hot take but i think that "fictional characters are fictional and liking or disliking them have no real life effect" and "the way you treat certain characters can be an indicative of your character in real life" are statements that can and should coexist

example: character A is violent and makes misogynistic comments. they're still charismatic and their arc is interesting to read/watch. person A acknowledges that the character is bad but they still enjoy consuming content from the character and they do so unapologetically. they're allowed to like the character, especially considering that literally everyone the character has harmed is also fictional. they don't pretend the character isn't violent, or misogynistic, they just like the character despite that. they post about it constantly. this is a neutral action that shows nothing about person A.

character B is a white man that makes racist comments, treats a black person in the show badly and gains money through anti-ethical means. they're still charismatic and their arc is interesting to read/watch. person B claims the character is flawed but overall misunderstood and all their actions are entirely justified. they're allowed to like the character, especially considering that literally everyone the character has harmed is also fictional. person B claims the black character that character B treated badly either had it coming or overreacted. all of person B's favorite characters are white men. person B goes out of their way to justify that all of their favorite characters are actually misunderstood and good people, and more people should like them. this shows that person B likely has some favoritism for white men.

just. you're allowed to like fictional characters even if they're awful fucking people but. and im not sure why this is controversial. the way you interact with media says something about you. this isn't necessarily a bad thing. does this make sense please

Tono Stano: Sense (1992)

【ふるさと】 ─ Sousou no Frieren ☆

～Frieren, Fern & Sense

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just pawn shop things

“Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses.”

— Socrates

Mcr has always refused to be easily consumable or compromise their message and tonight is just a continuation of the trend. Artistic integrity, passion and earnesty are all things found at mcrs core and the second any of those things are comprised is when they bite. they fucking hate the industry. They hated the industry before they broke up, and fought against its stifling expectations by creating an album dripping with contempt and disdain for these corporations and everything they stand for. I can’t even imagine how they feel about the state of the music industry now. With the push for conformity, consumability and marketability. the gentrification and sanitation of aesthetics and genres, especially in mainstream alt/rock/punk has been rough. Between old acts selling out and new acts getting chewed up by algorithms, and i know mcr sees this. They went out and came back on their own terms and did this tour for us, but even more importantly them. So when the industry asks them to appeals to a nostalgic crowd, they do it, but they’ll do it their way. And their way is spiting in the face of expectations and nostalgia and the industry and having a fucking blast with it. They are so disillusioned and over the past, that mcr is dead, but they’ll bring her back just for you. Just don’t be mad when she comes back wrong. The house always wins.