[ SECRET POST #3365 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3365 ⌋

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
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Transcript

[(Anonymous)]

I think the term Draco in Leather Pants is overused. It's come to mean openly sympathizing with or relating to any villain or antagonist, no matter how complex, trying to understand their motives and psychology, or wanting them to be redeemed, with the implication that it's a Bad Thing. I can understand this in the case of blatantly irredeemable characters who revel in their evil like Smaug, Handsome Jack, and the Joker, but other characters are open to more nuanced interpretations and analysis as backed up by canon, just not wishful thinking from fans.

Along the same lines, there's a difference between Ron the Death Eater and pointing out places where protagonists legitimately failed or wronged other characters, handled situations poorly, or caused harm through inaction while still being good people. Good people can and do make serious mistakes, sometimes damaging other characters and sometimes with severe and long-lasting consequences. This is true in fiction as it is in real life. Heroes shouldn't be demonized, but they should be allowed to screw up and be called out when they do.

Tl;dr: The real world isn't black and white, and fiction isn't always that way, either. Complicated characters, both heroes and villains, are complicated. Tropes are not a substitute for a solid argument.

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Sorry if I messed up anything, I am a fast and inaccurate typist.

Re: Transcript

[blitzwing]

Thank you nonny!