the "polly, polly & polly" edit made me remember how weird that og drawing was, with barry clinging to polly, who is clearly not into him and unhappy about the contact, giving non-con vibes. and that drawing was from BEFORE kc went proshitter. wtf was she thinking
Honestly barry constantly making advances onto polly when he’s clearly uncomfortable with it being portrayed as a “haha funny” joke and Polly’s discomfort not being taken seriously was just… really weird too. And the fact that nobody bothered to stop him (not even finn, who not only just stood by and watched while his best friend was harassed, but also ENCOURAGED barrys behavior by telling Polly to engage with barry by telling him her favorite color) was just. Eugh.
Isn’t it so funny that this characters boundaries keep getting broken? Isn’t it SOOO funny that they’re clearly uncomfortable but keep getting harassed anyway???? Isn’t it just fucking hilarious so funny right guys? Right? Right? /sarc
And don’t get me started on how cometcare (where barry and polly get married) was supposed to be the BEST POSSIBLE ENDING TO SPARKLECARE. Kitty legit went “oh yeah barry never gets ridiculed for clearly breaking Polly’s boundaries and also marries them in the future. Polly marries the guy who kept harassing him, this is the BEST possible outcome btw!!!🩷🌈🌈🩷🌈🌈🌈”
I hate how it also portrays barry as a bumbling idiot who can’t take a hint. Polly is CLEARLY uncomfortable in that image, even grabbing barrys wrists to try and get his hands off them, and barry just keeps clinging on like a moron with no sense of boundaries. What happened to barry not liking touching people due to germ issues? What happened to barry being SMART??? And no you can’t use “but he’s autistic he can’t understand social cues!!!” as an excuse because even people who struggle with social cues would be able to take a hint when the person they keep grabbing onto keeps trying to push them off and making “eugh” faces at them.
Pollarry is (in my opinion) the worst fucking ship on spinch. It stems solely from barrys inability to take a fucking hint and leave polly alone when he’s clearly uncomfortable
More examples of polly being uncomfortable with barrys advances (and it not getting taken seriously) ↓