Wait,what The Fuck Is Going On With Chloe Right Here?

11.11.2022

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ФЕЛИКС ГРАХАМ ДЕ ВАНИЛИЙ,ЛИЛА РОССИ И ГАБРИЕЛ АГРЕСТ,

ИДИ НАХУЙ!

Ok, that's true, ngl.

So, Collusion.

I have something to say regarding Chloe.

Chloe has launched a coup d'etat on Paris.

Chloe, a teenager and the mayor's daughter, launched a coup d'etat on Paris!

How was that possible?!

Seriously, how was it possible for a teenager to launch a power grab on a city?!

Omg, I'm speechless.

The city of Paris is now under the dictatorship of Chloe Bourgeois.

Anyway, what's your opinion on this? (I hope you can throw a joke on this one.)

Happy birthday,Thomas.

Make sure your brain is properly functioned,ok?

#21: The Rising Sun Flag Controversy

Well, of all the things I thought would happen in the hundredth episode of the series, “Ephemeral”, I certainly didn’t expect this to come from it.

For those who aren’t aware, the recently aired episode had a scene where Ladybug explained how time zones work to Cat Noir for her plan to save the day during the final act, and to represent one of the later time zones, a simplified image of what looks like Japan’s Rising Sun Flag was used. As a result, a lot of Korean fans were upset, as they viewed the Rising Sun Flag as a symbol of Japan’s imperialistic past and their treatment of Koreans during the former’s occupation in the early 1900’s (NSFW, but look up “comfort women” to see what their treatment was like), to the point where the flag has been compared to the Nazi swastika in terms of being a negative symbol.

To be fair, it’s hard to say who did this, and I’m not entirely sure if Astruc himself was behind it as he isn’t an animator, so it’s entirely possible someone else was responsible for this, or it could have just been an animation error. There’s also the fact that the debate on the use of the flag has been very controversial because of how it all started (while Japan and Korea have always had a tense relationship, some argued the debate around the Rising Sun Flag started around ten years ago when a Korean soccer player used the presence of the flag in a stadium to explain him making a racist gesture during a game against a Japanese team, when other reports say it was supposedly a mask that resembled the flag, Koreans have still had a tense with Japan for a while, not helped by the things Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said trying to downplay the things Japan did to Korea). But still, the point is whether or not you actually agree with the protest of the flag, several fans, many of them Korean, as in the ones who felt personally offended by the image, were still angry at Astruc, and took to Twitter to protest and politely ask him to address the controversy.

And according to some later tweets regarding the flag, Astruc responded by blocking anyone who questioned him about it.

It’s kind of sad that Winny Pain, as in the dude who once drew NSFW art of the two underage leads, came across as the better person here, as he actually bothered to address the backlash to the episode in a simple way while not belittling anyone in the process.

He basically said, “Look, we get what happened with the flag, we realize we screwed up, and we’re not going to brush it under the rug.” Less than three lines of text, and he managed to at least somewhat apologize for the flag’s presence, even if he didn’t actually say that he or anyone else on his team was sorry.

What did Astruc say when he finally acknowledged everyone calling him out for blocking everyone who brought up the flag to him?

Instead of actually explaining what happened with the flag, Astruc went on a tangent about how he always gets treated unfairly by people online, and that’s why he blocks anyone who doesn’t blindly praise him or his work. Let’s go over all the flaws with his argument here.

Friendly reminder: I don’t block people because I’m a Nazi. I block people because when you’re followed by hundreds of thousands of people, you receive DAILY hundreds of messages from people pissed for whatever reason.

I can’t believe I have to say this, but nobody is calling you a Nazi, Astruc. The closest thing to that claim is that people have compared the Rising Sun Flag to the Nazi swastika due to the similarities Japan shared with Germany while they were allies (as rocky as their relationship was) during World War II.

Also, funny how you’re downplaying the reason so many people are pissed at you. Like I just talked about, many people found the image of the Rising Sun Flag, which has been associated with one of the darkest periods in Korean history, to be offensive, and all you’ve done is block them instead of at least trying to explain yourself. Was it an animation error or something like that?

I don’t care if they’re right or wrong. It’s just physically impossible to deal with, as my account is not a corporate one, handled by multiple CM. If I had to, it’d be a full time job, and it’d just endanger my mental health.

