Recbox for beanboy

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Username: beanboy

Preferred Genres: fiction, poetry, feminist & queer stuff, action

DNW Genres: horror

Preferred Media Types: books, tv shows

DNW Media Types: none

General Likes: feel-good, women with swords, found family, explicit queer & BIPOC representation

General DNWs: animal harm / death, rape, ambiguous endings

Fandom Preferences: all of the things listed and just new content?

Requests for Content Warnings: rape and anything non-consensual (even if its consensual noncon), animal harm

Examples of Media Enjoyed: Community, Pacific Rim, The Queen's Gambit, Letterkenny

Examples of Media to Avoid: None

Streaming Services I Can Access: Hulu, Netflix

Languages I'm Comfortable With: English

Comments

Re: Rec: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

[fangedtracks]

Hi nowrunalong,

I have seen some content related to She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, but I haven't really formed an opinion on the media. I did see a comic about how empowering the representation was in the show!

I'm really intrigued by the "But evil isn't always black-and-white" bit because I think something that does turn me off from kid shows is the fact that everything goes well for the heroes, which is a totally valid way of writing a child's show, but it's just not something I want. However, this part of the show seems really interesting and it seems like it opens the door to some thought-provoking moments.

I cannot believe how diverse the cast is, especially for a kid's show! Just based on the representation in this show, this seems like something that I would enjoy.

I'm currently watching Letterkenny right now because a new season just came out, but I'm close to finishing it and I definitely need something else to fill in my time. This sounds absolutely perfect to what I'm looking for! I'll probably start it within the week (depending on my course and work load). Thank you so much for the recommendation; you have successfully swayed me to be interested in this show!

Re: Rec: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

[nowrunalong]

Yay, I'm so glad I could sway you! For a kids show with a good-vs-evil set-up, I thought it did a great job of creating three-dimensional characters on both sides. The "evil" side comprises a lot of characters that have varying relationships to their mission - it's not just "world domination for the sake of world domination", you know? It's vengeance/violence as an unhealthy method of coping with abandonment, it's sticking around because of loyalty to a friend, it's sticking around to manipulate other people on the same side, it's Trying to Be the Best At Being the Worst in order to impress someone, etc... and because each character has such different personal motivations, there is space for them grow and change within the narrative. Several characters switch sides over the course of the show, and fighting friends makes things more complex, too.

I really hope you'll like it!!