Dane Pop Frippery

if another FUCKING person mentions the fucking werewolves from twilight I'm going to burn this whole site down and take you all with me

Every time I see people be shit on gender I think of this quote

far too many people treat charlie kelly as if he were a real-life child instead of a fictional adult man. the outrage and histrionic behavior towards anybody who dares to acknowledge that charlie, a character on the “terrible people caged in a labyrinth of abuse and toxicity who will never foster normal relationships or lead functioning lives” show is responsible for heinous actions or has formed interpersonal bonds that are uncomfortable or cross conventional boundaries is lowkey unbearable to witness. i love charlie, but it is ridiculously difficult to engage with his character on online forums because it is rendered a mortal sin to propose any analysis other than “charlie is a uwu asexual skrunkly baby whose intentions are pure of heart”

I like to think of Charlie's messy habits/dirtiness in general as an unintentional coping mechanism from growing up with his mother. I feel like it's pretty clear that she has OCD, and looking at how easily she gets upset, along with how clean her house is, I could see her possibly doing obsessive cleaning and that becoming overwhelming for Charlie. That could lead to him surrounding himself in filth, as that's his filth that he's able to control. He also shows a distaste in "gross" or "wet" things in sexual context, which could also be triggering (I feel like theres a better word for exactly what I mean but I'm not sure what) for him considering how sexual things were normalized/around him a lot as a child, both indirectly (his mom being a prostitute) and directly (uncle Jack), and he may associate sexual acts with him involved with not having control.

I know this is meant to be funny but it actually makes such a good point about how ADHD and executive dysfunction can impact people in really major ways, including financially

The one form of touch Dennis allows (he likes feeling like a princess)