_ Lps why u can't come back ? :( _

In “making a mark” we see Derby manipulating jimmy into vandalizing the city hall, with the intention to either get jimmy expelled or to get him into trouble so he can get off his and the preps back.

I mean it’s kind of obvious that derby doesn’t like jimmy at all and that he cannot stand to be told what to do, especially by a “pauper”.

he’s an idiot but also very smart.

One of the first things I thought was that Gary maybe involved, he was the one who told Crabblesnitch about the graffiti, so perhaps him and Derby came up with that plan, since Derby was being a bootlicker and has already manipulated jimmy in the past, it was his part to sweet talk jimmy into it.

they probably hate each other but they had a bigger threat, they wanted jimmy gone. 

Then I remembered that Earnest is also involved, he was the one who added: 

-“ you should leave your mark on city hall”

to Derby saying:

-“forget the school, the whole town should know about you, you’re like the mayor”

it feels like they talked before and knew what to say, each one had a dialogue to make it look like it was spontaneous, that two clique leaders wanted the best for him and saw him as above them therefore he should prove that he’s the “king”.

And let’s not forget about this part where it looks like they are headed the same way. I’m kind of deaf but I kinda hear Derby say “wait up” to Earnest.

We see after the incident how their actitudes towards jimmy changes, they don’t have to be fake anymore cause now everyone treats jimmy like a criminal, they don’t have to respect him or follow his orders, they can be bullies again, they can do whatever they want.

@hypnotized-kittens I love parker

Can you tell.....

Can we all report this account because what the fuck

@ applesaretuff

Eunice is one of the first young women we meet in the game functioning as a tutorial for the player on how to interact with the other female NPCs in the game. She gives Jimmy a basic fetch quest which Jimmy is rewarded for completing with a kiss. The bully Wiki describes her as:

“Eunice is overweight with brown hair and blue eyes. She is also very unattractive, and has freckles on her face and notably speaks with a deep voice.”

“Eunice is a very insecure person, and is described by Gary as being weird. Her poor looks and clumsiness make life at school difficult for her, and she can sometimes be quite sour and hostile towards others. She also isn't very well-spoken.”

“Eunice is overweight because she enjoys food and eating. She's ashamed of her weight, however, and she talks about dieting and doing sports to help lose some. She has a crush on Jimmy since he was actually nice to her early in the school year.”

This is the first girl Jimmy and the player are introduced to that Jimmy can kiss or interact with and you can already see the problem I have with the way she is written. Her role in the story is very minuscule, not much more than a footnote so you might be wondering why I chose to do her first, besides her being the first girl’s Jimmy’s age we get introduced to. I chose her because her problems are plain to see, her involvement is short and easy to cover, and beyond just the problematic writing, she isn’t that bad as a character. Eunice, to me, is one of the many girls where I saw the potential for better, but that Rockstar didn’t fulfill.

Let’s start with the obvious problem, Rockstar’s use of blatantly fatphobic stereotypes. Her name is Eunice Pound for Christ’s sake, they knew what they were doing and saying with the making of her character. They made her take only chocolates instead of flowers as a present for Jimmy to kiss her. They made her the only female character Jimmy’s age to have a different build that doesn’t look like the societal ideal of beauty at the time. Literally, every other teen girl has almost the exact same character model except her. It is told to us as the player that the reason she is considered “weird” and “unattractive” is directly due to her weight. Once again continuing the trend of devaluing fat women just because they don’t fit society’s very narrow ideals of womanhood.

Now, I know that Rockstar is known for satirizing society and uses a lot of it in this game but here’s the thing, an important part of satire is the critique aspect. Satire uses humor to point out and call attention to issues. But what exactly are they calling out with Eunice? What is Rockstar saying with Eunice? Well, I don’t know what they were trying to say but all they got across with her is the same fatphobic bullshit we see in every other form of media. They just made her a joke tutorial kissable character that is only there for when Jimmy needs a health boost while he’s wearing something so stupid the other girls and boys won’t go for him. And in cut content, Jimmy would have had the opportunity to throw a rat onto her for fun. Because Rockstar clearly sees fat women and the humiliation of them as funny. The same 2006 era fatphobic jokes and stereotypes are now with the Rockstar seal of approval.

Now, I know this is a game set in a high school, so there will likely be fatphobia present, and bullying someone for their weight isn’t unheard of in high school. My issue is they gave her no real character beyond the stereotypes and they never gave her a chance to become more. She’s not her own person, she has no real story, and she has no real unique traits beyond her weight. This sucks because, based on all the dialogue I’ve listened to her say, she seems to be one of the nicest girls in the school. Yet, the game keeps telling us as the player that she isn’t as worthwhile or attractive as the others who constantly blackmail, disrespect, and order around Jimmy.