First thing’s first I want to thank the people here in the jojo fandom who try not to be toxic. Lately I’ve realized that fandoms can hellishly toxic and thus I’ve been keeping my distance from them andpeople in general. I am however grateful that I can find little corners to have some level of sanity as it’s hard to do this when dealing with fandom in general.
I had left the jojo fandom because of toxicity and nonsense before but wow, I’ve found places much, much worse so I’m now just going to go ahead and be greatful and thankful for the kind and sensible people who are in the jojo fandom.
That being said, this post is NOT about anything pertaining to JoJo so you can kindly skip this if you want. Or reblog this as a warning to stay far, far away from theis particular fandom as ‘there are monsters’ is more than just an expression here.
THERE IS LITERALLY A SEXUALITY AND GENDER WAR GOING ON TO FIND SEXUAL PARTNERS FOR UNDERAGE CHARACTERS AND ONE, WHO IS STUCK IN THE BODY OF LITTLE KID.
The jjba fandom as far as I know didn’t go there… unless I missed something. So for those here in the jojo fandom thank you for having some level of decency.
Now without further ado…
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Note: This going to be a 2 part post because of the length. Below is the first portion.
Dragon quest 11 two post Pt 1:
Alright, let’s talk about a serious issue going on in this fandom. Specifically, the overt sexualization of minors and when I say minors I’m speaking about Eleven and Veronica. At first I kept quiet about it and just ignore it ( like most others in this fandom). I tried to let everyone have their own space in the fandom. However I can no longer stay quiet because I’ve realized what kind of fandom this is.
There is a disturbed sexual obsession with the previously mentioned underaged characters and it’s tearing our fandom apart. This issue is the exact reason why the fandom won’t grow. Arguments over characters sexuality (specifically Erik) in order to depict him in inappropriate sexual relationships with children. This issue simply could be solved by aging up both Eleven and Veronica. Conversely, there are adults (Erik, Jade, Sylvando, Jasper and Hendrik) that you can safely sexualize. But no, many people in this fandom have chosen NOT to do this and instead decided to partake in child pornography. Even worse, you have brought adults into this situation (mostly Erik) to participate in sexual acts with minors.
As mentioned in the previous paragraph, writers and artists of this community (not all but many) have decided to participate in these acts via “cruising”. And by cruising I mean using the characters as surrogates for theirselves to engage in inappropriate behavior. Don’t get me wrong there’s nothing wrong with cruising through characters in fiction as many of us find characters relatable in one way or another. But the problem here is what you choose to do with said surrogate.
There are two main cruises that are being used in this fandom and they are both damaging. Those two cruises being:
Erik
Because of personal feelings of inadequacy, Erik’s character is purposely misinterpreted to fit the mold of said cruiser. Pieces and parts of him are intentionally erased to create a surrogate for the creator/viewer’s selves. These people have a sexual obsession with Veronica (especially her child form) and will use Erik to do the deed. And by that I mean to participate in acts of pedophilia. Mind you, Erik himself barely even interacted with this character on screen but because of the cruiser’s desire for Veronica they over exaggerate his relationship with her and make it sexual in nature.
The next cruise:
Eleven (the Luminary)
We know is the Luminary is supposed to represent two people, the player and himself. So it is expected for him to be used as a surrogate. But the issue lies within people choosing not to age him up in their works. Not everyone does this and some people do age him up which is appreciated. But for those who don’t their a huge part of the problem in the fandom, the sexual attraction to minors in the series.
There are people that are very uncomfortable with this. They feel trapped and thus they won’t speak up. It feels like pedophilia is the norm here and everyone who’s not here for it stay in silent corners of the fandom or leave. And worse many won’t even join and it’s been like this for years ever since the game’s release in 2017.
This needs to stop there needs to be a change. People should be able to feel comfortable in a fan space. It’s unfair for everyone that doesn’t want to participate in this kind of behavior. I love dq xi as much as the next person but please, stop doing this and be mindful of other fans.
Just gets Caelid and a bunch of scarlet rot and REGRET
I never came back with my 3 am thoughts about this
Redmane Castle was a cliffside structure over the ocean. Like, I’m pretty sure when Caelid was normal it was one of THE best sights. And it’s crazy to see that this once thriving landscape has been reduced to what it is now and generations of Redmane Guards are still trying to protect the castle and the land from beasts roaming about and the spread of scarlet rot.
I know I’m probably just repeating myself at this point but I do not care. This genuinely makes me think of what Radahn may have been like as a person before the Shattering. We see that he was strong enough to hold back the stars and we know that he was consider one of, if not the only, strongest of the demigods, but then we get peeks into what he was like before.
Rykard has a portrait of him in Volcano Manor. He not only learned but excelled at gravity magic just so that he and Leonard wouldn’t have to be apart. He looked up to Godfrey so much that he integrated lion motifs into his armor and name. He believes in a fair fight and wouldn’t attack Malenia until she was ready to fight him on the battlefield and, based on the interaction in the cutscene, made no move to knock Malenia off once her scarlet aeonia started. Whether that was to limit the damage being done or because he knew he was at a loss is debatable but it still happened.
All this to say that Radahn is literally such an interesting character and I’m so mad the only time we actually get to see him is when his mind has been eaten away by scarlet rot. I so desperately want to know what he was like before this in more detail.
So, I’ve been running this sideblog for almost two years. While I’ve had some fun, I’ve slowly been losing interest in JJBA and have been focusing more on either other interests or my own personal life. I’ve also felt that the fandom has been kinda too much for me in some instances, whether it be people making gross content or me trying to go through it all. So, with that being stated, it leaves the question of “what now?”
I don’t plan on deleting this blog, but I don’t think I’ll be updating for a while. If I were to come back to it, it would probably be for art or something new with Part 4. Some might recommend mods or giving it to someone else, but I’m not sure if I could.
So, I suppose this would mean the blog is on an indefinite hiatus. If you need to contact me, my main is @teapotcutie. I also run @animeweegs, however that one is a SMB anime and manga sideblog.
