• Cromalin [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    bon clay is at least categorizable as like a funny drag queen that we’re meant to laugh at and think is ridiculous, because that’s what we’re meant to think

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      7 months ago

      that’s the first impression, yeah. but they turn out to be an incredible person. they gave so much just because they enjoyed laughing with the strawhats. they’re the friend we all dream of having, the person we all wish we could be.

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        7 months ago

        yeah but like, if you’re a chud reading it you go “ah, even the funny ridiculous drag queen becomes a sympathetic character! oda kino goated!”

        i’m not saying i AGREE i’m just saying it isn’t actually that hard to fit into the worldview

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          7 months ago

          completely fair. I think the character is well loved but enough people think the story is apolitical that I must recognize that people will stare straight at a dog and call it a cat.