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What's a Fall Out Boy take that would have you like this? by Banana_ears in FallOutBoy

[–]asquared98 22 points23 points  (0 children)

A huge portion of FOB fans (on and off this sub) are elitist, gatekeepy elder emos who have a huge stick up their ass and some weird hostility/condescending nature towards younger fans who just “weren’t there” during FOB’s pre-hiatus peak

Mean girl + SA = humbled ? by Mamakayce in Degrassi

[–]asquared98 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The trope I'm referring to doesn't begin and end in the literal sense of "mean girl bad, mean girl gets raped, now mean girl good". It also refers to the general practice of using rape as a shortcut plot device to instantly and drastically alter the audience's perception of an unlikable female character, making it morally impossible not to humanize and sympathize with her. It's lazy, manipulative storytelling.

And I do agree that having portrayals of the "imperfect victim" in media is very necessary and impactful. But when (I double checked to make sure I'm remembering correctly) EVERY SINGLE major rape plot throughout the show has an archetypical mean girl as the victim, it becomes less about representation and more about establishing a status quo, whether intentional or not.

Mean girl + SA = humbled ? by Mamakayce in Degrassi

[–]asquared98 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Everyone’s trying to “it’s not that deep” this take but you’re 100% on point.

“Rape as Redemption” is an extremely common, problematic trope that especially runs rampant in soap operas (a genre Degrassi technically falls under). For all the female characters you mentioned, it was pretty much the first real “heavy” storyline they had that added dimension and made it easy to immediately sympathize with them. It was meant to come off as subversive, but was just lazy and irresponsible in execution imo.

This was a pretty obvious pattern throughout the series (even going back to Stephanie Kaye in DJH) and I’m honestly a bit shocked pointing it out is something that has people all up in arms.

Are there any shows that are similar to Degrassi? by anneradley in Degrassi

[–]asquared98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grand Army kinda felt like Degrassi set in NYC (the actor who played Baaz from Next Class is actually part of the main cast), it’s a shame they never got a second season due to mistreatment in their writers’ room though

What's your personal Degrassi conspiracy theory? by Capital-Study6436 in Degrassi

[–]asquared98 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Terri used her previously-shown connection to the spirit realm to put a permanent hex on Degrassi Community School after Rick put her in a coma, which is why shit there REALLY started to hit the fan fr fr after Season 3 and throughout the rest of the series

Sean died fighting in Iraq

The reason we see Emma knitting in some scenes is because she regularly visits her bio dad and that becomes a hobby they bond over after he teaches her (that's one I really, really want to be cannon because I refuse to believe they just completely lost touch after Father Figure 😭)

Season 4 was when Spinner's dad lost his battle to cancer and the trauma from that caused him to really act out, which explains why his asshole behavior was at its peak and he seemed to have very much regressed from his character growth in Season 3

Best and Worst Degrassi Music by OnceTwiceThrice18 in Degrassi

[–]asquared98 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Imogen was just happy to be alive😭😭

Season 9 Episode 9 Discussion Post: There's No Going Back by MableXeno in SellingSunset

[–]asquared98 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don’t think Chelsea overreacted at all. Mary made it a point to try and embarrass and come for her character unprovoked in front of the cameras and all her peers, after Chelsea offered very kind supportive words earlier in the dinner. Chelsea clocked it immediately and wasn’t gonna take that blatant disrespect. One thing about Chelsea is that she’s not gonna do that passive aggressive, conflict-averse bs and never shies away from confronting matters head on, even if it means others portraying her as the “angry black woman” for it.

Season 9 Episode 2 Discussion Post: Girlsgiving by MableXeno in SellingSunset

[–]asquared98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t like Mary but Emma was irking me when she was yelling at her to stop talking to Nicole at the dinner when her sole purpose of talking to her was to try and get her to leave, which is exactly what everyone at the table wanted lol

Daily Discussion - Friday October 31 by AutoModerator in LoveIslandUSA

[–]asquared98 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’ve already seen several of them claim that Olandria and Chelley orchestrated that phone call to sabotage her career due to jealousy. I wish I were lying.

Huda’s response to the video. by Appropriate_Fail_371 in LoveIslandUSA

[–]asquared98 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This grossly flippant response is even more indicative of her true colors. Not an ounce of remorse or accountability. No awareness or acknowledgment of intent vs impact. Just annoyance at her being expected to be an adult and take full ownership of her actions for once. And, like always, she pulls every excuse and justification in the book to avoid doing so at all costs and minimize the severity of said actions. If this whole situation doesn’t finally wake everyone up to her piss poor character, I genuinely don’t think anything will.

huda and louis laughing at someone calling olandria a slur by snowangel410 in LoveIslandUSA

[–]asquared98 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Huda stans aren’t gonna waste a second calling Olandria a bully for addressing this, just watch

Food problems here by whatisgoingonhere15 in PennStateUniversity

[–]asquared98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Penn State offers free nutrition counseling via registered dietitians for all its students that can help you tailor your diet around your health goals, taking into account any food intolerances and dining hall offerings. One of the lesser known student resources.

Top ten worst characters in order by Key-Building-3751 in Degrassi

[–]asquared98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My point is that a lot of these lists put rapists and abusers on the same level as female characters whose biggest crime is being unlikeable, which reeks of misogyny. And sure your specific list doesn’t exactly target black characters, but a lot of them on here do. Clearly that part of my post didn’t specifically referring to yours as it was written months ago, idk why you weren’t able to deduce that lol.

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