I find it very annoying that sometimes people say that Jonathan didn't fully understand the weight of what the pictures he took (including developing a close-up of Nancy shirtless) because it was the 80s and things like that were viewed differently than today, but those same people will use Steve saying one homophobic thing to Jonathan in a clear attempt to make him angry and retaliate as Steve always being horrible and homophobic? It obviously was but by 80s standards that's nothing? Like even now I view it as Steve saying something hurtful specifically to get a reaction and not necessarily one that reflects all his beliefs? Even in the 2010s people were using gay to mean "uncool".

Saw one saying they weren't defending Jonathan but then went on to justify why he couldn't possibly have known taking pictures of someone's private backyard let alone a topless girl through a window would be seen as the invasion it was until Nancy called him on it (I guess when he was confronted by the others and his camera got broken didn't make it sink in) Idk it's just a double standard where both of them did/said something they knew would be hurtful but only Jonathan gets the consistent defence that it was a different time and he was upset about his brother being missing. (Opposed to it was a different time and Steve wanted to fight he guy he thinks his gf cheated with)

people will watch misogynistic 80s media and think “that peeping tom rapist is the good guy in the movie. spying on women sexually is okay!!”

(also, he clearly knows he’s done something creepy and wrong, and that’s why he tries to hide the pictures from nicole when she comes in)

they love peeping jon so fucking much they bring up sexist talking points to defend him, like? 80s standards only matter when defending jonathan apparently, but steve has to be judged by modern values. because how else can they make him look bad!