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the post-tumblr-sexyman era 2016-2020ish backlash against bill cipher was so interesting in hindsight. i definitely participated in it, albeit passively, feeling too ashamed to admit that the corny edgy cheshire-joker smile hot topic villain is cool. i'm sorry, but it's true. the concept of being possessed by a being of pure id and sadism is fucking cool. deal-with-the-devil types are cool.
this doesn't cancel out the fact that he is also deeply, deeply pathetic, a trait now considered desirable in the post-sexyman era. bottomless confidence and edgy slogans are out, pathetic sopping wet cat guys are IN. and brother, book of bill is cocaine in that respect, heavily emphasizing his wet-catness that is completely his own fault yet still pitiable. thus it is acceptable once again to unironically go cuckoo bananas for bill cipher