hey i know you're gonna see this because you made posts about how i got mad at you for making your headcanons, but i blocked your account because what you're doing is genuinely harmful so if you wanna come talk to me so i can teach you why what you're doing is problematic, sure. but i'm gonna say this now and i have no remorse.
clay is evil. idk if you've ever been abused like orel has, but no amount of self degradation and self harm and self hatred excuses any form of abuse. abuse is evil. did bloberta force him into a marriage? yes. did his mom sexually / emotionally abuse him? yes.
did clay also physically abuse, emotionally abuse, manipulate, religiously abuse orel? yes. did clay coerce bloberta into sex, did clay use bloberta to feel less insecure, did clay manipulate bloberta, did clay emotionally / physically / sexually abuse bloberta? yes.
it doesn't matter how much more of an alcoholic he gets.
it doesn't matter if he self sabotages.
it doesn't matter what sexuality he is.
he shot his fucking son. he lays his hands on his son. he makes his wife feel bad for not fucking him. he says danielle hanging out with his son is emotional rape.
clay is a fucking abusive piece of shit villain. do not try to excuse his actions because you perpetuate the harmful culture that men like him have. no amount of trauma allows someone to physically harm a child.