*dad voice* yello!

i think we should start taking beloved archetypes for male characters and using them to make female characters. this woman is an asshole with a heart of gold. this woman is a loveable goofball. this woman is a cool but scarred lone wolf who just wants to protect people. this woman is a badass con artist who is always seen wearing an immaculate suit. this woman is a dilf

i think some of you dont like narratives or stories or characters i think you just like fanfiction tropes

protagonists can and will be sexist, racist, insensitive, cruel, stupid, etc, especially towards the beginning of a story. these are called character flaws and they are a surprise tool that will lead to narrative fulfillment later

And sometimes "narrative fulfillment" doesn't mean "the character overcomes their flaws" or even "the antihero is punished for their flaws"! sometimes it means the narrative says "wow was that fucked up or what? anyway i'm rod sterling"

1920s guy driving a model t with a "i bought this before ford went crazy" bumper sticker

It sucks that the only way to begin is by beginning

it's even worse that the only way to learn is by playing and the only way to win is by learning

But the only way to begin is by beginning. So let's begin.

on my life Dropout has never shown me anything as funny as grown adult man Raphael Chestang repeatedly screaming in distress after tasting wasabi oreos that he knew were going to be just as bad every single time he did it