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Spoilers for TEF/More Than Human below.
I don't know if anybody on tumblr is actually reading this, and I know the comments are meant in jest, but it bums me out some to see people hating on Cindy. Cindy didn't do anything. Cindy should not be blamed for liking a guy, and she doesn't deserve any vitriol for "getting in the way of your OTP." The only people getting in the way of your OTP at this point are the OTP, believe it or not.
What if Cindy were a real girl? What if Cindy were you? What if you were a nice girl (I know you all are!) and you really liked this guy that everybody thought was into this other girl who was WAY more popular and recognized than you? What if that guy you liked asked you to Prom? What if you saw him dancing with that girl that everybody mistakes him for being with? Would you appreciate being viewed as a rude bitch for interrupting them (IN BETWEEN DANCES, so that kind of... doesn't count as an interruption, tbh) when YOU'RE his date?
Cindy does better than most of us. Cindy is never mean to Blossom. She's never a jerk about Brick. She gives Blossom plenty of opportunities to "have Brick" and you know what stops Blossom from taking those opportunities? Her own pride. Not Cindy. You know who's responsible for making Blossom feel like crap on Prom night? Surprise! ALSO NOT CINDY. And you know whose Prom night was really ruined? Because it wasn't really Blossom's. I daresay Cindy had a much shittier Prom night. At least Blossom had a Prom date who genuinely wanted to be with her and wasn't using her as payback.
I know this is fandom and we get attached to our OTPs and this is the way things are so I should just get back on the bus and go home. But I can't abide by girl-hating on a girl who has done absolutely nothing to deserve it. I'm probably exaggerating on the hating; I don't think anybody is actually hating Cindy (at least, I hope not). But I think the way we treat or view characters in fiction subconsciously reflects the way we treat or view people in real life, even when the fictional situation is outlandish and would never actually happen in real life.
Let's be nice to all the ladies, please.
ETA: Seriously everyone, quit giving Cindy crap. Who chose her over Blossom? Who made her think he liked her? Who led her on at Prom?
I love how Brick is the one being an absolute dickbag but he isn't getting an ounce of shit for it. Meanwhile, one of the victims of his assholery is being told to step off. The only reason Cindy is even involved in this business is because Brick pulled her into it. I'm getting progressively more and more irritated by this. Fandom, you need to prioritize your sympathizing in order of who deserves it most, not who you find most attractive.
I don't know if anybody on tumblr is actually reading this, and I know the comments are meant in jest, but it bums me out some to see people hating on Cindy. Cindy didn't do anything. Cindy should not be blamed for liking a guy, and she doesn't deserve any vitriol for "getting in the way of your OTP." The only people getting in the way of your OTP at this point are the OTP, believe it or not.
What if Cindy were a real girl? What if Cindy were you? What if you were a nice girl (I know you all are!) and you really liked this guy that everybody thought was into this other girl who was WAY more popular and recognized than you? What if that guy you liked asked you to Prom? What if you saw him dancing with that girl that everybody mistakes him for being with? Would you appreciate being viewed as a rude bitch for interrupting them (IN BETWEEN DANCES, so that kind of... doesn't count as an interruption, tbh) when YOU'RE his date?
Cindy does better than most of us. Cindy is never mean to Blossom. She's never a jerk about Brick. She gives Blossom plenty of opportunities to "have Brick" and you know what stops Blossom from taking those opportunities? Her own pride. Not Cindy. You know who's responsible for making Blossom feel like crap on Prom night? Surprise! ALSO NOT CINDY. And you know whose Prom night was really ruined? Because it wasn't really Blossom's. I daresay Cindy had a much shittier Prom night. At least Blossom had a Prom date who genuinely wanted to be with her and wasn't using her as payback.
I know this is fandom and we get attached to our OTPs and this is the way things are so I should just get back on the bus and go home. But I can't abide by girl-hating on a girl who has done absolutely nothing to deserve it. I'm probably exaggerating on the hating; I don't think anybody is actually hating Cindy (at least, I hope not). But I think the way we treat or view characters in fiction subconsciously reflects the way we treat or view people in real life, even when the fictional situation is outlandish and would never actually happen in real life.
Let's be nice to all the ladies, please.
ETA: Seriously everyone, quit giving Cindy crap. Who chose her over Blossom? Who made her think he liked her? Who led her on at Prom?
I love how Brick is the one being an absolute dickbag but he isn't getting an ounce of shit for it. Meanwhile, one of the victims of his assholery is being told to step off. The only reason Cindy is even involved in this business is because Brick pulled her into it. I'm getting progressively more and more irritated by this. Fandom, you need to prioritize your sympathizing in order of who deserves it most, not who you find most attractive.
