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all fandoms walk a notoriously fine line with trauma survivors and i feel like johnny cade is a good example of that. specifically, the often-seen portrayals of traumatized characters in ways that either romanticize their experiences or completely ignore their experiences (the latter of which is often done to favor another character’s journey).

i feel like the outsiders fandom (book, movie, and musical are lumped together here) at times leans heavily into the second one (minimization of trauma). now. i understand the fandom reversal of johnny’s role as being like. Not Innocent (and while i partially agree and think it’s a based take sometimes) i feel like some people do kind of turn him into a character he’s not by instilling a kind of confidence in him that he never had the opportunity to get. people tend to brush past the fact that he is, canonically, by far the quietest of the gang and RARELY talks. he is also, quote, “the gang’s pet.” (while pony IS an unreliable narrator, many of his descriptions of johnny, especially toward the beginning, are just descriptions of his physical reactions to his surroundings as well as past events like johnny getting jumped.)

He gets nervous around strangers. he’s hyper vigilant—two-bit surprises him at the drive-in and he pretty much has a panic attack. he’s 16 and has been borderline homeless for years. he has ptsd from a life of simultaneous abuse and neglect. he’s afraid to take up space because his life is so inconsistent he never knows what his existence will be met with—will it be ignored completely, or will it be met with an unforgiving hand? so he listens, and he watches, and he does hang around dally and the gang, but a big part of who he is comes from his upbringing - he tries as hard as possible to Not be noticed at all, because when he does, it’s bad. i think he would like to be a more confident, “normal” version of himself, but that person isn’t someone who he ever really had a chance to be.

The Greaser’s Favorite & Least Favorite Things In The Modern World.

➼ Darry Curtis:

-Favorite Thing: Twitter (I can’t explain this) -Least Favorite Thing: Inflation💀💀

➼ Ponyboy Curtis:

-Favorite Thing: Broadway Musicals -Least Favorite Thing: Life 360 (Darry Uses It On Him)

➼ Sodapop Curtis:

-Favorite Thing: Taylor Swift -Least Favorite Thing: Search History

➼ Dallas Winston:

-Favorite Thing: Snapchat -Least Favorite Thing: Pepper Spray

➼ Steve Randle:

-Favorite Thing: Vapes -Least Favorite Thing: Dating Apps

➼ Two Bit Matthews:

-Favorite Thing: Disneyland -Least Favorite Thing: Drake (He follows the rap beef)

➼ Johnny Cade:

-Favorite Thing: Child Protection Services 😭😭😭😭 (I’m So Evil) -Least Favorite Thing: UBER Drives/Drivers

dare I say, JOHNNY CADE.

sucks so bad when a character you love is heavily infantilized. that is a grown man he knows what a cigarette is. intimately

please

i feel personally attacked/hj

People on Tumbkr are like Ohhh blood makes me cum I’m #jerkin it Right now to blood and guts and gore . Hey man . That’s awesome. Proud of u

PSA

This is The Adjuster (Robin Hoodie, Guy That Shot the CEO, etc.):

And this is Luigi Mangione:

And yes, they are both super cool and hot as fuck but remember, they are two different people. The Adjuster has not been found and Luigi was never involved in the shooting.

Do not talk about them as if they are the same person and do not further spread the idea that Luigi is guilty.

Is Tumblr interested in Italian Brainrot?

I need to discuss the Tung Tung Tung Tung Tung Tung Tung Tung Sahur and Ballerina Capputina ship

me and my obese gato

i love them

seeing straight men be disgusted by booktok smut recommenders has actually radicalized me to the side of booktok smut recommenders. girls your taste may be atrocious but i will never disparage you for exposing mainstream discourse to the concept of soaking through your underwear. spent my whole life listening to men talk about penises it’s about time they get jumpscared by women talking about pussy in crude detail on social media. go forth and goon my warriors