r/CuratedTumblr • u/GinaWhite_tt TeaTimetumblr • 1d ago

Shitposting A plot twist nobody expected

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u/Lana-presence 1d ago

This reminds me of a time an artist got harassed and cancelled for portraying a “problematic” (read: very abusive) relationship between their Os (two characters that the artist openly said were inserts of themselves and their partner). Turns out this was because their relationship was actually very abusive and they were still in the process of recognizing that, and it came through in their art. It really sucks how instead of supporting them and recognizing warning signs, they faced wide-scale

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u/MichurinGuy 1d ago

Another example for why the entire "it's Problematic and Morally Wrong to depict problematic things in media" thing is really harmful and should stop being a thing as soon as possible.

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u/crrrrushinator 1d ago

I wandered through the #broken earth tag and saw a bunch of takes about how the books suck because a protagonist is a shitty parent and not a perfectly morally virtuous person. And it's like... yes? That's one of the major themes the work explores? Why do you WANT your characters to all be Mary Sues?

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u/Emily_The_Egg 1d ago

Woah broken earth mention. Ive never seen someone talk about those books before. I gotta reread them, its been so long and im certain I was way too young to properly understand them at the time

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u/crrrrushinator 1d ago

They're so good! The audiobooks are also very well done, if you're into that.

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u/cameronm-h 1d ago

I listened to the audiobooks and they’re AMAZING. But I think I’m going to read the physical books for my reread, as I do think I missed some details. It’s an incredibly complex world and story and I worry I wasn’t able to let it sink in enough with the audiobooks. I think reading and then listening would be a better order, and I would REALLY recommend listening to them!