“Sakura was INTENTIONALLY written to be unlikeable ☝️🤓”

Kishimoto has said multiple times that he likes Sakura, he’s happy when people like her and he was confused/surprised when Naruto readers were telling him how much they hate Sakura. He! Was! Not! Trying! To! Make! Sakura! Unlikeable! And she’s not unlikeable, it’s the fans’ misogynistic bias deeming her unlikeable! I’ve liked her since her very first appearance because I love the spunky girl with attitude archetype. I’ve seen and read series where the creator ACTUALLY dislikes a female character and let me tell you, creators who dislike a character will talk about them and write them in a way that’s verryyyy different from how Kishimoto talks about and treats Sakura. He wouldn’t have made her the main heroine if he thought she was so awful.

I hear this WAYY to often it’s concerning 💔

And when people say this it’s sometimes an excuse to call her “poorly written”, which is very odd since a character can be intentionally written as unlikeable whilst ALSO being well written??? Like have we ever seen a villain in Naruto?? Where’s the logic here

And I keep having to tell people that Sakura, specifically in the early days before her development, was not written to be unlikeable, but instead realistic. In the first Naruto official art book, there’s an interview where Kishimoto says “I just thought it would be interesting to have a character who was slightly irritating, but who had a good head on her shoulders”.

Sakura is a REALISTIC representation of an insecure 12 year old girl who was bullied throughout all her school life, forced herself into a toxic rivalry with her best friend and was then pushed into the shinobi world with little to no natural talent. Her part in the Land of Waves arc was VERY interesting and I feel like it’s not acknowledged enough.

They were taught at the academy as CHILDREN that they must hide their emotions and conceal them, but she didn’t. She couldn’t, since her love for Sasuke was too strong. I believe this was the arc where her love for Sasuke began to mature, as well…why do we hate her, even in these early days, knowing her story? Because of misogyny, that’s why. And when people say “she was intentionally written to be unlikeable”, it’s really just an excuse to hate a well written, well developed character, all just because she is a female, which is ridiculous and I dare say shouldn’t be as accepted or normalised as it is in the fandom. 

They’re trying cover up their misogyny and find a better reason to hate her, and what’s the first thing they come to? Criticising her writing and how Kishimoto has done her, even though the vast majority of Sakura haters haven’t even read the manga, and don’t even UNDERSTAND what makes up good character writing.

Scene from OFF the beaten path by @fanaticartisan :D !!!!

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Kataang if theyre dinamic was actually how theyre fandom see it, that is to say kataang if it was actually a well executed, thematically relevant, not misoginistic,actually two sided and just a well written girlboss malewife dinamic where the girlboss is actually allowed to be herself and is not parentified by the relationship and the guy actually respects and likes her for what she is:

I really love hiiiim...OMFG!!! He is just ugh I can't find the words!!! You see look what he does! 🙈😍😅

Honestly when I learned he disappeared in inquisition after consistently being in my adventure party I was so confused when he left and left i felt genuine sadness I know that he still loves his Vhenan Inquisitor Lavellan they shall be reunited again!

I do wonder what that looks like. when they leave together what happens to them?

I really hope dragon age isn't over I am not ready to let it go 😕

What's your fan theory please share with me your ending and what you think happened after the end I like to think Lavellan and Solas balanced each other out she saves him and heals his heart again

Guys I am really interested in your opinion is Solas a bad guy? I just don't know I can't help but adore him! What do you think feel what was your experience with him please share with me I am a huge fan of the franchise please let's not let it fade away and let's try keep it alive I'd like to think we will get more but I just don't know and it' will be so sad if we don't