I’m currently arguing with someone who called Cait a n*zi on TikTok and all I’m gonna say is this. Arcane is a show, that does exist in our reality and can and do pull inspiration from real life events. But it also exists in the context of Runeterra. A world where it history differs vastly from ours, which shapes it political, social and economic landscape. To only engage in the show in such a rigid way forgoing the artist intentions and the almost 20 years worth of lore behind it is intellectually dishonest and stifles creativity.
To hold the fantastical to the standards of mundanity makes it well, mundane. It also inadvertently stifles nuance and intellectual conversations that can be had about the text. We as a fandom should be able to do both. Because quite frankly, I find that Caitlyn’s clear descent into oblivion an allegory for self harm. Where Jinx’s mental decline was more “blatant”, Caitlyn’s lies in the metaphorical.
As a fandom we can speak in the context of what Caitlyn’s actions means to her as a character and what it means for Runeterra at large.
P.S. I am in no way condoning Caitlyn’s actions, I am just saying that multiple conversations can be held , and all be intellectually honest. I shouldn’t have to say stuff like this but here I am. I also don’t want this post to be used as a means to downplay actions OR as a means to exaggerate her actions. We can just speak on her.
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