Wow, you guys couldn't wait to start bashing her, could you?

[dropsofgleam]

You guys, you all know well what happens when the hero/heroine of an X series turns out to not be a super badass who takes everything coldly/passionately, has emotional damage from the shit that surrounds them and doesn't immediately run into action?

Bashing. And in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica fandom, it has already started.

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[sarajayechan]

Also, let me remind you peeps of something. Being ~darker and edgier and cynical ~ does NOT equal to something/someone being inherently better. Remember all the burn-out coming from the Nineties Anti Hero type, when the super badass and asshole-ish heroes ended up becoming so common in media that people started to get bored of them? It's the same here. Just because someone is more cynical, doesn't mean they're OMFG perfect and always right, and that a person who isn't all about the badassness is a stupid bitch/asshole/idiot who should be "corrected" via Real Life. Not everything in life is wine and roses, yeah, but not everything is grit and thorns either: the whole "Reality is Horrible And Terrible And Daaaaaark" gig can be just as tiring as "Everything is Sunshine And Puppies And Love". :P

How many times do we need to say this before fandom gets it? Fine, people can prefer cynicism and dark and edgy things all they like, but that doesn't give them the license to bash happy things and try to make people who like happy things sound dumb and naive.