It's been 8 months and I still can't believe that Hordak looked at Entrapta with sparkles in the background, falling irrevocably in love with her without knowing what hit him. Not just because of her beauty, but her words, her personality, her intelligence, her whole being.
That's what struck him like lightning. Entrapta saying "Imperfection is beautiful, at least to me," meant that for the first time in his life, someone was telling him that being defective was fine, that he's unique and beautiful just as he is. That SHE looks at him that way.
It's a wonderful message, but when we learn that Horde Prime sees Hordak as a defect not only because of his physical imperfections, but because he developed a personality and gave himself a name, created an identity, Entrapta's words grow with more power. It's ok to be a PERSON.
And THIS is the message given by an autistic-coded character. A message about being being imperfect, about getting help when needed ("Everybody needs help sometimes"), about feelings, about being a failure and not giving up, about friendship and love.

Thank you for this, She-Ra.
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