! Something like this!" She declared as she pulled out a pale blue tunic, complete with a matching cardigan of a darker shade of blue.

The doctor simply let out a soft 'mph', sounding as if he was lost in his own thoughts, and then everything just remained quiet within the headspace for a while. Long enough for Jennifer to change into her clothing of choice and then just, well, sit back on their bed- now procrastinating what to do next. So much to do around the large mansion they lived in, but where to start?

'What do I do now? What do we do? This is...' she asked within the headspace, hoping to get an answer from her companion as she trailed off.

Her gaze slowly fixated blankly in a random corner of the room, she felt like she needed to move, and yet, the body did not allow it. It couldn't. This was time-wasting already!

'I know, I know, this is strange for me as well. Very much so. This sensation...'

'Is it like having your hands tied for a long time, and now...you finally have them untied? Finally able to do what you want?'

'Precisely.'

In the headspace, the two were just kind of sitting awkwardly next to eachother in the mansion's attic. She looked over at her companion, the old doctor seemed to be just as unsure as she was.

Outside of the headspace, Jennifer had instinctively curled back up into bed, although she already had no recollection of doing so, she knew she did it. It felt exhausting to exist out here, sometimes. But it also felt useless for her to even be out if she was going to do nothing.

'If...this is a lot for you, then perhaps you should rest...' Richard's voice was comforting to hear again, even if his words did not seem to please her.

"But- I want to do something." She declared, in a stern whisper.

'We will, but perhaps not now, dear. We'll do things together, little by little, yes?'

"Maybe...yeah.. that- it sounds good enough."

'Very well.'

That sounded a little better, although she wished she were able to push through this feeling of a dead weight that never got off of her. It was always tiring to even try to push through, and when they both managed- they never seemed to really, genuinely, enjoy anything. Because they were too busy trying to live. Trying to keep things from breaking apart.

Being around Celeste was the hardest part for her. Jennifer never seemed to be able to work up the strenght to introduce herself to Richard's daughter, even if she sometimes could notice that she knew she was there, not her father. She had to play pretend, but sometimes she couldn't help but crack, hence why she sometimes mistakingly referred to Celeste with her own name-

Richard's daughter...the seemingly perfect life she has, that was supposed to have been her- she was supposed to have a life of her own, as she wanted it. She was supposed to have her own childhood. It wasn't meant to be Richard. It wasn't meant to be like this.

And that nun...she torments her-

"Jennifer." Richard's voice made her snap out of her drowning thoughts.

Oh. Now she was back inside here, and he had been brought out there. Why was it always so sudden?

'I'm sorry..'

The doctor quickly interrupted any other apology from being said, as there was nothing to be apologetic about.

Perhaps, they both should take the day with ease; it wasn't a good day to begin with, so... helping eachother out getting through it was their best option. Maybe it'd get better with time?

#richard felton tag tba #jennifer felton tag tba #mental illness tw #depression tw #dissociation tw #depersonalisation tw #gender dysphoria tw? #kinda #dragonskxn #okay look i know this is a LOT of writing but once I started writing them I couldnt stop 😔 my bad #these characters are going to be VERY divergent from their original source once i get to them bc theres a lot of work to be done #and i need a clear idea of what is actually gonna go on in my take for them #long story short in the game remothered richard and jennifer are some of the villains that try to kill the protag #and while not being the main villains i really REALLY dislike how characters with an identity disorder are always portrayed in a bad light #so i took things into my own hands and decide ok Im giving them a happy ending #because i grew attached to the retired doctor that may or may not have worms inside his body and the repressed wine aunt <3

[my-lovelypop]

I am so livid right now. So I just found out that people are actually sending death threats and telling people who like Cobs to literally kill themselves. Like, bro are you serious?!  That’s a human being that you’re harassing because of a corn parody character that someone made in their teens. Honestly there is NO reason in general that you should tell anyone to kill themselves. Especially if you don’t know if that person has depression or anything else cause if that person snaps and actually does it THAT BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS. Its just a horrible thing to do in general and if for some reason if you still want to somehow “justify” doing it, then just get off my blog cause I am not having it and you will be blocked on sight.

#I RARELY get mad but this stuff has me FURIOUS #it is taking all that I have not curse in this #Also I dont even have much of an opinion on cobs in general #He is just a run of the mill villain #Btw it is ok if you dislike cobs but sending death threats over it is just not ok

[lookotherway]

Not to be nit-picky actually yes to be nit-picky but AFO is just as evil as the LOV 😭 he literally is a peace of shit too! However, I do agree with that anon and you like I feel for them having shitty childhoods and whatnot but at the end of the day they’re still mass murderers and having shitty childhood doesn’t excuse them or make their actions justifiable! Personally I don’t want them to die because I think death is an easy way out, but they need to be locked up and punished for their crimes!

lol istg the only ones who aren't looking forward to that shitfuck afo to die are endeavor antis bc apparently he mocked endeavor a word or two 😂

like it's fictional and i actually don't apply stern rules of justice to them, but if the author wants us average readers to sympathize with mass murderers, at least show readers that they're sympathizable. look at eren yeager, before he came to his last genocide decision, he showed a lot of struggles and internal conflicts, which's why aot fandom splitted in two. that's how "wrongdoings by right ideal" should be written, not something Hori gave us like, hey they don't feel any shit to the innocent lives they've tramped on and their ideal is bullcrap and dogshit too but their lives were so sad, their childhoods were horrible, they have a crying child in their soul and a sad smile on their face, so now pity them, forgive them, save them, give them a chance.

ugh, i have my heart open for every trope of antagonist but not this kind of writing. the villains didn't feel even a trace of remorse for their actions, how can people apologize for that?