If you’re so tired of being harassed by people on Twitter, toxic or not, why don’t you just set your account to private so you can approve anyone who tries to follow you so they don’t send you negative feedback?

It’s also pretty rich that you’re citing your mental health when several abuse victims have come forward to my blog to say how much they felt hurt by the things you’ve said to downplay the emotional abuse Adrien and Chloe have gone through while comparing the latter to an abuser, or how that every character in your show who doesn’t immediately move on from mental trauma is a villain. And don’t forget all the times you’ve insulted or blocked anyone who’s criticized your show, including the people who have a problem with the Rising Sun Flag right now. What, does their mental health not matter somehow? How exactly can we take your claims about your mental health being in danger when you’ve ignored the mental health of people in your show and in real life?

On social networks, people who want to complain are always more vocal than people who want to share positive things. Anonymity and distance makes it easy for some people to shift and behave in a toxic way.

Seriously? You seriously said that? Are you in any position to claim you haven’t been “toxic” to anyone online? Because newsflash, I kind of have a little evidence for that.

Like I keep saying, people are complaining because of the use of a symbol that is a very touchy subject for a certain group of people in the East.

As I want to be able to keep on interacting with the nice people here, and don’t penalize them because of the behavior of a minority, blocking is unfortunately the only way to do so.

And by “nice people”, I’m assuming you mean the people who don’t question the writing of your show. Look, I get it. I can understand how upsetting criticism can be, and the way a lot of people have phrased their problems with the writing has been insulting. I’ve also been somewhat harsh with some of my criticisms of several episodes like “Queen Banana” and “Rocketear”, so I can see where you’re coming from when you’re talking about critics.

I know that there are probably a lot of people on this site who don’t agree with what I do (I’ve also seen a handful of posts questioning the effort I put into talking about one person), and I’m personally still trying to make peace with that, to try and move on while still taking concerns like that into consideration. Believe me, I know it’s not the same as your work, but I get stuff like this can be tough.

But sometimes, you need to be criticized in order to help you get the ideas needed to improve your work. It isn’t just a writing thing, but something we need in everyday life. While I can’t say for certain how many critics are people who just love harassing you, I can assure you I’m not one of them (and if anyone reading this thinks I am, tell me on how I can improve), and I feel like you’re underestimating the amount of people who actually give constructive criticism to help you.

I believe in dialogue and education. Sadly, experience taught me it is not possible here. I block people because they don’t come at me to discuss. They only come at me to have their views validated in any ways.

You know what? Fair point. This is a common mentality people on the internet share. The problem is that you can be just as guilty of this at times, especially when talking about Chloe and how stupid people are for daring to think she’s not as bad as the actual main villain.

So here we are: yes, I block whoever who want to mess with me. Whatever the reason. Because it’s the only thing possible here to preserve what’s worth: sharing with people positive energy. And I don’t feel guilty about it.

If by “mess with you”, you mean “call out problematic aspects of the show I work on even though I claim to be a progressive writer”, then yeah, I get it. It’s one thing if people are sending you death threats or say you don’t deserve to be a father, because those people are assholes who deserve your scorn. It’s another thing to ignore people who think your show is offensive to certain races and put them in the same group as the aforementioned assholes.

I know some won’t understand, disagree, use it as a proof I’m the Devil incarnated. That’s exactly the reason why I’ve been forced to do this.

I don’t understand, I disagree, but not once did I think you were the Devil incarnate. My problem is with you as a writer, not as a person. I do think this is proof that you can’t really take any form of criticism, constructive or not, and will block anyone who disagrees with you. As much as the people who call you names like “Thomas Ass-Truck” can be insulting, that doesn’t make them the same as other critics who word their criticisms in a calm and rational way.

I don’t work to please everybody. If I did, I’d do cartoons based on surveys, which would probably end up with puppies driving cars. I’m not on social networks to be popular. Unlike YouTubers, singers or actors, I’m not my own product. I wouldn’t be less happy if I was unknown.

I guess now we can add Paw Patrol to the list of popular cartoons you think your show is better than. Is it because that show actually has a consistent toyline, unlike Miraculous?

And didn’t you use surveys as justification for Chloe’s arc, saying kids understood it perfectly according to the surveys you supposedly gave them?

It’s amazing how almost so many points I can use to refute your defense relates back to something you’ve said about Chloe.

Plus, if you want to separate your personal account with the Miraculous Ladybug related stuff, why not just create another account to answer questions related to the show like the Miraculous FAQ Twitter account, which is also private?

