#spop critical

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

glimmer: literally crying and begging horde prime not to hurt adora

horde prime: ...

catra: seems mildly irritated, if anything, at the mention of she-ra

horde prime: ah yes. the epitome of true love.

#guys i think he somehow hallucinated catra's pupils dilating #(which btw not only did the animators not draw her eyes dilated #but the writers did absolutely NO research on that line #because if they did they would know that cats' eyes don't dilate if they're in love lmao) #anyway #this whole scene was dumb #if they wanted us to focus on c//a they could have shown catra's reaction in more detail #but instead they focused on glimmer and was later like “no actually catra is the one who cares about adora” #spop critical #spop salt #spop discourse #spop #spop criticism #she ra #anti spop #anti catradora #anti c//a #anticatradora

[spopsalt]

The way any villians with physical disablities have their physical disablities protrayed as "scary" and the fact that the only ausistic character is infantilized and put on a leash twice...don't you guys just love the casual ablelism in such a "progressive" kid's tv show like spop?

#spop critical #spop salt #anti spop #spop discourse #spop crit #spop criticism

[anti-spop]

correct me if i'm wrong, but the only instance where a character actually detailed catra's misdeeds in s5, beyond the vague "she did bad things and hurt ppl", was through entrapta and. it was merely played for laughs.

on that topic, it was quite disrespectful to entrapta, actually. she nearly died in beast island and was very affected and hurt, but in s5 she's like "lol! whatever i don't care! i forgive you! :D"

#i post #spop critical

[terrabdectyle]

#spop critical #anti catra #anti c//a #anticatra #anticatradora #anti catradora #catra #catra critical #adora #catradora #she ra critical #tw abuse #she ra adora #tHeY 'Re iN L0ve YoUr H0enor😍😍🥰 #Anyway #Catra x jail #Fandom #anti catra stans #Catradora is not real

[madnessandentropy]

If you say a healthy relationship where the characters respect each other and are an equal level is "boring" you are an instant red flag to me, because every person who says this turns out to be a piece of shit that glorifies abuse and, if they are a creator, generally suck at storytelling as well

EDIT: Just to clarify I don't mean you can't enjoy toxic ships. I didn't get it across well, but what I'm talking about is fans who ignore blatant abuse and try paint it as a "spicy romance" and dismissing healthier ships/couples as "boring and vanilla". If you refuse to acknowledge a relationship is toxic and instead glorify/romanticise it while saying actually healthy ships are too boring then you are in fact a red flag

#thoughts #this applies to so many damn fandoms #vivziepop critical #helluva boss critical #hazbin hotel critical #spop critical #spop critisism #anti catradora #anti spop #lo criticism #lo critical #lore olympus critical #anti lore olympus

[slothyykittee]

The biggest thing I learned when being a critic of other writers, is that pride will lead to your downfall.

Whether you are religious or not, you may have heard the story of Lucifer and how he fell from grace due to pride. That story can be applied to this situation.

Writers proclaiming in their heads that their skills are pure perfection, to the point of doubling down on any criticism they see. This issue is due to these people seeing their writings as an extension of themselves, which then see this as a personal attack.

We all know that criticism, no matter how constructive, hurts. You worked so hard and did your best on a project, only for someone to point out the flaws of it.

You end up feeling broken and sad. Despite your efforts, your project is not perfect.

But here's the thing: You are human. You are bound to make mistakes. No person that lived on this Earth never made a mistake. You need to consider that person's point of view. Sure, you feel hurt hearing their critical words, but that's short term. You need to focus on the long term: the benefits that this critical view will give you.

Constructive criticism is like a medical needle: it will hurt you the first time, but in the long term, it will help you get better.

Listen what others tell you. They want you to reach your full potential. Don't dismiss it, or that will lead to your fall from grace.

#writing #writers on tumblr #writeblr #writing advice #vivziepop critical #hazbin hotel critical #spop critical #lore olympus critical #lore olympus criticism #she ra critical #svtfoe critical #writing community #on writing

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Good Summary Of Catra And Stolas

Both are basically one side of the same coin.

#helluva boss #helluva boss critical #helluva boss criticism #helluva boss critique #vivziepop critical #vivziepop criticism #vivziepop #anti-vivziepop #spop critical #she-ra #she-ra critical #anti-spop #anti-sh-ra #anti-catra #anti-stolas #stolas

[pepper-butler]

im gonna be honest. i love hero x villain ships, and i love angsty enemies to lovers. but i hate catradora

why?

because of that dumb fucking redemption. if it was just a funny lil "what if the hero and villain had a thing for each other" ship i would've loved it.

but trying to redeem an abuser, blame the victim and play the relationship off as healthy? fuck no, catra is to be held accountable for all of her actions and adora deserves better than her. catra is a horrible person and the show should treat her as such, instead of an "uwu gay disaster baby".

enemies to lovers shouldn't be a victim being emotionally scarred from an abuser, it should be enemies who are equal to each other. i would much rather ship catradora if catra hated everyone else just as much as she hates adora

if you ship catradora, fine. good for you, honestly. but don't hit me with the "its healthy" bs, or the "you don't know what enemies to lovers means". i do know what it means, i just don't like the abuser x victim sort

#catras redemption arc can suck my asscheeks #spop salt #spop critisism #spop critical #catra is an abuser #anti catra #anti catradora #catra salt #catra criticism #catradora salt #catradora criticism #adora deserves better

[anti-catradora-collection]

glimmadora appreciation post!

i can't believe they weren't a canon couple. like PLEASE LOOK AT THESE.

(I don't know if this expression exists outside of Brazil, but it's like they say: "they had the knife and the cheese in their hands and didn't do anything with it".)

there's a lot more moments i could add (including the hot springs scene), but tumblr has that limit of 10 images per post.