#ask #bnha #anti lov #i'm actually ok with whether the villains will live to face the consequents #but i can presume how mha will end #and i really don't like that ending #i already dislike how this final arc's going #so many holes and bumpy writings

[hermajestyimher]

Be Comfortable With Being the Villain

In my country we have a saying: "I am not a golden coin to be liked by everyone". It doesn't matter how "nice", correct, and appeasing we may behave with others, there will always be those who will dislike us for no apparent reason. Learning to not only be ok with them disliking you, but going as far as to embracing it can propel you forward.

Many people will dislike you because you trigger something in them that makes them feel threatened, less-than, or jealous. That is a them problem. If those same people proceed to lie about you and attack you to try to take you down, you need to be prepared to be ok with being perceived in a negative light by them and the people who choose to believe them. At the end of the day their talking is just that, and it cannot affect you if you choose to rise above it.

Learning to embrace being hated means that you can stop trying to seem agreeable and nice to everyone and instead pursue respect. Someone doesn't have to like you to still respect you. Respect and status will allow you to rub shoulders with people who can improve your life in meaningful ways, and place you in spaces where you can flourish.

Being liked is overrated and at times useless. Instead, be a woman of influence, power, and good character. When your brand speaks for yourself, the naysayers become powerless and desperate, and others will be able to see right through their lies.

#things ive learned #level up journey #growth mindset #boundaries

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

Here's another list of polls that I would run if this current one wasn't a massive undertaking but I still wanna see them so you have my permission to do them yourself; the threequal.

Most annoying youtube sponsorship (ie raid shadow legends, hello fresh, etc)

Has anyone done that "wisest Uncle Iroh quote" tournament I mentioned in the first one of these. I still would like to see that.

Best fruit. Simple. Too the point.

Best or worst board game would both be interesting ones I think. Although Monopoly would probably sweep the worst without much contest.

This contest's rules, but with only characters on Sexypedia.

Best banned book (held down a little by Tumblr not reading much books as other media, but could still be cool)

Ok this one is definitely a gimmick; but Gerrymandered blorbo bracket. A normal bracket but the runner rigs the polls however they want by splitting up the opposition (ie in a match with Heavy Tf2 vs Sasuke the options could be (Heavy Tf2, sasuke and im left handed and like yellow, sasuke and im right handed and dislike yellow, sasuke and im- etc. And heavy would most likely win cause no 1 sasuke option would beat Heavy's)

Classic "vote who you like more" bracket, but you can't see the character's identities, only their bio from the villains wiki. This was inspired by one of my favorite characters having the following (bonus points if you can guess who this is); Hobbies: writing, casting spells, singing, rhyming, mocking the player. Goals: Lock up all the goody-goody children in his labyrinth. Crimes: kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, child abuse, usage of dark magic, attempted murder, child endangerment.

#not blorbo poll

[lilith-91]

"Why do people dislike Zuko/Zutara stans??"

Mmmh

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Sorry but I can't stay silent anymore, these posts are insane

Aang: a kid/genocide survivor lashing out because his best friend and only living link to his people has been stolen. The avatar state (a power he is afraid of) was a response to losing another part of his home, the only person connecting him to his past and eradicated culture

Katara: saw Aang loosing control in the avatar state and CHOSE to be at his side and help him, because she KNOW what's it's like having your loved ones stolen from you, she is hurt from seeing him hurting because she's an empathetic person and she loves him. She's comforting a friend during an emotional crisis.

Zutara/Zuko's stans: Ugh violent destructive tantrums save yourself katara! Zuko <3

Mh ok.

It's funny because those people are stanning a character who called Katara a peasant and threatened to wipe her village and only were in good terms in the last few episodes. They are stanning a character who was a villain/antagonist for two seasons (and half of season 3) who tried to kill her and her friends over and over again. But that's ok, he suffered and redeemed himself in the last 3 episodes, so it doesn't matter, while everything the abuser/toxic Aang """did""" was beyond forgiveness.

That's the message of Avatar the Last Airbender :)

The way people in this fandom are so unempathetic towards a 12 year old who lost everything is so crazy to me.

These episodes are full of sad moments with a lot of hurt behind it. These are all children (child soldiers also) overwhelmed by moments of severe loss. These children are human and they have flaws.

This is why being a fan of most animated content sucks as their fanbases have the intellectual capacity of a goldfish

#avatar the last airbender #atla #aang #katara #kataang #zuko #anti zutara stans #anti zuko stans #free aang #free katara #free zuko #this series deserves a BETTER fandom #WHAT SERIES ARE YOU WATCHING