you see, my character is actually a transgender allegory. hope this helps! :3 /pos
okay but, like, it's driving me insane that noone seems to be noticing that I am NOT a reliable narrator. my whole character arc is based on immature dreams of general "evil" acts without fully understanding what the concept of evil is, it's just a thing wizards are supposed to be.
I feel like seeing things with transgender allegory in mind would clear a lot of things up, not sure if anyone has clocked my character before this post but that's kinda the general plan.
it's not an exact metaphor, it's not like wizards and boys and witches are girls and I want to be witch yatta yatta it's kinda more about performing acts of gender and upholding the oppressing system of cis-centered beliefs without fully understanding it, it's about everyone who's completely cis that never explored their gender and therfore don't understand gender as much as a trans person does and in turn: isn't as confident in their gender as any trans person is simply because they don't understand what gender actually means. they say they're cis/not trans instead of saying "I'm a girl" or "I'm a boy" or "I'm neither" or whatever else! (not sure if this makes sense, I'm trying to squeeze a decades worth of gender frustration into a story about evil wizards then explain in a paragraph. I don't mean to offend.)
there's also elements of bioessentialism/radfem in there! how wizards are fundamentally evil, and that can't change, but in reality they're not! that's just largely how the evil wizard anon sees it because they're trying to compensate for their lack in confidence as a wizard, but instead of exploring what it means to be a wizard or a witch or a mage or a warlock or whatever else which would be a healthy way for evil wizard anon to feel confident in their identity they're trying to simply become more wizard using wrong and outdated beliefs rooted in trauma and being repeatedly taught.
evil wizard anon is purposely avoiding thinking deeper about what it means to be a witch or wizard because that would mean confronting that wizards aren't inherently evil, and that witches and wizards aren't incompatible, and if evil wizard were to confront that it would mean confronting that their father wasn't evil because he was a wizard, he was evil because he chose to be, it would mean confronting that evil wizard permenently changed themselves (got rid of their witch genetics) for no reason, and worst of all: it would mean confronting the fact that there was no reason evil wizard and you-won't-see-me-again couldn't be friends, and that would mean evil wizard ruined his relasionship with her for no reason at all. and evil wizard isn't ready to confront that, or at least he doesn't want to.
in summary: I did it before Jax tadc!!!!!!
not sure if this made sense, wasn't proof read and please ignore spelling mistakes!
Is it anti religion if my friend reacts with "well we don't need to worry about it, we know it's not real" when i mention trying to figure out my stance on my beliefs?
I was baptized protestant/evangelical (European version, not the ""extremists"" i hear US Americans talk about -- putting it in quotations because i don't know enough nor is this the space to make judgements) and have a complicated relationship with god. My family was never super duper hard-core religious anyways.
I didn't have a nice childhood and - since toddlerhood - would pray to god begging to make it better. I eventually in my teens reached the point of "what god would ignore a child begging for rescue every night?" and ever since then have been trying to figure out where I stand. And I am kind of considering getting a Bible translation i remember a teacher recommended. I'm considering figuring things out. I would never become completely centered around religion, but i want to patch up my rocky relationship with it.
I was talking about that in a conversation on discord and a friend reacted by dismissing religion/god. It felt a bit insensitive when I had. just said I'm trying to find my place there. But I'm not entirely sure if they were just attempting to "comfort" me from the religious trauma and completely missed the mark
This is anti religion, specifically Christian shaming.
This is really sad. I think every Christian has gone through a period of self doubt at some point - especially because Christianity is severely white-washed, has been twisted to be patriarchal, and is heavily colonized in many places.
This is simply a side effect of what's happened to it. Honestly my best advice is to deconstruct and study genuine Christianity. About how accepting of queer people women, and racial minorities it ACTUALLY is.
Christianity, real genuine Christianity, is so beautiful. Even if it ends up not being for you in the end - it's still fascinating to study and pick apart.
Honestly what if someone WANTS to shave because they think it makes them pretty? What if they get body euphoria from shaving and having others compliment it? I am genuinely tired of the whole "bully every person who shaves and tell them they're a patriarchal bootlicker" mantra on places online. If you TRULY hated the patriarchy you'd probably understand that people having free will to do whatever they want with their body is something that dismantles parts of patriarchal culture. Shave, don't shave. Wax, don't wax. You have FREE WILL. You don't suck up to anyone or anything for being authentically you and choosing what makes you feel the most beautiful and comfortable.
thinking abt bnha,,,, (long ass essay post — spoilers below if u care)
like yes the emergence of quirks regressed society as a whole n yes it's far out in the future (like logically, 120-150+ yrs) but also the way that in the end, all roads still lead to capitalism. all roads still lead to a society where pro-heroes are glorified and thus bankable, all roads still lead to mt. lady needing to do suggestive poses for magazine covers, and all roads still lead to a society that creates and enables creatures like m*neta.
and yes, okay, the heroes are good people—generally. i'm looking at you, endeavor. but for all the progression, however little and/or delayed that may be considering the state of the world during the emergence of quirks and then afo's era, the systems are still outdated and it drives me CRAZYYYYY AAAAAAAAAAA
YES I KNOW THAT CHANGE TAKES A LOT OF TIME. i know that hawks is slowly changing up the system and i know that the war and afo's defeat changed A LOT and will continue to. i was just trying to scratch my ocd-induced world-building itch shiggy style. (way more fat paragraphs under cut)
ALSO. is it not funky that pro-heroes r so glorified. natural, yes. of course they are, there is no reason why they wouldn't be BUT. something something enforces the idea that being someone awed and revered means risking your life fighting for people wronged by a system that you're also under, and systematically sorts out the ‘good’ and the ‘bad’ within society. which i imagine, makes discrimination n social hierarchy even worse bc if black exists, there must also be white. grey-ifying things is still not a knee-jerk reaction and ooooooohhhhhhhh that is soooooooo funkyyyyyyyyyy.
yes i also know this is what the heteromorphs and characters with villain-y powers faced, i am just saying.
