#we don’t do that here

[death-by-sc0tland]

with miguel being so obsessed with canon i think if i showed him doctor who he would die immediately

#canon what canon #we don’t do that here #miguel o'hara #across the spiderverse #spiderman across the spiderverse #doctor who

[moonyandrice]

Midoriya Should've Stayed Quirkless.

So i haven't been active in the MHA fandom for quite some time, but nostalgia brought me back to it. And along my nostalgia-fueled binge I've noticed a lot more stuff narrative wise that i kinda wanted to talk about.

That being, of course, that Midoriya (i'll be calling him Deku since it's easier) should NEVER have gotten a quirk.

The narrative theme that MHA pushes (or wants to push i should say), is that "anyone can be a hero" which would be fine and dandy if Deku's entire existence didn't destroy that. What do I mean? I'll tell you.

Literally the very first thing we find out about the world is that quirks are given to 80% of the population, and that little 20% group of "quirkless" people are pretty much shat on in every way, as demonstrated by Bakugou and the entirety of Deku's flashbacks. He's seen as a failure and a wannabe, his mother breaks down sobbing after they get news of his lack of quirk, and he's in utter shambles as well. Despite being able to get into UA on grades alone, it's believed he'll never make it far, and that he simply doesn't have the means to do so. Sound familiar? It should if you're disabled.

Deku is disabled in an allegorical sense, and he honestly doesn't make a bad allegory. It can be interpreted as either physical disability, or neurodivergency due to the broadness of what "quirklessness" entails, along with his overall personality. Things seem to be looking up in this sense, and it would pretty intriguing to see how this kid with no powers makes it by in a school with superpowered kids. Or it would, I should say.

The entire allegory along with the theme completely falls in on itself because Deku, after receiving a speech about how "anyone can be a hero! Even quirkless kids like you!" Immediately becomes allegorically abled a couple scenes later. The entire message becomes completely void after this, as Deku loses pretty much what made his character interesting to begin with.

"But if he did stay quirkless, how would the story even progress?!" I hear you ask, and i can answer that.

See, I am of the opinion that the story would’ve been ten times more interesting had Deku never gotten a quirk. I mean- c’mon. We have Batman don’t we? Sure, we have plenty of characters with downright useless quirks that have made it into UA, so why wouldn’t Deku be the same?

Simple! Just have Deku be the first to join the hero class. A quirkless kid getting by on nothing but his brains and downright insane attunement with his surroundings? And maybe some gadgets from his buddies over at the gear classes? That sounds awesome as fuck! Not to mention nearly all of his relationships with the characters become way more interesting.

Bakugou instead of being threatened by his fantastic new power, instead is witnessing the kid who he bullied for years on end completely dominate any competition thrown his way, and grow his skills at an incredible rate. Not only does he feel threatened, but he’s being proven wrong. Quirkless kids can be heroes. And they can be better than him. Now who doesn’t love a good bully getting their just desserts? And in what is arguably far more satisfying and empowering than just, “Wow Deku has better powers than me”. It also makes his sports arc moment with Todoroki feel far more satisfying as well.

“It’s your power not his” feels strangely more impactful when you realize Deku had to get his “power” from the ground up. He used what he had to get by, despite everyone saying he was nothing. It’s not Bakugou’s, it’s not his parents, and it’s not Allmight’s, it’s his.

Speaking of Allmight, where would he even fit in all this nonsense? Well, who said he had to give Deku a quirk to be his mentor? It was already pre-established that Allmight was thinking of giving Mirio his quirk. If we could have Allmight have already given his quirk to Mirio, it would not only give us a foreshadow of his character, but also give Allmight a reason for Deku to not have his quirk. Allmight used to be quirkless himself, so seeing a little boy in a similar position to himself when he was younger, and wanting to give that kid the chance to prosper for who he is? Not only is that super sweet, but honestly makes Allmight look like a better person.

There were so many ways in which the story could continue as we see it with the omission of Deku’s quirk. And I’m my eyes, a far more satisfying and empowering story that keeps its narrative.

