I Don’t Ever Post Abt Bnha, But A Large Part Of It For Me Is How Much Of A Gray Area Horikoshi Is Making

i don’t ever post abt bnha, but a large part of it for me is how much of a gray area Horikoshi is making the politics of his universe. Bakugou wasn’t just a bully, he was a bully with preconceived notions that society was feeding him from an impressionable age because he was “better,” and “more powerful” than other kids. He, arguably, came from a place of privilege from his genetic makeup. Now, I don’t quite ship them (bc i haven’t been caught up in manga mostly,) but i think their character development is pretty beautiful because Bakugou’s (for the most part) character development is all about unlearning his prejudices and emotionally developing (whether that’s romantic or platonic) an attachment to midoriya-the one they’d had as kids before quirks came into play. Midoriya, I think, understands this, but still believes that they are not equals. His character development comes in the way of being more confident in himself and realizing that, especially with OFA, he is not beneath Bakugou, and he never should’ve thought he was. It’s not as black and white as bullying, because BNHA isn’t some utopian society-in my opinion, Horikoshi designed the society to parallel the extremes of government when that government is in control of immense power (ex. heroes brought up in hero society, villains going down the path of “evil” because they weren’t born of privilege, stuff like that)

why do people ship bakudeku?

like i would understand if bakugou hadn't literally bullied midoriya for the shittiest reason ever

i find it almost impossible that bakugou would catch feelings for midoriya after everything he did.

sure bakugou !spoilers for the manga! apologized to midoriya, but that doesnt mean he has feelings for him

another thing is, why would a victim of bullying/abuse fall in love w the bullier/abuser? like huh? how does that make sense

i dont ship kiribaku or tododeku but i respect those ships more than bakudeku because at least they have good reasons to be a ship.

i dont hate bkdk shippers, i just dislike the ship.

if you disagree about my opinion on this, that's ok. i just wanted to get this off my shoulders.

(to anyone who saw this before i edited it, i realized my mistake. sorry for tagging bakudeku in a post talking about how bakudeku is "confusing " to me. i shouldnt have censored it, and i am seriously deep down to the bottom of my heart, brain, and soul, feeling the most regret i have ever felt. i shouldve thought before tagging the ship, and shouldve thought abt the shoko and shoya situation.)