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pre-crisis jason's parents die in a very distinct way compared to the flying graysons or the waynes, & claiming that he's a ripoff of dick grayson a) misses the point & b) means that you're choosing to miss out exploring some very interesting contrasts

jason todd was not inherently doomed there are specific people you can blame for his death. for example: jim starlin

as an extension of point 2 blaming the audience for voting to kill jason is simply incorrect i don't want to hear it. "everyone hated him so much they voted to kill him--" that margin was razor thin

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please remember us when talking about neurodiversity. ocd, dyslexia, dyscaculia, personality disorders, tourettes, intellectual disabilities, schizo-spec disorders, etc. all fall under neurodiversity.

please stop saying neurodivergent when you mean "autism and adhd."

jason saving bruce

(Batman 385 by Doug Moench with art by Rick Hoberg and Chuck Patton)

(Detective Comics 527 by Doug Moench with art by Dan Day)

(Batman 383 by Doug Moench with art by Gene Colan and Alfredo Alcala)

(Batman 366 by Doug Moench with art by Don Newton and Alfredo Alcala)

They also pointed out that every time when Bruce beats Jason he deserved it because he tried to kill his siblings and is a murdering crime lord and he can't just ground him.

I am ... so conflicted right now.

Violence isn’t the only form of abuse, people just tend to point it out because it’s clear evidence of the extent to which abuse has escalated. Removing this context is a rhetorical trick. Bruce has been cruel to every single one of his children in ways that make a person grateful for a bruise.

The justification that Bruce must beat Jason because he can’t “ground” him is ridiculous. What do they think prison is? Yes it’s true neither Arkham nor Belle Reve or any other human prison would likely be able to hold Jason for too long, but it would hold him temporarily and it would be a clear signal that Jason can either be with the family or do what he wants as a rogue.

Truth is Bruce beats Jason because he wants to. It doesn’t have anything to do with Jason’s actions and everything to do with the fact that Bruce is a violent man-child. That’s why every beat-down happens after Jason already quit being a villain and has rejoined the Bats. That’s why both punishment and understanding seem to come out of nowhere, and Jason’s just along for the ride with whatever’s going on in hurricane Wayne today.

It’s why Jason isn’t the only one Bruce has beat lol. People feel free to justify whatever Bruce does to Jason because he used to be a villain but it’s all just flimsy abuse apologia. Punishment comes with standards! Bruce doesn’t do punishment, he just lashes out. This is an established part of his character. Since the godamm 80’s we see that his response to anguish is cruelty to the people around him. He responded to Jason’s death by taking it out on petty criminals and blaming Dick for opening him up to be hurt by grief again in the first place. He responded to Damian’s death by tricking Jason into revisiting the site of his death and picking a fight with him. He’s the kind of father who waits for an excuse or uses his creativity to invent one.