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eenochian · 8 months

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the way this fandom treats characters is astounding. like y’all do realize that every single character is shitty, right? literally every last one. your blorbo is not an exception. no, “but my fave—” no exceptions. literally the only character that i can’t think of any issues with off the top of my head is farah.

#call of duty #cod #obviously some characters are worse than others #i think we can all hold hands and agree that makarov takes the ‘most evil character’ cake #and lots of people acknowledge graves’ actions #and i’ve even seen people bring up valeria’s actions #but the way y’all (general) just. pick and choose who to criticize #it’s important to acknowledge and discuss the flaws these characters have #and i think it’s important to allow people to explore problematic characters #but if you’re gonna do that— acknowledge EVERYONE’S flaws #price nikolai and gaz literally kidnapped a civilian woman and child. used them as ‘bargaining chips’. held a gun to a little boy’s head #soap & ghost may not have any highlights (that i can recall) but they’re SAS.#the military– especially the specops– are not known for being above board and clean #price’s catchphrase is literally ‘we get dirty world stays clean’#this cast is full of fuckin war criminals. they’re ALL shitty.#obviously some are worse than others (motioning to makarov valeria & graves)#but acting like the ‘good’ characters are unproblematic is harmful imo. there are real people that have been victimized by the military #–including the SAS. your blorbos are in an organization that devastates entire countries with war #i guess i’m sick of seeing people’s obvious favoritism in this fandom.#y’all (general) love to discuss shitty behavior and read-world equivalents until it involves your faves #and i’m not saying this to tell people to stop writing for everyone. i personally dislike the ‘don’t write for problematic charas’ mindset #but hold every single character to that standard for the love of god #and ‼️be mindful while writing/discussing potentially harmful stuff‼️#be sensitive to the groups that might be seeing this. remember that COD is a war game that romanticizes the military and war #with the sole intent of getting people to join #no one is perfect. they’re ALL shitty people. some are worse than others– but they ALL represent real-world issues #the ‘only enjoy unflawed characters’ mindset links back to purity culture and media literacy dying #seeing people expect an imperfect media to have a perfect fandom is draining #the community needs to be a safe space for everyone. but groups will inevitably clash and that’s why we have the block button and filtering #just like. don’t disrespect people. be mindful with your work. but also— BE LIBERAL with catering your fandom space!

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