first hokage cringe compilations =^^=

Hashirama is held to a higher standard in the fandom. When he makes a mistake, it's treated as a moral failure or a sign of incompetence. As if he should've prevented every future tragedy, solved political conflicts, foresee the actions of people who lived decades after him etc. etc.

Other characters' flaws are being tied to their trauma by the fandom. Their bad choices are explained, forgiven, and understood as the result of what they went through. But this happens rarely with Hashirama. His flaws are treated as intentional choices, not the result of childhood abuse or growing up in a war, being sent to kill as a child, or losing two brothers before he was even emotionally developed.

Fandom only recognizes trauma when it looks like rage, depression, violence, isolation, self-destruction. But when it looks like conflict avoidance, suddenly it isn't recognized at all. Because it doesn't look dramatic, people pretend there is no trauma.

“ I have a nephew! “ ✨

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