tw pedophilia

I haven't gotten to him yet but the discourse around this cat is weird
Maybe it's because of how scary grooming is to think about but it's concerning how many people go "SH isn't canon" while fandom darling Maple canonically emotionally abused a child but nobody-- https://twitter.com/Jamminonjay/status/1308511752003354625

-goes "Crookedstar's Promise isn't canon" when talking about how much they like her

You all know you can say you like a character as a villain without minimizing the awful shit they did, right?
It doesn't make you a bad person, you just need to be critical of what you like :/

You should be open about the fact this cat groomed a child

It being poorly written doesn't magically make what the character did go away
If that was the case, you would have to throw the entire series away at this point

You're not a bad person if you like Thistleclaw but damn

Stop trying to sweep the pedophilia under the rug, it really feels like you're trivializing CSA victims when you're fine talking about murder but the moment the villainous act is grooming, suddenly it doesn't count

(If you have trauma around Spottedleaf's Heart that makes you not want it to be canon or talk about Thistleclaw in-depth, this thread doesn't apply to you. It's directed at folks employing double standards when it comes to how they discuss their favorite villains)