[ SECRET POST #2094 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2094 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The thing is, when you take a role as someone who is very definitely overweight in one format, and described as such as part of the character, when it's not as much of an issue in another incarnation such jokes are pretty much inevitable. It has less to do with Sherlock!Mycroft and lots to do with ACD!Mycroft.

[(Anonymous)]

SA ^^ Something I meant to say in that comment:

The other issue is that when major protagonist(s) e.g Holmes and Watson both act in a certain manner and suggest it's fine, a lot of people will emulate them. Ragging on Mycroft for his weight seems fine because the heroes do it, when I'm sure a lot of us, myself included would not act the same towards the vast majority of people.

I can see, not through this issue but by comparing it to my own, how that would still hurt; however, I think that there whenever possible we should try to view these things as they were intended. A major part of a fictional character's character is to be ragged by his socially-awkward brother. That does not mean that such bullying is acceptable IRL, or that there are not more things to think about when viewing that character, but it does give a strong impression of their relationship, both the negatives and the positives. The fact that it has been adpted by the fandom of another incarnation just proves a) how much Sherlock is revered and b) the fct that the issue does give depth to their relationship. Holmes bringing such a subject up in conversation in the original stories is generally a sign of affection: if he cares enough to talk about this stuff then he cares about you.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I don't think we're supposed to applaud all the horrible things Sherlock says to people. Laugh, sometimes--and sometimes really wince and sympathize with the person on the butt-end of it. It's not as simple as "the hero does this, therefore it's good." No, he's totally awful sometimes and it's not subtle or hard to miss. I think the weight jabs bring a dimension of showing that Sherlock is still pretty childish when trying to needle his much-older brother. There's that "reverting" phenomenon you get in family dynamics and with those two, of course it's cranked up to 11.

He probably used to really enjoy teasing Mycroft about being fat, and is frustrated that he isn't anymore.

[(Anonymous)]

I think sometimes people miss the fact that Sherlock is meant to be a bit of an asshole, especially with regards to Mycroft.

The fact that people are noticing that his comments are kinda out of line is the point of those comments being there.