#not to say I condone these actions

[nospacesapparently]

I think at this point it's actually starting to get really hard to even dislike most of the characters in ML because like, half of the bad decisions they do are either just them grabbing the jerkass/idiot ball because the plot's gotta plot and status quo is god, or alternatively because the show is allergic to actual consequences, shaking up the status quo and letting people grow or learn

Like how can I be mad at Alya for still believing Lila even after learning Marinette is Ladybug when the brainwashing happening by the scriptwriters can be heard in every word that leaves her mouth? How can I not forgive Adrien for his 'high-road' advice when the desperate need to shoehorn in an aesop is so very evident?

#not to say I condone these actions #but it's so hard to take anything seriously anymore when nothing actually matters #and almost all characters lose more and more of their braincells and agency the longer the show goes on #miraculous ladybug #ml writers salt #I'm at the “I feel aggressively meh about everyone and everything” stage

[the-sky-is-full-of-light]

I saw a post back when the PJO show was announced that said something like "Watch, they're gonna cast a pretty boy to play Luke Castellan and all of you are gonna be Luke apologists."

And I'm like.

JOKES ON YOU. I WAS ALREADY A LUKE APOLOGIST

#how could i not be? #he was a KID when kronos started whispering to him #and from the time he was a BABY his mother was possessed #always talking about his fate and death #and maybe it's because *I* have daddy issues #but i understand his feelings on the whole hermes thing #anyways there was this girl in my school who was a KYLO REN apologist #but not Luke??? #anyways #I'm not saying i CONDONE his actions #of course not #he took advantage of children and killed even more #I'm saying I UNDERSTAND #and I do believe his sacrifice let him die a hero #luke castellan #percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #pjo show

[kanerallels]

Me, writing a character: Wow you are so dislikeable. I would die for you

#he's the WORST RIGHT NOW #HE'S BEING SO MEAN #WITH ZERO INTENTION OF SAYING SORRY (yet) #I LOVE HIM YOUR HONOR #(not his actions though. don't condone that) #listen. he's low key a terrible person and also commits war crimes and stuff #BUT HE'S SO SHAPED ALSO #anyways back to the angst

[marshmallowprotection]

ive never seen it before but i really like the lesbian rika hc!! is there a reason behind why you hc it or is it just one of those things that feels right?

Mainly, it's just because it feels right to me. In another sense, it's got a lot to do with the fact that I think Rika needed more time to live and experience the world before she stumbled into Jihyun Kim's artwork. She found him not long before she got kicked out. She worked as his muse / model for a short while before that happened, and that's how she ended moving in with him and their relationship snowballed from that point.

When Rika talks at length about Jihyun Kim, she doesn't speak like she's in love with him as a person, she speaks to the effect of wanting to BECOME him. Rika has never wanted to be herself. She, as herself, has never been good enough for the world in her eyes. She was never wanted as a baby as far she knows. She was never truly wanted with her adopted family because she wasn't "angelic" enough.

There was a single moment in her life when she found the agency to have control, and that's when she acted like the devil to keep Sally at her side and confronted the entire church for their bigotry. That's one of the major reasons why Rika bounces back and forth between that angel and devil iconography in the series. She only felt like she had a sense of autonomy when she was the devil.

But, Jihyun Kim?

The man with shining eyes who captured the sun in a way that made her feel alive?

He doesn't have to be the devil to feel in control. He doesn't have to fight inner demons like she does when it comes to trying to decide who he is as a person at crucial moments of right and wrong. He has a world of freedom and liberty and beauty. She doesn't have that. It becomes the reason why she ultimately obsesses over with him.

The game doesn't exactly do a good job in showing the full scope of this particular narrative, and unless you've got Rika's Diary from the Box and you've played her DLC, you're gonna miss these details. It's damning once you see it, though. Rika wants to become V to escape being herself.

