#kyleshera

@dreamworksshera

Kyle- gay (along with his lizard bf)

This was bothersome to me.  Yet again an odd example of how the creators of She-ra treat Kyle like garbage for no reason.  I get if you are writing a character that is meant to be hated, a character that you love to hate, but this doesn’t fit that.  If you are writing a character meant to be hated, you have to give your audience a reason to despise the character.  If you have secret plans to reveal that in the future, then you need to keep quiet about your hate for them, lest you end up looking like a complete bullying ass.   Rian Sygh was a background artist on She-ra, so they would have some insight into the production of the show.  This isn’t the only thing I’ve seen from the creators that bothers me about how they treat Kyle’s character.  I’m tired of them treating Kyle’s suffering like a joke.  I like She-ra and I want to enjoy it.  But things like this just make it hard to understand the direction.  For a show that is supposed to focus on super progressive ideas, you would think that they would take the topic of bullying more seriously.  And Kyle isn’t the only character that gets openly bullied by the main cast.  Bow, though he participates in making Kyle’s life hell later in the show, gets bullied by Adora and Glimmer in episode 6: System Failure.  When Bow is showing off his Sonic Arrow, Glimmer and Adora very rudely make fun of something he worked really hard on, and mock him to his face about it.  And it seems completely off for the situation too.  I know the episodes are written by different people, but being consistent with your character personality traits is a must.  Bow being friendly to everyone, even Catra when they had her as a hostage, is normal for his character.  He wants to be friends with people and give them chances.  It’s an admirable trait.  So then why, when Kyle practically begs him for help and gives him important info on where Glimmer is being held in the Horde, does Bow use him and ditch him?  I get that Bow was focused on saving Glimmer, but he treats Kyle like he is the scum on the bottom of his boot.  And then he agrees to be Kyle’s friend without even paying attention to what he’s saying.  And then, the next time he sees Kyle during the DnD episode, he shoots him with an arrow and cheers his “victory” yelling, “YEAH, GOTCHA!”  It is so far out of character it hurts.  As a person who was treated badly in school, by people who were supposed to be my friends, I relate a lot to Kyle’s struggle.  I was treated like a failure and got thrown under the bus a lot.  It is difficult to watch some aspects of this show and not feel like I’m getting smacked in the face all over again.  We are two seasons into the show and there hasn’t been any resolution for this situation.  This has been a long rant but I needed to get it out and voice these concerns in some way.  Just my thoughts on the matter. 

Another cute Kyle sketch that I colored.  Kyle with a shocky stick.  He makes the cutest faces which makes it fun to draw him.  @dreamworksshera

So this started as a quick sketch and before I knew it I had a story. Basically Kyle gets knocked out during a battle and when he wakes up he finds the Horde has left him behind. I draw my emotions. @dreamworksshera

So I have this She-ra head-cannon that Kyle gets lost in the Whispering Woods.  Since the woods basically know what's best for pointing you on the right path and when, it leads him to the library. George and Lance, not knowing who he is, let him in and he is fascinated with the library.  He talks about the library with George and Lance and, seeing his enthusiasm, decide that he should stay for a while.   While he is there he realizes that he's treated kindly.  George and Lance enjoy his company since none of their children live at home anymore, and Kyle realizes that he doesn't want to go back to the Horde.  He confesses to them that he has no where to go, so they decide to let him stay with them. While Kyle is there his fascination with the library grows and they see potential in him.  They decide that since Bow doesn't want the responsibility of taking over the library, they will start training Kyle.  They come to realize how good he is at gathering information. I think this would be a great way to show what he is capable of.  In the Horde we don't get to see what Kyle's skill sets are.  He's on a team of top operatives, but doesn't seem to have anything useful to bring to the table.  But based on how quickly he was able to gather where Glimmer was for Bow, I can assume he is good at gathering info.  I also feel that Bow burned the bridge on any chance of Kyle joining the rebellion, with how he used him.  But Kyle doesn't have to find out that Lance and George are Bow's parents until later. It could make for some enjoyable awkward moments between him and Adora, Bow and Glimmer when they return to the library, only to find that Kyle has been staying and training there.  And that both Lance and George love having him around. This way Kyle doesn't stay with the Horde, or join the rebellion, but still gets a happy story.  Just my thoughts.