Honestly Tho Downplaying The Todofam's Abuse, Dysfunction, And Trauma Really Irks Me. Especially, Like,

Honestly tho downplaying the todofam's abuse, dysfunction, and trauma really irks me. Especially, like, I commonly run across people that claim Touya wasn't abused despite seeing him be emotionally and physically abused on screen multiple times. Esp with the physical abuse I see being written off or completely denied which is like.... Guys, Endeavor grabbing this small child by his shoulders, shaking him and yelling at him, or yanking him up by the arm and pulling his clothes up and clearly being in a rage is physical abuse.

Okay, he use harsh training on him, didn't smack him in the face or beat him (on screen, this is debatable esp considering how frequently Enji manhandles Touya) - This is still physical abuse. Sure, Touya didn't seem traditionally "afraid" of his Dad, even when Enji was abusing him- this is still abuse and if anything this is more alarming because it means he normalized being treated like that, being roughed up, manhandled, yelled at, basically body checked and ridiculed for self harming. Considering how unsurprised Touya acted, it's likely this was a frequent thing.

The fact people ignore or write this off because it's not directly spoonfed to them is crazy to me. The fact people insist he wasn't abused at all when he was constantly subjected to grooming, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment basically from birth until he was 13 (where he was then subjected to more trauma at the hands of afo, and likely even more trauma after that for the 7 years he was on the street) is completely bonkers to me.