I won't say Rika didn't love Jihyun because she did love him on some level. But, she wasn't in love with him. She was in love with the idea of love, and the idea of becoming Jihyun Kim. She could never become him, though, and that's... that's ultimately one of the things that hurt her when she hit rock bottom.

When she killed Mother Choi to defend herself and she stood there, realizing that she couldn't be an angel, she couldn't be the RFA's Rika Kim, and she couldn't become Jihyun Kim to run away from the devil she fears becoming even though being the devil was the damn thing that also helped her feel liberated? She gave up on trying to be what she thought the world wanted and accepted that she could only be a devil.

That led to the creation of Mint Eye as Mika spurned her to lean more and more into her devil. She took Mika's idea and made it her own in stride, going further than what Mika might've done had she lived as Rika lashed out at herself, Saeran, Ray, Jihyun, and the RFA in anger and contempt. She burned her bridges and everyone around her in an instant.

A huge part of her anger at Jihyun isn't just that he "spurned" her devil, it's because she's still angry that she couldn't become him to escape her devil. The obsession between Jihyun and Rika is such a messy topic to talk about from both sides, but just speaking from Rika's angle here since I've talked way more about Jihyun than her over the years, she loved the idea of him more than being with him.

Neither he nor her should've gotten in a relationship because they both needed a lot of help and care for themselves first.

Whenever Rika interacts with the player in the moments when the MC has a chance to bridge the gap and listen to her above everyone else, she lowers her guard in a way I don't see her doing Jihyun. Her relationship with MC in the V Bad Ending certainly isn't a healthy one in the slightest, but there's something worth saying about the way in which Rika says:

"You make me feel like a person, not the Savior, not the muse of Jihyun's obsession, or someone who will be taken advantage of by those around me."

Ever since I played that ending, I've just been unable to read Rika as anything other than a lesbian who never had the space to realize she liked women because of the oppressive environment her religion had on her as a person. She never had the chance to find the language to express her feelings and she latched onto V when she did because it was like... he was her only hope, and she wanted to become him more than she ever loved him.

In a way, Jihyun was her Savior, like God, and even Jihyun himself confesses he tried to act like a God or Savior to her at their lowest moments together in that codependent, toxic relationship.

I think if Rika had more of a chance to explore herself, she would find out that she's queer. She feels more drawn to women then she ever did with men and with time, she'd find the word for herself and feel at home with it. For someone who's felt the sting of religion hurt me on my journey to find my identity, the thought of Rika working hard to unravel her trauma and accept herself is a peaceful arc in my heart.

I just wonder, if I ever sat down with her, would she say she wanted to feel a spark with Jihyun but it was never there? She was obsessed with him because she wanted to be him, to love him, and to be loved in turn, but it always felt strange? She wanted it with him, but in her heart, there was always something there telling her that this wasn't quite how she wanted to experience love?

And maybe that's why being with MC in VBE1 felt so right for Rika, and why was she able to communicate how she felt at ease with her MC? Like, I know there are limitations in Mystic Messenger when it comes down to sapphic routes, and they get as close as they can in many ways, which paved the way for other otome to soar even more in that regard. But, I know the game won't outright say it one way or the other for Rika, even though we've had 1000000% confirmation for Jaehee and I'll fight anyone who says Jaehee's route isn't one of the most romantic ones.

But, yeah, lesbian Rika real in my heart. I know there are some people who headcanon Rika as bi, but I don't get a read on her that feels that way so I've always viewed her as a lesbian who only figures that out for herself when she meets MC and really self-reflects on what she thinks love is, not just as an idea or an obsession, but what it really means to be in love.

I'm surprised you haven't seen the lesbian Rika HC before because most of the people I know in this fandom also view Rika as a lesbian!

I know a few people with MCs shipped with Rika that are the cutest, actually! Off the top of my head, I know @natasha-in-space has an MC for Rika she'd probably love to gush about! I've done some art and writing in the past for folks who have Rika MCs, too. I just love seeing MCs for the entire cast. Rika MCs are rare, but when I see any of them, I'm happy!