#glimmadora #glimmer #she ra adora #glimmer spop #glimmer x adora #adora x glimmer #spop critical #spop criticism #spop discourse #spop salt #spop #she ra

[sealnoodlesoup]

My stupid opinion that will get me killed by the entire She-Ra fandom

Shadow Weaver had a better redemption arc than C4tra

Yes, I know that Shadow wasn't fully redeemed, was terrible, and never apologized for her actions. But at least she was useful and helped the rebellion, unlike C4tra who was just getting in everyone's way. Shadow had many chances to betray the rebellion but she didn't meanwhile C4tra (who committed more and worse crimes than Shadow) would probably betray them all if someone offered her greater power because she only joined the rebellion when it was her only chance of survival despite being offered to join them many times before. And while C4tra did say she was sorry she never properly apologized for everything she did (like killing Angela and almost destroying the universe) and her apology always felt like she was just trying to earn sympathy from others. And she continued treating everyone horribly even after that. Shadow Weaver stayed loyal to the rebellion until the very end and even died for them, I know many people say that she only killed herself to traumatize C4tra, but the only proof of that they have is the "You're welcome" and it still can be argued what she meant by that (In my opinion it was "You're Welcome, now that I'm dead I won't bother you anymore" I'm not gonna explain why I think that here because this post is not about that). Shadow was the one who found a way to stop Horde Prime and did everything to make sure it worked, meanwhile, C4tra was being a nuisance and a distraction just so she could be with Adora and didn't care that the world might get destroyed because of it. She tried to stop Adora from taking the failsafe even though Adora was the only person who could survive it and got angry when Adora chose to save the world first instead of making out with her. Just to be clear I'm not talking about who was a morally better person, but who made up for their actions more.

In conclusion: Actions speak louder than words, Shadow Weaver was useful to the rebellion while C4tra was not.

#anti spop #anti catradora #anti catra #anti catra stans #spop discourse #spop critical #spop criticism #spop salt #my opinion #anti c//a #ftlosw

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

i like the fact that adora gets to confront shadow weaver in s5 and tell her that she will never forgive her. that was nice, it's what shadow weaver deserved and adora also deserved that closure and freedom from her abusive mother's control.

but if the crew really cared about catra so much, wouldn't they give her some closure too? shouldn't they give her a chance to talk to shadow weaver and establish the fact that she is cutting herself away from her abuser and choosing to start anew? but no, all she gets to tell shadow weaver is “this isn't about you, help me save adora”. that's it.

for a show that focuses so much on catra and her trauma, you would think that there would a satisfactory resolution to her relationship with her abuser. but at the end of the day, catra's codependent relationship with her sister matters more than healing or closure from her trauma. at the end of the day, even catra was done dirty by the show writers, all for the sake of some fanservice.

#spop critical #spop salt #spop discourse #spop #spop criticism #she ra #anti spop #anti nate stevenson #tw abuse mention

[spopsalt]

Is there anything you like about catradora?

Uhhh wellll uhhhh...no I got one! Wait nevermind...uh...I can think of one...uhm....I think...platonically...it could've worked out I dunno man, I'm trying to work with Catradora here, gimme a break.

#anti spop #spop discourse #spop criticism #spop salt #spop crit #anti catra #spop critical #antic//a #anti c//a #anti catradora

[anti-spop]

if spop actually confronted catra's hipocrisy in s5, it would've been fine.

catra has every right not to trust shadow weaver, but catra also hurt adora and yet she acts like she didn't. none of the other characters confront her, either. we're supposed to side with catra when she gets mad at adora for "choosing" shadow weaver.

like, again, if this was called out at some point, then i would get it. but if anything, adora seems to be the one punished for leaving catra (horde prime taunts her, catra abandons her etc.) and not catra who hurt adora and other ppl in the worst ways possible.

#i post #spop critical #anti c//a #abuse tw

[terrabdectyle]

#anti c//a #anti catra #anti catradora #anticatra #anticatradora #catra #catradora #spop critical #catra critical #adora #Catra's redemtion arc is bullshit! She deserves nothing. All she has is that crappy backstory. #Her fans are just biased but they don't want to admit it #Anyway #Adora has no reason to forgive that catgirl #Catra is trash😚 i'd rather kiss the floor than to rewatch this show

[madnessandentropy]

"It's just a cartoon/movie/whatever" shouldn't apply to critcism it should apply to the batshit insane fans sending death threats over critcism of joke videos

Like that once bitch on Twitter sending the creator of that short TADC vid creator a death theat and then turning around to going "Oh I'm sorry I was just angry I didn't mean it ☹"

If you send death threats to people when you're angry you should get off the x app and see a damn psychiatrist

#vivziepop critical #hazbin hotel critical #helluva boss critical #spop critical #spop critisism #thoughts #death threats are not normal what is wrong with you #lo criticism #lo critical #lore olympus critical #anti lore olympus

[can-of-tomato-soup]

""We need more flawed female characters" Y'all couldn' even handle Catra" Is something I've seen commented a few times to people who are critical of Catradora when the thing is that I do like Catra even If she is a flawed character. Catra as a character is not what I have problen with.

What I do have a problem with is that Shera is a show for children, possibly the first Lgbtq+ representation they see and Catradora has an abusive dynamic that is normalized. Children, especially Lgbtq+ youth might see it, relate to it and think that the way Catra treats Adora is okay when it's not.

If Shera was a show for adults, exploring toxic dynamics in Sapphic relationships would be okay. If you like Catradora because they have a toxic relationship and like exploring non healthy dynamics, that's okay. I just don't think Catradora is a ship that should be treated like it is considering that the show is for kids.

#anti catradora #spop #spop critical #she ra and the princesses of power #canoftomatosoup