I’m here to share positive things with people who love the show. (Except spoilers) That’s all and that’s all that will be.

Translation: I’m here to be praised by fans online while telling them how wrong their differing opinions and fan theories are. That’s all and that’s all that will be.

But the thing is, we’re not even done yet. It’s time to talk about what’s arguably the saddest part of this whole debacle. It’s one thing for Astruc to block a bunch of strangers who question the use of the flag, but this controversy actually led to Astruc blocking one of his close friends.

If you remember in my LGBT representation post (as in the one I personally feel like I could have done better with instead of blaming Astruc for things that could have easily been the result of executives screwing with his work), I mentioned that the character Marc was based off a close friend of Astruc’s, Hope Morphin.

While we don’t know much about their relationship, it’s clear if Astruc was willing to base a character in his show off a friend of his, it must mean their friendship was very deep. Unfortunately, After being made aware of the flag, Morphin themselves (Hope is genderfluid, so I’m using gender neutral pronouns) questioned the inclusion of it, and got blocked for their troubles.

From what we know, they just learned about the controversy, they mentioned their feelings on the matter to Astruc, and then they got blocked after that. Granted, we don’t know if there was a private conversation through message or in person before the block, but let it be said here that Thomas Astruc would rather cut off all ties with a close friend of his rather than acknowledge a controversial moment in his show.

Morphin later talked about the block, and they just seemed so hurt by it when explaining it to others. Their friendship with Astruc clearly meant a lot to them, and now they’re wondering if he even liked them in the first place.

And on top of that, they decided to delete their Twitter account entirely afterwards.

Even though I know nothing about what their friendship was like, this was just heartbreaking for me to go through. I try my hardest to separate the work from the artist and never criticize Astruc as a person, but I’m just dumbfounded at learning about all of this. Whether or not Astruc played a part in the inclusion of the flag, the fact of the matter is that this shows just how stubborn Astruc can be. I understand that he probably isn’t responsible for the flag problem, but he’s still choosing to ignore the fallout from anyone who questions him, including one of his own friends.

(DISCLAIMER: This is just my opinion on Chloe in Revolution. So, you can make any opinions regarding Chloe, but please, BE CIVIL. This is not a Chloe hate post. Ok? Let's begin.)

Ok, what do you think about Chloé's karma on Revolution?

Is it justified, or is it going too far?

I think that this is going too far because Chloe doesn't deserve to be treated harshly by living with.........her mom and being abused for life.

Look, I know that what Chloe did is mean, cruel, and even dangerous at some level.

I acknowledge that some people will not gonna change.

I agree that Chloe should be called out for her behaviors.

BUT, should she deserve to be punished by being abused by her mom? Should she deserve this as her karma?

No, because this is bad for her overall, with the major issues being the mental health, and this'll make her life worse. Plus, she's a TEENAGER! She's has plenty of time to change and make her like this might lead her to depression.

And maybe....,this is kinda hypocritical because remember what Mylene said in Derision?

About that dialogue, I think that really depends on how you grew up in the environments where your parents behave toward you.

I blame mostly on the parents because they are not good parent to Chloe, so that's why Chloe is being like that.

And yes, I also blame Thomas because, bruh, please, enough with your hatred for Chloe. Enough is enough, please, we're sick and tired of you making Chloe your punching bag over and over again. Don't you think that we have enough of Chloe bashing episodes? Well, time for Twitter mass blocking all over again(and make a post self-victimizing yourself).

And before you arguing me not agreeing that Chloe should deserve to be like this, I have a question to ask.

What if we're just like Chloe, being neglected by your own mother and your father don't teach you to be a good person?

That's the question that I want to know.

I have a fair share of experience on family problems(and abuse, in general) before. So,I know what I am doing here, ok?

Anyway, that's just my two cents on Chloe in Revolution.

Ok, now you can make opinions on this matter in the comments below and remember, BE RESPECTFUL AND CIVIL! All right?

Ok, stay healthy, stay miraculous,and

BUG OUT.

Update:ПІШОВ НАХУЙ,ON ENTERTAINMENT!!

ТОБІ ПІЗДА!!

Just an update there,I just found out that actually(and this is confirmed) that ON Entertainment(whose also part of this series)told and force PlusPlus to cancel Kuro Neko.I'm afraid that we will not gonna see the season finale until at least in my opinion,maybe next week or the week after that or in January.