#i feel like i have to say this on every rika post i ever write #guys just because i try to understand rika as a person doesn't mean i condone or erase her actions as the savior or an abuser #i want her to go to jail and be held accountable for her crimes #but on some level i also want her to find peace for her own trauma because my god her pastor and adopted parents were fucking garbage

[squeakyclamart]

ok hold on. Ok guys hang on wait listen hear me out. Ok listen guys hang on, wait, wait -- guys wait listen to me

actually I don't really have a way to explain myself here . Yes I turned the pizza guys into animals I'm sorry. You don't understand i'm having a moment here, this has been driving me insane for days

I CAN explain my design choices however

Pizzahead - fox - I think "triangle head," my brain goes immediately to fox. Foxes just got that Shape, yknow? I almost went for a hyena for funny laugh, but outside of hyenas having a bit too stocky of a build (and not quite the tail I wanted), I figured foxes also make silly little noises so hey. Whatever

Peppino - tasmanian devil - You already know why .I mean come on. But also the color scheme worked out rather nice, with the white patch being his 'shirt'

Gustavo - little owl - I wanted him to be small and relatively round but also some creachure that has a natural rivalry with rats/mice. I could have gone with cat, but decided Nahhh and went with funny little owl instead. Brick meanwhile is still a rat because I think that's funny

Pepperman - capybara - Ok listen. He looks awful here. He looks downright terrible. But also I want to keep him that way. The stem does not help but without it he looked bald . Anyway I had a rodent theme going for the tower gang initially, and even if that changed as Noise became a rabbit, I still liked Pepperman being a big fucking capybara because I think it's Silly. Also because capys are one of the few rodents that come in a reddish color in certain lights. So

Vigilante - guinea pig - He is small. He can tuck his legs in under himself and look like he's got none. He's not threatening in the slightest. The most he can do is squeak really loudly at you. And I think he should stay that way. He is a leftover from the tower gang having a rodent theme Also look up guinea pigs wearing cowboy hats. you will not be disappointed

Noise (and Noisette) - rabbit - Ok everyone listen. I know it's a popular thing to turn this man into a rat, and I'm totally on board and I agree, and I originally had him as a rat, however. It created a sorta Pluto and Goofy thing between him and Brick, which would be funny and fitting, but I just didn't vibe with it. Plus that one comic with Pepperman calling Noisette's hats "rabbit ears" has stuck in my head like some sort of parasite and I can't get rid of it

Fake Peppino - he is just peppino but his anatomy is fucked up and he's goopy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gerome - cat - there is no intrinsic value or reason for this I just wanted to turn him into a small cat

Mr. Stick - heron - It was beamed into my mind like a prophecy. Tall lanky ass bird (to fit with Gustavo also being a bird) with big long beak. what else could you ask for

anyway. um. Yes. Sorry . I can't really explain myself for this one outside of that . yea. ok. bye

#is it cringe? Maybe. #Am I having a good time? Yes #pizzaposting #pizza tower #Maintagging this is fucking terrifying but also I know people have that tag blocked due to discomfort with recent events. Which is very #reasonable by the way!!! Would like to say here that I do not condone actions of the creator nor am I happy with aspects of the game #that are still rather Upsetting #however my brain has fukcing turned them into animals. #among other developments in my head that is slowly ripping them away from the source material and turning them unrecognizable #listen. We're having a moment #clamart #I am NOT tagging this as individual characters #pizza tower spoilers #I'll tag that tho #I need a tag for them as This. Erm. #pizzacreachures #how about that

[prnkill]

Idk that saying I SHIP angel/val is accurate to the way I feel about them. Bc shipping kinda implies I think they should be together (At least as far as I interpret it) and that's not accurate. Val is a very unstable, abusive person and he is awful to angel. However, Val's character feels very strongly for angel, is very possessive, && the two of them have some sort of relationship that goes beyond boss/employee. The show only really brings the negative part of their dynamic to light, which I don't think is a fully accurate portrayal of an abusive relationship/relationship with a narcissist. There are plenty of times when Val is very affectionate, very sweet- bc if he was awful all the time, he wouldn't have the hold over angel that he does.

