Apr 19, 2025
Being a Black fan of Jason Todd is one of the most exhausting experiences I've ever had within fandom.
And I was a K-Pop for 12 years.
#Jace says#Jason Todd#Gonna tag but I don't feel good tagging#Either way#I rly had to latch onto the white boy that is constantly being thrown into narratives about how he's some unique evil when he is...#...at best a fucking nuisance#Yeah that's a major oversimplification#Most of Jason's post res pre 52 appearances are him being a menacing villain#But then you realize it's because he's constantly being thrown into OTHER people's titles as the antagonist#And he has to be an antagonizing force#Since he's the antagonist#And that's how storytelling works#Can't have a conflict without an antagonist#Until you realize he's here to deal with a worst evil#And because he's chosen to do that by acting as a villain#You see what I'm saying here?!#Jason by virtue of being the bad guy has to be menacing and a threat#He has to introduce tension into the story or else he might as well just be another hero#But when you actually look at his actions he'a not this great evil the narrative keeps building him up as#Yeah he kills people#So what?!#So does Batman#And guess what?!#9/10 Jason shows up and starts killing people it's because those people represent a worst evil he's decided needs to go#Idk#Point is that intersectionality is A Thing^TM
