#I’d curb stomp a mf don’t test me

[milo-the-professional-yapper]

TW: Valentino, SA

Back with another opinion post based on the controversy surrounding Valentinos character. Again, this is all my opinion and this post should be taken as such- I’m not expecting anyone to 100% agree with me.

Anyways, onto it- Valentino, as we all know, is a pimp. He’s an abuser and kind of very much the worst, but he also has his own silly moments in the show like the other Vees. I do think it’s a bit hypocritical to say that you like Vox and Velvette while also actively saying people cannot like Valentino- they’re both enablers and, hell, Velvette even helped make the date rape drugs Val uses on his sex workers. And before anyone says anything, I LOATHE Val- so this is not me being a supporter, I’m purely looking at it from a neutral standpoint. He’s a villain, people are allowed to like villains. Is he a well written one? I’d argue we’re only on season one (where the Vees aren’t even main villains) so no one can say conclusively that he IS written well- and why does he need to be? Can’t people just be bad for the sake of being bad? Why does there need to be some complex motivation?

Anyways,

There’s a debate currently going around about whether or not people are allowed to like the character- my opinion? A bit of both.

Are you allowed to like his character design, voice, and- yes- even some of his sillier moments? Absolutely! And don’t let people make you feel bad about it. What’s been happening lately, though, has been really strange. Like I do see a lot of people in the fandom try to- not justify, but minimize Val’s actions? Look, just because he’s a silly guy sometimes does NOT mean he is like that always and doesn’t overshadow the fact that he’s an evil horrible person. No one should try and justify anything with the use of other character traits, Val is evil. Full stop. And I feel like most fans KNOW this- it’s just a very vocal minority that keeps getting picked on for liking a character and phrasing their justifications wrong.

Again, Val? Not my favorite character personality wise. But I do love his character design (I could go on and on about the choices they made for him visually, it’s like eye candy) and I love his VA (just the sweetest man, and very silly). Just because I like these things doesn’t mean NOT equate to me excusing anyone’s actions against other characters.

Anyways, that was the post. Kind of turned into a mini rant and was a bit all over the place, but I hope you guys got what I’m trying to say. I use this app as a way to go through my thoughts and lay them out- it’s not really in any order, just whatever I think of next. Might do more character analysis posts (more organized ones though I promise)- this was just kind of my take on everyone going on rn.

#hazbin hotel #vivziepop #hazbin hotel valentino #vivzieverse #hazbin hotel critical #Might start doing posts about what I like visually for each character as well #seriously vals design is one of the best in the show #Doesn’t mean I like him #if I saw him it’d be a can of raid spray ON SIGHT #I’d curb stomp a mf don’t test me #Angel dust is also my favorite character so JUSTICE FOR HIM