#this goes without saying but #obv i dont condone any of vals actions #he is an abusive pos #though i do try to explain WHY he acts that way #that doesnt mean i think its ok #anyway #im at work so #hopefully this post makes sense

[miahasahardname]

this man is wanted in the entire continent of south america

#fun fact: i was originally gonna draw him with ripper because toxic yaoi but i remembered i dunno how to draw him lmao #look. chase is a bad guy. i do not condone his actions at all #BUT he was funny at times #not as funny as ripper but like… he had some good jokes #look i have mixed feelings on this guy. #however out of all the primary colours gang he is my least favourite. i can say that #might draw zee and some others at some point because this years cast was awesome! #i love julia zee raj wayne and… i have a soft spot for ripper #i also think nichelle is pretty cool. can’t wait to see these guys next season #total drama #td #total drama island 2023 #tdi reboot #td chase

[altruistic-meme]

do i dare write the post looking at and trying to explain Queen Kristina's behavior? probably. i swear im trying to be less annoying about it but also like. i do what I want.

#also like *gestures vaguely at the person who used 'she had her son change schools after he got into a fight #so that he would have more supervision and structure WITHOUT CONSULTING THE 16 YEAR OLD CHILD HOW FUCKING DARE SHE' as an argument #like do i condone and agree with her actions? no. not necessarily. but i do UNDERSTAND why she did most of what she did #was she wrong a lot of the time? yes. were there other things she could have done? absolutely #still understand why she did what she did tho #anyway the real debate is do i feel like dealing with the people who are going to ignore me saying that i dont condone her actions #and continue to just say that shes an iredeemable cartoon villain? not really but also like #i havent gotten a chance to rewatch and really think about characters and their actions and stiff for a while #i wanna analyze it again!! i wanna just chill for a while!! #also that person vagued about me. IN the yr tag. which i clearly used. istg they could not have been older that 14. #anywho #i probably will do that this weekend #im off work on friday so i may just do a full rewatch and whip out my yr book #i mean i will do that anyway. whether or not i actually post about it is an entirely other question #young royals #shh ac

[charlieslowartsies]

Hi! I was wondering if you could give a director's commentary on William's relationship with Arthur? I get the impression that Billy never knew or understood that Arthur was in the Marionette, although that just may be me.

Unfortunately William did figure it out eventually that his youngest son was haunting the Marionette, and that the Crying Child was the key to those horrible powers.

By that point, the grief and anger in him had long since eroded what was left of good sense or any smidgen of 'maybe I shouldn't try to cheat/control Death.' His driving force was to bring his youngest back, and when Henrietta was killed by Circus Baby, it drove him deeper over the edge. He failed at so many things, and his inability to loosen his control or reconsider what his motives were lead to him deciding to settle on: 'if I can't be happy, why the fuck should any one else ever be?'

The Animatronics, from the Puppet down to the little Minireenas, were nothing but tools to be used. His children save for maybe Henrietta were tools. (And if she were a good daughter, he reasoned, she'd have listened to her father, wouldn't she?) The spirits from the children he killed were tools, too. People were pawns, to be discarded after use as necessary. Gather enough spiritual force and he could rewrite his ending, he could bring whoever he wanted back, he could even cheat Death himself...

His relationship before Arthur died was mild, not exactly perfect but not bad, either. Distant but there, I guess. He was the youngest, the quietest, and the rearing of the Afton children tended to be left to Michael's hands while William was running a business. Henrietta never listened but rarely got punished before the whole fiasco at the diner. Alexander was often in trouble, always acting out. Michael was never on time, always had his head in the damn clouds, and couldn't be trusted. Arthur was...good at school, William might settle on. He saw a great future ahead of the boy, Arthur showed brains at a young age that might even mean he'd carry the Diner and its Animatronics far into the future.