AND ALSO, A MORALITY THING. killing is considered semi-fine in said universe and that is soooooo interesting to me in different ways. like okay yes, “stain killed like thirty people and he didn't get away with it, he was considered a criminal!!! and hawks was caught killing twice and no one liked that!!!!!!” TRUE. I KNOW. BUT CONSIDER; ALL MIGHT INTENDED TO KILL AFO THE FIRST TIME THEY FOUGHT. not to mention that katsuki n deku also killed him and that shit was LIVESTREAMED.
yes ofc everyone would be happy that afo is dead, who wouldn't be—i certainly am. but also it makes me wonder how the society within bnha views killing, bc isn't there also an argument to be made that wouldn't that technically count as vigilantism? as in taking the law into your own hands? they literally mentioned the whole thing about ‘should you be exempted from the law just because the situation ended well/you're a good person?’ a few times. this is NOT me wanting afo to not have died during the war and instead wait for him to be tried and sentenced to a death penalty first—again, IDGAF. I'M GLAD THAT MF IS DEAD. i'm just saying what i have observed and thought. also i'm a batman girlie, ofc i care n think abt this.
it makes me think of, yet again, the black-and-whiteness of it all. and also makes me wonder abt the role of a pro-hero within that society. in a quirked up society—where literally everyone has powers—what defines a pro-hero besides their qualifications of; can and will fight, can and will risk their lives, and have some sort of good in them? it's very ‘if everyone is a hero, then no one is’. so they make it a job; getting licensed and becoming pro, but what does that license cover and job entail? they're public servants but not really, they're celebrities but not actually and honestly shouldn't be, they're emergency services but also not entirely. however, they can evidently be judge, jury, and/or executioner if the situation calls for it, the public is in support of it, and/or if their ranking is high enough or their public perception or their pr team is good enough.
like it seems to be all-encompassing, and if you're powerful enough, you can get away with a few rules here and there but not really bc of severity and the rankings. you have to have a good rep, good attitude, good heart to be higher up in the hero chart. good work doesn't automatically mean you're a good hero because being a good hero means being a good person which means being perceived as a good person and that's up to the public (and pr teams), not you. which means there should b a lot more fake-ass heroes usually sticking around for the cash and/or the fame—how do/would they weed that out? fellow pro-heroes calling each other out? that's too trivial in comparison to their actual work, does it really matter if insincere heroes exist when they're still doing their job? yes? no? who knows. certainly not me. stain certainly had some bloody opinions.
if stain had died during his first arc, if that broken rib had fatally pierced his lung, the public would only know that endeavor killed stain—but it would've been deku, shoto, n iida's doing and what would happen to them? would they still have been punished? if so, would it be for killing stain or simply using their quirks without a license or both? they covered it up with endeavor, but he's the number two hero, so would he be the one publicly persecuted? does he have good enough pr that he wouldn't need it? if endeavor wasn't persecuted and the boys were, that would say sm abt how much public perception matters to the law. bc like, what systems are there in place if it doesn't matter if the majority of the public actively decided that actually, they're fine with it. not that it would be so insane for a cover-up to happen when the hero commission exists. (this is not mentioning how the characters themselves would feel in the scenario, just how the scenario would be handled externally by the adults and authorities.)
all this to say, this is not a critique of the story!!!!!!!!! this is me with a brainworm making it everyone's problem!!!!!!!!!!! i don't doubt that other ppl may have had these thoughts b4 and i don't doubt that there are people who think differently than i do. i love love LOVEEE this show and this is just my way of expressing that love, like how some people do it with shipping and such. i LOVE nuance and i LOVE discussions. i'm rewatching the show again rn so i might hv forgotten/missed a few things BUT IF U HV READ THIS FAR THANK U SM I LOVE UUUUU—pls lmk if u hv any thoughts abt this n please be nice bc i'm only rambling, this is all in good fun.
this is also mostly just fueled by me seeing this post by @friendly-neighborhood-crowbar (thank u again lovelyy) n thinking how amazing it would've been if katsuki went punk and retaliated against the systems in place by becoming a great hero of his own accord without the rankings and the publicity that comes with going pro (bc ik he HATESSS doing them ads) but no canonically he stayed within the system and eventually becomes number 5 AUGHHH
edit: to add, i would like to say that i'm not sure yet whether or not it's more capitalist or socialist. but misogyny is inherently patriarchal, and it's very much present within the show.
The California minister called “Kanye’s pastor” is facing a lawsuit accusing him of showing revenge porn to a woman’s father. Alison Wilde
This is a story that the media is overlooking. It has so many intersections involving the right wing... A writer of police shows married a woman, and then relapsed into addiction. He then proceeded to accuse his wife of having an affair, which she denies. He then sends unclothed pictures of her to church officials, who then show them to her father. The ministers involved are connected to John MacArthur, the head minister was trained by the organization founded by Jay Adams- and was asked to help speak at Kanye West's concerts...
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
This is a trend that has been growing over the past decade or so, at least in some circles. (I'm not as familiar with Catholic or Charismatic circles.) It is scary. Some of them have a fondness for a noted Confederate Presbyterian theologian.
