#bcb critical

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Common Mike X Amy win.

Honestly, if Lucy hates Mike this much that she wants to ruin his social life for even being in her vicinity, and being this possessive for not being able to have him romantically, the only real option is for Mucy never to happen- especially with the author’s insistence that Mike was always evil and Lucy was always innocent.

(Artist is trash badger)

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Something I needed to get off my chest about Made Fresh: the way Tiff is being portrayed as being in the wrong for not reciprocating Jordan’s feelings when she’s clearly stated she’s not interested comes across as anti-consent.

Listen, I’m not a fan of Tiff using Jordan to eat a burger and hitch a ride, but the way in which the narrative doesn’t acknowledge that his strategy is ‘wear Tiff down until she says yes’ is pretty messed up.

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This is a bit of a vent/rant, but I need to get this off my chest.

Bittersweet Candy Bowl, at its core, seems to convey a very distressing moral lesson.

The way in which Lucy’s abuse of Mike for a decade is minimized, and how no character seems to seriously bring it up or resent Lucy for it, compared to how Mike is vilified for verbally snapping at her once (which he apologized for afterwards and multiple times) coupled with how Augustus’s SA of Daisy was softened and excused by the narrative as “Augustus is used to manipulating people to get what he wants” leads to a horrific conclusion.

At its core, BCB seems to be a lesson on why you should take your abuser’s violence to keep the peace, and how you should be a perfect victim or you’re as bad as them. The way in which Mike is compared to being as bad as Lucy (for only sending letters in the 3rd grade, rejecting her, and verbally snapping at her once after years of being beaten bloody) , and the author’s comments on how Daisy appreciates the attention her groomer Augustus gave her and how she’s wrong for feeling that way after being assaulted seems to be teaching a very dangerous lesson.

I myself have been attacked before, having my head beaten into a concrete pillar and needing to be rescued by my brother. Additionally, I have known several victims of abuse and care about them dearly. The way that this narrative and webcomic is geared towards young children and young teens who may take the lesson that keeping the peace is more important than their safety and wellbeing is quite concerning.

I truly wished the author would have addressed these issues with far more grace, but it appears to be the case that they will continue victim blaming.

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Literal domestic abuse apologia. When’s the arc when Abbey agrees that Abraham was the most romantic person and that Charlotte simply couldn’t handle his wonderful love?