Tumblr crosspost (13 September 2020)

[anghraine]

I feel quite strongly that villain fans should not and do not have an obligation to ritually acknowledge their faves’ wrongdoings whenever they talk about them (or ever).

I also feel quite strongly that that’s a longggg way from denying that the villains’ actions were wrong and insisting that their victims are the real bad guys here.

(I do think the latter is less dominant in villain stanning circles than it’s generally represented as being, but it does happen and is all kinds of yikes.)

Tagged: #not flagellating yourself every time you talk about your fave =/= justifying your fave