My Problem With Kagami And Why I Can't Sympathize With Her
While I believe Kagami deserves better fanbase wise and I don't hate her, that doesn't blind me from the fact that she's done some pretty messed up shit.
I hate how the show exemplifies her friendship with Marinette as one that only centers around the fact that it was because of Adrien (Ikari Gozen) that they actually formed a friendship in the first place. While enforcing the moral that a guy is more valuable than a friend. It really makes me feel some type of way that they made Kagami choose Adrien over Marinette while being aware that Marinette also liked Adrien. Making her out to be someone who has little to zero social experience while doing nothing to contribute to gaining friends.
Don't the writers claim to showcase "girl empowerment"
What message are they trying to send to their audience? (Mostly young girls) That a guy is worth sacrificing a friendship? Even when that guy clearly treats you as an option, is indecisive about you, and has feelings for someone else?
In contrast to, someone you can form a close bond with, a sweet girl who helps you get away from a packed schedule and a strict uncompromising mother, and someone who sacrifices their feelings in order for you to be happy.
Miracle Queen was quite the trip and really got me. Kagami made it super clear that she's ready to throw her only friend under the bus if it means she can have a chance with Adrien which is really fucked up since Marinette sacrificed her feelings for Adrien so they could be happy. WHICH. Mind you, she really didn't have to do that, she could have told Adrien about her feelings but for the sake of Kagami and Adrien's happiness she leaves them be. This is a sore spot for me, because it's what ended my friendship with my high school best friend, with whom I had an agreement that if we both liked the same guy, we wouldn't go for it because our friendship was worth more. They may not have had that same agreement, but Kagami made it clear that Marinette is worth nothing to her as a friend. Considering the fact that Adrien treats her as an option while still having feelings for someone else. I cannot emphasize how little time I have for girls who do that, fictional or real. It's shitty and backstabbing and not worth it.
Adding Kagami's consideration of Marinette in Miracle Queen was only to give the writers brownie points, because ultimately she still choose Adrien over her one first actual friend. So was the consideration even genuine or worth it?
Kagami knows that Adrien likes someone else, but she continues to pursue him, and tries to convince him to go out with her, instead of actually giving him actual advice about his romantic "woes".
Kagami also knows her one only true friend aside from Adrien likes him and still continues to pursue him disregarding marinette despite knowing that piece of information.
In Frozer, Adrien makes it clear that he has feelings for someone and she assumes it's Marinette without asking questions and gives Marinette "advice". I'm putting advice in quotation marks because it's questionable if it was really advice.
"The only reason you can't stay on your feet is your hesitation. I never hesitate"
That. That wasn't really advice she was giving. Adding the fact that she said "I never hesitate" that has nothing to do with Marinette's hesitation. She only said that because she was given that Adrien had feelings for someone else the same episode and she assumed that, that person was Marinette which is also completely messed up. Literally all Marinette did was fall, everyone falls, it's a basic mistake and how ironic! it is Kagami that gave her "words of encouragement" (Clear Sarcasm)
Marinette gave Kagami no reason to say anything to her except that she fell. She went with Luka, She gave Adrien advice about the entire situation, and Marinette didn't say anything to her while on the double date.
Oh, and what was her point in saying she never hesitates? Like I said. "Marinette's hesitation has nothing to do with, her not hesitating which is why it was illogical for her to bring that up"
What point was she trying to make bringing that up?
Kagami is finally given the opportunity to have friends and be more social and her first encounter with a girl her age (Marinette) she assumes Marinette's the one Adrien has feelings for without asking him gives her "advice" which really wasn't advice at all. It was actually a snarky comment she made all because she assumed Marinette is the one Adrien has feelings for. (Technically, just that she's Ladybug)
She doesn't even help herself gain social experience. She gains it from other people without actually helping herself.
Kagami: meets Adrien and doesn’t like him, randomly has feelings for him several episodes later with no development or explanation, knows right off the bat he’s interested in someone else but pushes for him to date herself instead. Meets Marinette, assumes she’s the rival without asking, is rude to her, and throws a tantrum when Adrien tells her he’s not interested. Sure, she improved since then, but her first three episodes (Riposte, Miracle Queen, The NYC Special, Frozer, Oni-Chan) didn’t flatter her.
Kagami sees Marinette as competition than an actual friend. An obstacle that gets in the way. And her judgement of her is based off that fact that she assumed Marinette is the person Adrien has feelings for without asking any questions.
I find that really messed up especially in a show that claims to be preaching "girl power" but what do you expect when the show is written by racist misogynistic 45 y/o men.
