Okay. So, a while ago, I saw a post complaining about the women in uu not getting enough screentime, and having roles that only further the protagonistsā plots (the op specifically judged that on the fact the protags are male) and I have a rebuttal because I think their argument is stupid. Before anyone starts jumping on me before I even begin, I am female, this is in no way motivated by sexism, I think thereās a problem too, I just think this specific argument about the topic was stupid.
Specifically their point about the women only furthering the protagsā stories. They probably wonāt see this, and I hope they donāt because I donāt want them to be upset. But if you are reading this op, you know who you are and Iām going to write this like Iām talking to you.
As respectfully as possible: do you know what side characters are? The entire point of any side character in any piece of media, whether they are male, female, or none of the above, is to further the protagonistās plotline. They are called side characters for a reason. It doesnāt matter if the side character in question is male or female, or even non-binary or gender fluid. The plot is still the sole reason that character exists. AND before you say that āthey couldāve had at least one of the protagonists be female!ā guess what? Flame was not the original fourth protagonist. They asked Squiddo (a woman) first, and she turned them down, so they got Flame. Keep in mind all the ccs in question here are friends. It is not misogynistic or whatever that they didnāt press the role onto her, actually itās the opposite. Plus, Squiddo did still show up with an arguably very substantial role in the mafia arc, so it wasnāt like she wasnāt included at all after that. And again, before anyone says that they couldāve gone to another lady, Iām gonna stop you. Because who knows if they did or not? Truly, it doesnāt matter! They still picked someone that was good for the job, and Flame produces a ton of great content from unstable, so you canāt tell me you donāt want him there.
Anyway, I suppose what Iām trying to say is: if you see a problem in the fandom or the media itself and want to call attention to it, please give reasonable evidence that the problem exists instead of sewing together something that takes away from the point like this. Maybe read over the post out loud or at least to yourself to make sure itās all good and accomplishes the point. And, please. Google what a side character is before posting. Thank you, and have a good day/night, reader.