Have You Heard Of The Proteus Effect?
Have you heard of the Proteus effect?
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Guys, what if I just stopped using tags?
Would love Warrior Cats find a way?
It's okay to say, "That's a retcon," or "That's a mistake," or "That's OOC," guys. You don't have to accept everything that's canon as canon just because it got printed.
Even if the cat's a background character with zero prior characterization, it hurts no one to be like, "No way would 'xyz' character do or say that".
Who cares honestly, what is canon or isn't canon. It's not like Erin Hunter is going to knock on your door if you don't care about the continuity of a 20 year old book series.
People can and will say things online about Warrior Cats that you will disagree with.
What you can't feasibly do is change their mind by arguing with them about it.
It's not your job to crusade against them and to tell them how wrong they are— You are not the end all, be all self-elected moral arbitrator of the fandom.
I can count on my hands and toes the amount of times I have strongly disagreed with another fan over their interpretation of the books—
I block them, and move on.
It's not a world ending scenario if someone on tumblr thinks Cinderpelt can't be a Warrior with her broken foot, or that Queens don't do anything but sit on their asses all day.
And it's also, not a personal attack against you, it's their opinion on a book series, devoid of any relation to you.
—You are not the center of their universe, their life does not revolve around yours, and Warriors is made-up! It's fake! Not real!
Put the phone or tablet or computer down and go outside. The Internet is not real life. And there is zero reason to treat it like it is.
I had to record this bank at such a high pitch to get this outcome. It was a nightmare. 🥺
Living in America is so bleak. Every other post on my dash is asking me to donate to someone or other to help them cover their bills. And they're all Americans.
Literal shithole country. I hate living here, what the fuck.
I see this a lot, so I want to say something about it. You don't need to add a disclaimer onto your opinions regarding antagonists.
When you say, "I like Tigerstar, even though he's xenophobic, and a facist,"
Try this instead, "I like Tigerstar," Then, list what you liked about him.
I've never read WoF, I have no idea why I'm here, anyway here's me as a dragon, lol. I think the snowy ones are called Icewings, so her name is Shard.
Her horns are sharp and shiny. She breathes ice breath and guards a secret door at the bottom of a dark cavern that has a lot of gold behind it.
You don't have to ship Raven x Barley but it is canon.
I love Ivypool!! Just because her character arc is different doesn't mean she's bad, or wrong, or evil for it.
Negative traits can be neutral traits, guys. You can't say, "I love complex characters!" But then shit on Ivypool fans because you think Dovewing is the victim automatically.
The point is that neither character is more of a victim than the other, because both characters have their own perspectives, their own arcs, and their own understanding of the situation.
You can see yourself in either character, because both characters are well-established, personality-wise, and fairly rounded characters for Warrior Cats.
But, if you want Ivypool to go, "You're right, Dovewing, I'm such a bitch, you had a harder childhood, and are living in ShadowClan because of how I treated you, specifically, which is my fault. Let's make up,"
That will never happen!!!
