Mini Rant Warning ! !
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I hate with my whole heart when people make raphael far too innocent. Yes, he is a very loving—and truthfully kind turtle but do you not see how he hits his brothers in the show itself? He can be very violent and still has bad impulses.
I could say the same about how people mischaracterize ‘Angelo. He’s not perfect either! He isn’t an “UwU I am the family therapist and nobody asks how i am” boy. He can be mean, we see it a lot in the show. Yes, he can be characterized as the family therapist, but he’s the youngest—and considering the family dynamic, he could most likely still share a lot of his problems easily.
With leo they also tend to baby him, but in a different way. they make him rather..”depressed, trans boi, sad kai, emo bart simpson” when he’s not. Yes, we see a lot on the show that he is a very complex person. He’s insecure and really cares about everybody, yet covers it up to apparently not be seen vulnerable. I headcannon his as TransMasc too, but even I, IIIII, somebody who easily makes the characters act differently then how they would, doesnt make his entire personality about being trans.
Now onto Donnie. He is also a very complex character. but again, there’s always that person in the back shouting “He’s so autism!! YIPPIE :333”. as an autistic person, i appreciate the representation; but that’s not his whole personality and you know it.
I don’t know. It just angers me sometimes. yk?