#but there is also the desire for brevity and lightness vs the desire for harsh realism

[brainrotdotorg]

Yknow what I like doing. Not taking things too seriously, especially my interests, and ESPECIALLY my interests in complex and “problematic” characters . Of course it’s important to be aware of themes and intentional/unintentional messaging that comes with “bad characters that do or represent bad things” (this is where media critique and understanding how media literacy works, forming opinions for yourself and doing research, etc)

But I also like turning problematic characters around in my hands and thinking. “In another world, you could be different. You could be better. You are so close to making the final stretch, but whoever created you decided that wasn’t in the cards for you. I want to see that world. One where you are better. It fascinates me.” And guess what? The creation of that new world in my brain does not negate who that character is from the source material. And I do it anyway!! Because it is fun!!

I think every character that we absorb into our minds never arrives whole. We copy and paste them into our brains, and consciously or unconsciously change them in ways we see fit. They all come with flaws and baggage that can be glaringly clear or not obvious on the surface. Hot take, but I think if you enjoy a character and want to experience them without the stuff you don’t like, it will immensely bump up your enjoyment to take some scissors and trim it right off in your brain. That’s what AUs and headcanons and shit are for!!

Idk I just think that not having such a tight leash regarding the imperfections and flaws of characters will boost everyone’s enjoyment of liking characters by a million percent (plus. The characters. Are not real. They don’t exist they are tools to tell a story, no different than tropes or props not actual people— it doesn’t matter if you call them your poor little meow meow.)

#this is about disco elysium #lmao #it’s such an amazing game with some of the most woobified characters I’ve ever seen #but also characters I’ve seen taken THE MOST SERIOUSLY #and that’s not a good or bad thing. just an observation #i love this game!! i love it!! #and I love being able to do whatever I want in my brain with these characters I love. #i can adhere to canon or go buckwild #i can create separate worlds in my head where they are totally loyal to canon #bearing so so so many flaws and sins #making irreparable mistakes and doing awful things (along with good things) #or I can just. pretend two fellas are deeply in love. and they are silly #what I’m trying to say is that the enjoyment of one person’s perspective should not ruin your own #or anybody else’s really #when people get into arguments over the morality of HDB and stuff it’s like #you aren’t thinking about the same character. when two people think of HDB #they see a different person. because of the way that we perceive him #there are undeniable facts of who he is as a person like from before the game #but there is also the desire for brevity and lightness vs the desire for harsh realism #you can enjoy both!! and I think it’s good to!! #but don’t let like. meow meow-ification of a character make u mad #idk this is so long winded lol #just had to talk about it #can’t wait for someone to misinterpret this and say. idk. i endorse fascism or something somehow. #disco elysium