As An Izuocha Shipper, I Don’t Understand Homophobic Izuocha Shippers. I Feel Like Those People Have

As an Izuocha shipper, I don’t understand homophobic Izuocha shippers. I feel like those people have a thorough misunderstanding of their characters.

I feel like they’re the same ones who were saying that the Savior Trio trying to reason and humanize their villains was ‘stupid’— and that they should’ve just killed them.

The point of humanizing their villains isn’t so the readers have sympathy towards Himiko, Touya and Tenko, but to inspire EMPATHY in the world. It’s to understand them as both the villains and victims they were, so they can see their whole self. Part of why the LOV became villains was due to discrimination.

The ‘Saving Villains’ thing has been foreshadowed since chapter 1 when Izuku rushed in to save Katsuki from the Sludge Villain. Izuku is selfless; he’s someone who will aid other people, even when they hurt him and aren’t asking to be saved, he’ll save them. He’s the hero who’ll save everyone.

Ochako has always had deep empathy and kindness ever since she was a baby. She saw her parents struggling— and decided to help them. Ochako decided to become a rescue hero of all things to earn money; a dangerous job, and the type of hero closest to people in need, because she genuinely wants to help people.

Izuku becoming a UA teacher allows him to guide future generations to be kind and empathetic heroes. The kinda that will reach out a hand to people like Tenko, and the ones society leaves behind.

Ochako establishing a counseling program helps give children an outlet to use their quirks, and to promote positivity for mental health and therapy. It helps people like Himiko, who were rejected and suppressed their needs.

Through connecting to one another, they understood why Himiko and Tenko became villains. Izuku and Ochako try to address the root causes of the problems— so less heroes are needed because less people need to be saved.

Saving their villains doesn’t mean they absolve them of their actions, some crimes cannot be redeemed— however, a hero should always strive to deliver justice; not just for the victims of the villain, but also the injustice that the villain faced as a victim.

Trying to empathize with people who became villains helps save other people like Tenko and Himiko before they get hurt and hurt others.

Part of the Izuocha dynamic and their individual characters is that they’re selfless people who would help anyone who needs it. They’re united in this goal of blind justice and building bright futures.

…So I’m wondering, of all the male x female ships that the fake fans cling to— WHY IZUOCHA??? The ship where one of its core themes is extending kindness towards people you don’t understand or necessarily agree with; isn’t that like the OPPOSITE of DISCRIMINATION?!?!💀

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Anyway, on a totally unrelated note…

I’ve been thinking of doing gender swapped Izuku & Ochako designs— so I can draw lesbian izuocha and gay Izuocha.

Definitely not out of spite hahahaha….