#kga #knight guard au #ask #answered #its always fun to hate purple guy #i wanted a villain but not like evil for the sake of evil #he made bad choices and fucked around and found out and i dont want to romanticize serial killers esp in this story #should go without saying author do not condone his actions or his concept of logic

[the-galaxy-sys]

seen a lot of Weird ShitTM about respecting identities this pride month so I just wanted to say:

bad trans people still deserve to be gendered/named correctly. bad disabled people still deserve accessibility and accommodations. bad fat people still don't deserve fatphobic remarks. bad POC still deserves equal treatment and not to be called slurs. bad (any minority here) deserves to be treated like any "good" person in that minority as well. bad people still deserve their identity to be accepted because if we start picking and choosing who has the "privilege" of having their identity or health recognized, then we are starting to be as bad as them. that's what they want you to do. every fat conservative you make fun of for their weight, your friend who weighs just as much sees your hatred and will take that to heart. every trans bigot you misgender, your trans friend will realize that you only hold their identity as "valid" until you cross them. every disabled morally bad person you call slurs, or mock for their mobility aids, your disabled friend will realize just how little you think they're worth.

stop acting like someone's identity is a toy you can take away if they act up. i'm not condoning any of these people's behaviors, they're fucked up people. just remember if you treat bad people like that, the good people will see what you really feel.

#transphobia mention #fatphobia mention #racism mention #ableism mention #i've seen so much shit this pride month where people clearly say “yeah we need better trans rights but this guy doesn't deserve it” #i even saw someone say “every trans person deserves to transition except for (some sort of group of bad people i can't remember” #i don't condone the actions of awful people. at all. but when you call them slurs or misgender them etc etc then you're just hurting your #friends family etc etc

[flowery-king]

Idk what type of denial I'm in but the defanged au is a fucking Philip redemption au what was I on to be constantly reassuring people it's not a redemption plot lmao open your EYES Flowery

#hits myself over the head with facts #I think a big part of it might've been because I was scared when I first thought of it?? #a big part of the fandom HATES Belos (for good reason) but also targets their hate towards people who like Belos as a character #which is pretty weird haha #I understand disliking people who try to say 'Belos is a actually just a misunderstood lil meow meow all he needed was friendship' #like bro completely deserved to be stomped to death fr let's all be honest here #but am I not allowed to like an evil character just cause?? #I like how insane this guy is with his reasoning - how he somehow thinks he's the hero in all of this LIKE #What did you have to go through or have as an example to think mass genocide is you being the hero?? #he's just such an interesting creature - I want to dissect him like a frog #It doesn't help that he's pretty too wtf where they thinking giving grampa those luscious locks - he's so fun to draw #anyway sorry to rant just think it's weird #liking a villain doesn't mean you condone their actions #also I better not see any of yall tell me I got daddy issues or religious trauma I AM WELL AWARE

[wyvernne]

it kills me that so many people portray diluc as indiscriminately cruel. he may be cold, and even curt at times, but he’s genuinely a gentleman and it’s so obvious in his voicelines that he cares about others.

#the amount of people that headcanon him as being a terrible spouse because they write him as getting ‘annoyed’ at y/n is worrying lol #i guess you could weed out all the bad traits of genshin characters lol #diluc can absolutely be dismissive at times #but literally just to people that are bothering him 💀 #and his interactions w kaeya don’t count they’re just being petty siblings 😭 #diluc wouldn’t bother being the darknight hero if he didn’t care about others lol #speaking of… #y’all #i’m just gonna say this as a general statement #it’s not bad for characters to be villains or have villainous traits #diluc has unlikable/undesirable traits but it doesn’t make him a bad character #or make people problematic for talking about those traits #i only have an issue when people grossly mischaracterize him lol #i don’t want to get into it but #yeah #villains can be cool besties you don’t have to condone their actions lmfao #and ur fave can be problematic and that’s okay #diluc murdered a bunch of people let’s be real 💀

[dsgustng]

I hate that anytime someone criticizes the exploitation and documentation of chris-chan essentially reducing her to a spectacle like some weird true-crime shit for people to laugh and be disturbed by for entertainment purposes and rightfully calls it creepy and gross everyone acts like you're condoning her actions and defending her. Like..... No.. I'm really fucking not.

