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Jan. 5th, 2020 09:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
leahandillyana I am not fond of cautionary tales. In real world, bad boys are the boys the girl's family wouldn’t approve of, and more often than not this disaproval is based on biases or bigotry (it even bleeds into fiction, as bad boys tend to be minorities and/or gender noncomforming to various degrees).
Meanwhile, the boys who hurt girls are more often than not "good, nice boys" with family approval stamp. It is very difficult to leave them, because everybody loves them and would side with them over the girl. I doubt Blake's parents would be so accepting if she ran from a proper business cat.
I also hate the notion that girls want to redeem boys. This is bullshit. It's the darkness and evil (or "evil" in terms of real life, because "bad boyfriend" can be anything from punk to fashion designer) that is attractive. Darkness calls for darkness. I find it honestly offensive to deny girls the potential of darkness.
Meanwhile, the boys who hurt girls are more often than not "good, nice boys" with family approval stamp. It is very difficult to leave them, because everybody loves them and would side with them over the girl. I doubt Blake's parents would be so accepting if she ran from a proper business cat.
I also hate the notion that girls want to redeem boys. This is bullshit. It's the darkness and evil (or "evil" in terms of real life, because "bad boyfriend" can be anything from punk to fashion designer) that is attractive. Darkness calls for darkness. I find it honestly offensive to deny girls the potential of darkness.