#“Anyone can be a hero. As long as you’re able bodied.” #Nah #we don’t do that here #my hero academia #mha #boku no hero academia #bnha #izuku midoriya #bakugou katsuki #all might #shouto todoroki #mha deku

[skiplo-wave]

I think men need to be thrown into the forest and dont deserve to raise offspring if they can't be nice to them. Because human guys are somehow worse thaan animals. I think the animal world has it right not letting the males raise the kids

Anon if you don’t take your man hating ass somewhere else

#we don’t do that here #literally raise them to treat others with respect understand boundaries and that no means no

[allhailthe70shousewife]

#GTFOOH with that Pro-Patriarchy BS #we don’t do that here #🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹🧹 #reported and blocked #I BANISH THEE

[batwynn]

Just a tiny concern with the uptick in Drarry reblogs in the past month, which is very fun don’t get me wrong!! But I want to fire off my gun in the air to remind folks that I wish a very fuck off to TERFS.

I don’t want you here. My art isn’t for you. I fucking loath every ounce of your being. You’re shitbags mcshit. Eat my entire trans ass and then some. Ok, bye.

#wish you a merry fuck off and die to #terfs and swerfs #we don’t do that here #k thanks

[sunshinediaz]

your willingness to speak up about things that are wrong or that are hurtful to people is extremely admirable. I appreciate you whenever you're on my dash.

it’s really the least i can do <3

#internet anonymity (and fame) has given people a misleading sense of bravery #and i simply don’t like bullies or fools weaponizing their meanness by vaguely blaming their brain for their behavior #we don’t do that here #talk

[dilfmikelarteta]

do u ever get tired of licking Helene Spilling's ass? like wtf has that blondie achieved for u to stan her?

the simple answer is no, because she’s beautiful, a talented dancer and also because I like women. I hope that clears everything up xx

#don’t come here and put a woman down thank you #plain and simple #we don’t do that here #just say you’re jealous and go #asks

[foli-vora]

bbg pedro is gay

So, assumptions about his sexuality aside… what’s your point?

#foli answers #we don’t do that here #as fans we love him #and wish him nothing but the best #what’s his sexuality got to do with that? #literally nothing #what the fuck mate

[sparkles-and-trash]

me when I see people trying to push down Dabi’s trauma to «prove» their fav had it worse

#we don’t do that here #Dabi #Touya todoroki #Dabi meme #mha #bnha

[trashyeggroll]

please enjoy this random video my brother sent me of our uncle’s dog, the most viet dog there ever was

#‘sit’? #we don’t do that here #ngồi xuống only

[honeyonsunday]

Panties of the day?

You got the wrong house.

#we don’t do that here

[happybird16]

Honestly, anyone who uses their whole-actual-irl-name instead off a pseud DNI. Ew.

#your probably from twitter #we don’t do that here #it’s weird #makes me uncomfy #twitter

[praive]

edward is not ghastly pale or cold as stone unless he is extremely underfed. otherwise he is warm to the touch, appearing livelier than even his human counterparts. when he is freshly satiated he has an angelic glow to his features, he is beautiful and alluring in a preternatural way.

#there’s no aesthetic I despise more than pale aesthetic #we don’t do that here #and he does bleed btw #HC.

[genevievebujold]

Good morning America and 60 minutes both telling Buckingham palace to kick rocks is so funny

#we don’t do that here #the sussexes #prince harry

[sebastianshaw]

Hear me out. House of M Shaw arresting and putting his father in jail. Imagine what THAT would be like.

No because Jacob was a good dad and we do not acknowledge Gillen’s retcon of that in this house.

#out of shirt #everything else was good and I deeply appreciate Gillen for that #but that was wrong #we don’t do that here #there are so precious few good fathers in Marvel why would you take one away #abuse is not the reason for everything ever jfc so lazy I am disappointed Gillen #but everything else #was good

[newathens]

if you think it was jason’s destiny to just be slaughtered like that i highly suggest you rethink that analysis. viewing his fate that way absolves the gods of a lot of blame and it negates what the series continuously shows us. come come now

#we don’t do that here #gods are often omnipresent but the pjo gods are NOT