hamiltonthomas:

PLEASE stop defending fictional abuse just because you like the character. It’s fine to like them anyway. They’re just a fictional character. However, the people on the other side of the screen are real and have often experienced abuse themselves.

I understand that it’s all a bit greyscale in a show about pirates, but as someone who suffered abuse and still gets anxiety attacks from it, I would like to ask you all to stop defending it and insulting actual abuse survivors. It’s triggering to see people arguing how multiple death threats or taking away someone’s basic human rights aren’t abusive. It’s okay to love a character who is abusive but it’s not okay to bully people who don’t. Don’t tell them that they’re morons for not liking a character who reminds them of their abusers. Don’t tell them that they’re wrong and should fuck off when they call a character who (amongst other things) tried to kill another character multiple times, but ended up enslaving him instead, abusive. Like whatever character you want, but don’t disparage people who don’t. They’re real people with feelings. Why would you resort to insulting them and dismissing their experiences just because you want to defend a fictional character? You can love the character without insulting people who don’t, and if you seriously think that it’s okay to bully others over the way they see a ficational character, you need to get a fucking grip on reality.