"it's ok to show (x) in fiction as long as the bad guy gets punished!" the bad guy doesn't have to get punished. in fact the bad guy can win altogether. the bad guy can entirely get away with it. hope this helps
and this part might make some people's head explode but: characters can be written to forgive things you personally wouldn't ever forgive. not everything is written as what you'd perceive to be the right choice. not everything is a self-insert & protagonists don't have to be relatable.
why would "everyone need to grow up and stop expecting media to tell you what's right from wrong" be anti-intellectualism? it's pro-intellectualism. i need everyone to start thinking for themselves so badly lol












