I came across a person wishing death upon another.
If you’d like, you can skip the entire first paragraph. It simply documents the lead-up to the statement, but I felt like I should include it for indicating my own possible error in the fact and for not just simply dropping the domb. Please pardon me for writing it all out, too -- I simply feel a little rattled this happens. I came across conflict about a trait of a character, of which whether or not they possessed this had yet to be revealed. Various of these were among the lines of "(character) is (x) and you're not allowed to say otherwise". I voiced complaints about this fact on my own account, without replying, tagging or mentioning the name of the character. My wording was not done too well, (particularly due to the character limit imposed) and for that I aplogize, but the main point of my argument was that "though it would be good if (x) was actually represented, the fact that now it's already been claimed as canon [without there being sufficient information to truly stave this] will cause people who say otherwise to be attacked and thus limit the(ir) enjoyment of the character". In other words, this would thus actually be harmful to the representation of (x), as those would different views would start associating (x) with the aggression of its fans. A short moment later, I was publicly replied to whether I thought the character having trait (x) meant I couldn't enjoy them. Now, as stated above, my problem wasn't with trait (x). It was, in effect, with the part of the fanbase which would cause backlash, actually regardless of whether the trait would be (x), (y), or (z). I repeated myself, in terms I thought were clearer, and again gave the point of the limitation not being with the trait itself, but the strife the assumption of canonicity would cause. Again, however, I was berated for speaking negatively of trait (x), and told that "receiving backlash over headcanons would not happen". I showed an example of "(character) is (x) and you're not allowed to say otherwise" from the discussion I'd found, but to that they responded the remark wasn't serious, and that, again, nobody would attack another over a headcanon. When I then brought up the infamous Steven Universe case as well-documented example of this truly happening, they answered: "she didn't actually die and she was a racist anyway".
Please think about that for a moment. "Because a person has an incorrect view of the world, they deserve to die, or at the very least it matters nothing if they do."
It's hard for me to grasp that you would wish this upon a person. Due to recent happenings within my family, I know what death looks like, and I can tell you it is no matter you should wish upon anyone.
In my case, this person's misunderstanding of my point (which was, in basis, perhaps my own fault due to my initial bad wording) will perhaps cause no more than me losing a few followers and some respect. And yet, I felt like I needed to write this out, simply because I was shocked by the hatred in that statement. I was always taught to educate, not attack, but it felt like this person simply wanted to yell at me, whether over a misinterpretation or not, and mark me as awful for whatever they thought my belief on the matter was.
"Associating aggression and backlash with (x) will only lead people to be averse to it". I do not have a distaste for (x). I will not grow to have a distaste for (x). But suddenly I grew to understand why people would -- simply because a few advocate it with such hatred.
Do help others change their views, but please do it gently, so you actually may be heard. And please, please do not wish death upon others. Perhaps you are so far away from it that you can only imagine satisfaction, but the depth of both death and hatred are painful and dangerous.
Please do not onto others. And please do not upon yourself.