#can i be honest this whole thing started because people thought it was funny point and laugh at a 'weird autistic person' they saw online #and it spiralled from there #like before anyone knew abt the abhorrent disturbing shit she did she was just ur run of the mill weird tumblr artist #i dont condone any of her actions but i will say the fucking constant harassment and having her humanity stripped away from her #undoubtedly was like throwing gasoline into a fire #why do people care so fucking much about this person and knowing every detail abt thier life in gruesome detail jesus fucking christ #like go fucking do something decent with your life fucking go outside !! #chris chan has been trending on twitter constantly #ableism #chris chan #also i accidentally said weird tumblr artist in my earlier tag but i meant DeviantArt -_-

[spicycheeto]

The bathroom scene. We all know what I'm talking about-

I don't have a weak stomach, but...

Oh god-

And the thing is, of everything Anthony did to Kenny, that tops the fucking charts. Do we understand how badly that could affect Anthony's physical health? Also just... I don't care how badly Kenny was treated by such in the past. That is shit behavior. Literally. Fucking disgusting

And I know this is the entire point. That how Kenny is so far into CK and all... but fucking hell.

#my overthinking self says people are gonna think im condoning anthonys past actions #no #thats not it #but you cant fucking tell me he deserved that #i just... ew #im literally disgusted #cobra kai #anthony larusso #kenny payne #kyler park #cobra kai season 5 #ck spoilers

[technojoy-zine]

The Elephant in the Room (Dream Content)

I, the head moderator, do not feel good about including Dream (the character OR content creator) in this zine.

I do not want to bring down a celebration with a serious topic and for my own health and safety I have been avoiding it. However, I do not want to leave people wondering, or let something fester. Communicating responsibly is part of my duties as a mod and I cannot expect you all to read my mind.

Regardless of the truth of all allegations, I find the behavior Dream admitted to irresponsible at best and do not want to engage with him or his content. As I am the person running this zine, that means there will be no Dream content in this zine. Yes, this means no rivalsduo.

#technojoy zine questions #let it be known: i (head moderator) enforce my own creator/audience boundary very firmly. #I am not their friends. It is not my responsibility to condemn or condone the actions of grown adults on the internet. #Though I do feel odd about saying 'this specific friend of Technoblade's will not be included in a zine celebrating him' #I want to be clear I am not attempting to say 'Technoblade would have done abc'. That is innapropriate. #I am taking steps to be responsible with my own internet use. Thank you all for reading and understanding

[crown-ov-horns]

Perpetually torn between loving and hating this bitch.

I mean, her treatment of Lana is irredeemable.

#ahs #american horror story #ahs asylum #sister mary eunice #lily rabe #diary pages #ahs fandom #horror fandom #i always root for the demons and she's very charismatic #she reminds me of pazuzu really #probably intentional #which is why i'm not surprised by her actions nor bothered by most of them #but one thing i find worse than all others is sa #if a person or a character commits it or condones it that's it i despise them #which she did to that despicable priest guy #and what she did to lana...gaslighting her freeing her rapist forcing her to go on with the pregnancy... ana's my fave i can't forgive that #and people ship them like that's sick #people will say she's a demon villain what do you expect #idk michael langdon is also a demonic villain and he doesn't commit sa nor forcing anyone to carry a pregnancy frim assault #at the same time i still adore her i still root for her #just keep her the hell away from lana #wonderful now i want to write a fucked up fanfiction where pazuzu wannabe hides pregnant lana away #judy can you fucking stop #not judy from ahs judy is how i call the part of myself that gives me these crazy ideas and compels me to execute them #crazy people ship them? you mean yourself? who the hell knows