nimona thinkpiece because i just watched it and i don’t doubt that this is stuff that everyone else has said but i wrote this long rambly thing and i need to get it out
the relationship between ballister and nimona is a metaphor for the relationship between cisgay people and trans people
“people can’t turn into things”
“can you just be you?”
“i can’t be seen with that”
“can you just be normal for a second?”
even though he understands what it’s like to be outcasted from society because of the way he was born (a commoner), he does the same to her because it doesn’t present itself in the same way. even though everyone hates them both, in the beginning, he acts like he’s the normal one.
he asks invasive and “small-minded” questions because he sees something he doesn’t understand and he feels entitled to understanding it; otherwise he fears it.
AND BECAUSE NIMONA HAS BEEN OPPRESSED BY THE SYSTEM HER WHOLE LIFE AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE ARE INHERENTLY EVIL DUE TO THEIR POSITION SHE WANTS TO DESTROY EVERYTHING BUT BECAUSE BALLISTER WAS ABLE TO SKATE BY AND EXIST WITHOUT BEING CONSTANTLY SCRUTINIZED IN THE WAY SHE WAS HE THINKS THE INSTITUTE IS GOOD AND BECAUSE OF THAT HE WAS ULTIMATELY BETRAYED BY THE VERY SYSTEM HE BELIEVED THE MOST IN
also the director’s insinuation that ballister being in the spotlight is the reason there’s a monster is EXACTLY what conservatives in this country believe. allowing gay people to exist is a gateway to trans people existing
and the way everyone treats her like a monster and then is SURPRISED WHEN SHE ACTS LIKE A MONSTER
shaking six year old me by the shoulders YOU WERE RIGHT. YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT LOVE AND ABOUT FAIRNESS AND ABOUT SHARING IS CARING. YOU WERE RIGHT. THE ADULTS DON’T KNOW ANY MORE ABOUT TRUTH THAN YOU DO. KEEP BELIEVING IN THE FAIRIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN. NOTHING IS “JUST THE WAY IT IS”. I AM SORRY THEY EVER CONVINCED YOU TO FEEL SHAME. YOU ARE REAL AND A PART OF THIS WORLD. YOU WERE RIGHT.
aren’t you tired of being mean. aren’t you exhausted of constantly looking for ways to insult people. aren’t you ready to finally fully let go of what cringe culture has done to you
thinking about when Herbert whined “Daaaan” to get him to help him reanimate his potential father in law.. we know Dan’s not straight bc there’s no way that line would have worked on a straight man.