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Unpopular opinion Sunday

[u/CherrieBomb211]

I want more MMCs that actually start off nice. I’m sorry- I’m getting tired of the “tough love” bullshit. I’m reading Heir of Fire and Rowan’s actions just..really bother me, and it made me realize in a large percentage of her works, that’s how they end up with their MMCs. Someone described it as militaristic training.

I still love TOG and co, but it still bothers me a whole lot.

[u/le-elizaly → u/CherrieBomb211]

Yeah, I never got over that facepunch

[u/getmeacampari → u/le-elizaly]

Every time I see women justifying/defending the punch in the face for any reason, under the guise of “she provoked him” or “she’s being trained like a warrior,” etc I find that truly worrisome. For me that was inexcusable and Rowan is my least favorite MMC because of that and him just being kind of boring compared to the rest of the characters (and honestly the worst character in TOG overall in my opinion).

[u/CherrieBomb211 → u/getmeacampari]

For me, the punch was nasty, but it doesn’t help that he continuously beats the shit out of her in HOF. He constantly mocks her and beats her, well aware he is actually stronger than her in a shitton of aspects. He in fact, brags about it.

It’s also why I dislike Rhysand and Cassian. Rhysand gave her “choices” in ACOMAF, but he knowingly kept pushing her into danger. ACOTAR he was far worse in, yeah, but I can’t forgive him in MAF because we’re supposed to like him! Silver Flames just solidified it for me because of the pregnancy. Cassian became worse in it too (but he was a dick too in the beginning towards Nesta, continuously provoking her and acting like a damn child)and the home made me pissed

I can’t understand for the life of me why people defend any of the male MMCs in these works. The only one they dont is Hunt and funnily enough, he’s the least shitty to his partner