The reason why is because of this:

Uhmmmm..ok listen.

S4EP05 Psychomedian

S4EP24 Penalteam

These episode are(as for right now)not done yet....but can you explain the word "in order"was because I don't get it when WE LITERALLY SEE AN AKUMA THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY MAKING A DEBUT IN THE PREVIOUS EPISODE BUT THE EPISODE THAT WE WATCHED WAS ACTUALLY HER BEING REAKUMATIZED AGAIN AND

HER NAME WAS QILIN!

WHO WAS SUPPOSEDLY MAKING A DEBUT ON S4EP20(thus the name itself)BUT WE SEE HER FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS THE EPISODE AFTER THAT(S4EP21 Dearest Family)!!

Side note:Qilin will be the last episode that was ANIMATED(alongside these 2 episodes) for this season before changing focus to the specials and Season 5 but there is a chance that Qilin might RELEASING EARLIER than these 2 episodes(Not the season finales+Kuro Neko but Psychomedian and Penalteam).

So,I don't understand why they do this right now even though they not stopping some channel who are already do that(excluding Gloob aired S4EP06 Furious Fu because you know....more than 1 year of waiting+the pandemic).That make me curious about it.

What's your opinion about this stuff and thoughts about what's happened?Comment down below and we can have a nice talk(even though it might a little bit weird considering that we're not in the same timezones but who the fuck cares!)

Until then,

Bug out.

Wow!😳

We literally get Kuro Neko today by PlusPlus without any spoiler in that episode!

Bruhhhh.....WTF??!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Thomas,I have suggestion for you.How about instead of blocking everyone and feed your ego,listen to the fans and improve your show or just give your Twitter account to me and lemme handle that for you.

Okay, "Qilin" was a very bad take on the police brutality debate, but let's hope Astruc doesn't say anything else that screws up the message the episode was trying to teach.

Gotta love how everyone is screaming about Chloé seizing power Just Like That, except for my fellow Frenchies who are all just shrugging and commenting “yeah that tracks” in the notes

To all French(maybe even Parisian),I wish you a good,happy and safe Three Kings Day or more commonly known as Ephiphany.

Now enjoy your gallete de rois.

(WARNING:

SPOILER FROM EP18)

(But do I have to post about it even though it's released out of order? Well,it depends based on my emotional state of feelings. So,yeah. If you don't want to get exposed with all of the spoilers,please,control yourself. Ok? Cool.)

In my last post about Felix,I literally angry on his action in Strike Back.

But now,when I think again(& because Emotion is already aired),I might a little bit too harsh on Felix.

So.....,here's my opinion on Felix(Flairmidable/Argos)so far.

I still hate him. I still hate him for his action in Felix & Strike Back but in Emotion,my hate on him has become more tolerable.......a bit.

Why do I saying that?

Because his motives/intentions was good. If you watch the episode,yk what I'm talking about. But,there is a caveat,his action on how to do it was more on the villainous side. Ik that he just want to freed himself as well as Adrien & Kagami(if you're totally believing with the sentimonster theory) but by wiping out the people with just a snap of fingers and openly saying to Ladybug that he want the Miraculous just to make his wish....is not a good move for a good intention.(Plus,he's very sus)

But I'll give credit where it's due because he still love his mom and he acknowledged that not all of them are monsters(as what Amelie said earlier). Plus,his motives are more of heroic side. So,I will give it the benefit of the doubt even though it's still unclear which side he should be place. Also,he acknowledged that he shouldn't be carried away with his emotion just to make his wish a reality(which led to the saddest scene in the episode).

So,overall,I will say that,in my opinion,he might be a bad guy(or 'boy' in this context) but a bad guy that you can sympathize for and can related to even though the actions/moves were wrong in any context whatsoever. So,that's why I'm legit to looking forward for his next moves.

(On the unrelated side,Argos is fucking slay. I'm not joking,I love Argos's outfit and he literally slay it. He's a legit finesse character,swear to God.)

So,what's your thought about Felix/Argos so far? Lemme know in the comments below. If there's anything wrong with my essay or want to add something,lemme know.

Ok,anyway,as usual,comment👇💬,share/reblog🔄,follow my blog👨‍💻,ask me if you want to💬and I have no other words than,

Stay safe😷,

Stay miraculous❤,and

Bug out.🐞✌