#technically not a Harringrove post but tagging it anyway cause that's what im about and this is a billy stan post

[racheld93]

Want to know what really grosses me out in general and also about Stranger Things because I was born and raised in Indiana?

The age of consent is 16.

Yes you read that correctly.

Thats why in season one it 'wasn't made a big deal' that Jonathan took pictures of Nancy and Steve having sex.

And in season two it 'wasn't made a big deal' for Karen, a grown ass married woman, to flirt back with Billy, a kid thats the same age as her eldest child.

And in season three it 'wasn't made a big deal' when the Karen and Billy shit happened again no matter if he was freshly 18 or not, it still would have been legal as long as he was 16 or older. And I'm so glad they didn't put that shit on screen. Hate that Billy got flayed, hate that so much you have no idea. But I would have hated it even more if things had gone as they'd planned and Karen really did show up to have sex with a kid her daughter's age.

What I'm saying is, it was cool that a nostalgic show took place in my home state not too unlike a town I grew up in. But with choices the duffers made over the seasons, also including the subtle not so subtle implied rasicm and obvious homophobia and ignorant satanic paranoia and blatant child abuse (that all very much still happens today), it makes me think that the only reason they chose a conservative Midwestern state was so they could get away with writing all that bullshit.

And if it wasn't for some of the actors pushing for better dialog and situations and basically twisting their arms for different scenes and refusing to do others, this show wouldn't have lasted this long. Because we'd have been watching the same overused and small-minded stereotypes and tropes from decades ago and have stopped watching.

So, does learning the age of consent in Indiana make you even more aware of how many scenes in Stranger Things gives me the heebie jeebies?

Thought so.

#and yes the heebie jeebies comment was a hint that I could totally see where Billy was coming from in the S2 Byers house scene #If I had a younger sister in a house full of dudes I didnt know where the school weirdo lives that takes pictures of young girls having sex #id have overreacted too #stranger things #indiana #age of consent #fuck you duffers #billy deserved better #and so many others did too #billy hargrove #steve harrington #harringrove #technically not a Harringrove post but tagging it anyway cause that's what im about and this is a billy stan post #anti karen wheeler #is anyone going to see this post? no idea but ive been thinking about this for years so here it is #my thoughts #with love r #also anti all the pool moms cause that scene was bullshit #why couldnt they have just done teen girls and maybe even a couple boys sighing as billy walked by in slow motion? #that scene could have been wholesome and adorable instead of unneeded and cringy