[Essay] In Defence of Relena and Dorothy
I was so pissed today. You see, I was reading this rather okay 1x2 fic, it doesn't have most of the 'regular problems' at all. Grammar's fine, punctuation's fine, spelling's a little weird at times... Then I found out that the author mangled Relena and Dorothy's characters. And I sent them a little Constructive Criticism to tell them that, no, they're not like that. And I got flamed. I hate fanbrats...
Anyway, so I decided to write something that actually shows my appreciation for them. And this is the result:
Relena is not a pink-wearing stalker who is obsessed with Heero. Dorothy is not a stupid, idiotic warmongering bitch. So please, dear fanbrats, stop painting them as such!
Relena loves pink, have friends who practically worships her, and is in love with Heero from the first time she saw him and when he tears up her birthday invitation. This is because Relena, unlike most people of the series, is a normal, teenage girl. She is worshipped by her classmates because of her adopted father and her wealth. Heero was the only person who did not fawn over her and fell over himself to please her. Heero Yuy is the first person who treated her as if she is normal. Of course the girl is going to fall in love with him!
Relena matured throughout the series. She stopped following Heero around, she matured from a girl to a young woman who caused Romafeller to split into two, one supporting her, the other supporting Dermail. Relena became the Queen of the World as a figurehead at first, but gain real power just before she was abdicated by Treize Khushrenada. She is not an airhead, she is not an idiot, she can hold her own in a diplomatic battle of words very well. So, please stop portraying her as a stalker or anything like that. Yes, I'm talking to you, 1x2 fanbrats.
Dorothy loves war, and is the granddaughter of Duke Dermail, and joined up with Zechs at the end just to watch the war and take part in it. Dorothy also happened to poke a hole in Quatre's stomach and went against the Gundams with Mobile Dolls controlled by Zero. I believe that Dorothy is rather immature in the series. She loved war partly because of her upbringing, and also because of Treize. She was brought up to see war through rose-coloured glasses, and yet was able to appreciate the beauty of it.
Dorothy is cynical and sarcastic. She is a mean bitch, in a good way. The reason she always argued with Relena was that she doesn't believe in her way of thinking, and being naturally cynical, she wanted to be proven wrong. Dorothy is not stupid, not a slut, and not a war-lover that knows nothing else. She is an intelligent, cynical and sarcastic young women who isn't afraid to step on toes just to get something done. Remember Libra?
So please, stop using stereotypes for the characters. Dorothy and Relena are both complicated young women, and I love them both.
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Anyway, so I decided to write something that actually shows my appreciation for them. And this is the result:
Relena is not a pink-wearing stalker who is obsessed with Heero. Dorothy is not a stupid, idiotic warmongering bitch. So please, dear fanbrats, stop painting them as such!
Relena loves pink, have friends who practically worships her, and is in love with Heero from the first time she saw him and when he tears up her birthday invitation. This is because Relena, unlike most people of the series, is a normal, teenage girl. She is worshipped by her classmates because of her adopted father and her wealth. Heero was the only person who did not fawn over her and fell over himself to please her. Heero Yuy is the first person who treated her as if she is normal. Of course the girl is going to fall in love with him!
Relena matured throughout the series. She stopped following Heero around, she matured from a girl to a young woman who caused Romafeller to split into two, one supporting her, the other supporting Dermail. Relena became the Queen of the World as a figurehead at first, but gain real power just before she was abdicated by Treize Khushrenada. She is not an airhead, she is not an idiot, she can hold her own in a diplomatic battle of words very well. So, please stop portraying her as a stalker or anything like that. Yes, I'm talking to you, 1x2 fanbrats.
Dorothy loves war, and is the granddaughter of Duke Dermail, and joined up with Zechs at the end just to watch the war and take part in it. Dorothy also happened to poke a hole in Quatre's stomach and went against the Gundams with Mobile Dolls controlled by Zero. I believe that Dorothy is rather immature in the series. She loved war partly because of her upbringing, and also because of Treize. She was brought up to see war through rose-coloured glasses, and yet was able to appreciate the beauty of it.
Dorothy is cynical and sarcastic. She is a mean bitch, in a good way. The reason she always argued with Relena was that she doesn't believe in her way of thinking, and being naturally cynical, she wanted to be proven wrong. Dorothy is not stupid, not a slut, and not a war-lover that knows nothing else. She is an intelligent, cynical and sarcastic young women who isn't afraid to step on toes just to get something done. Remember Libra?
So please, stop using stereotypes for the characters. Dorothy and Relena are both complicated young women, and I love them both.
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