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This isn’t really an ask but something that just kinda bugs me about the fandom is their portrayal of certain people intelligence terasaka being the biggest example like don’t get me wrong a lot of the jokes of him being dumb are really funny and I dont think he’s some sort of genius but he did get into a school renowned for its smart students and I feel like that’s ignored alot of the time not to mention he got top 50 in I think it was midterms but what do you think I could just be dumb

No I completely get you. That’s an aspect of fandom characterization that always annoyed me too :/ Whenever people make funny posts about Terasaka and the gang, but the humor only revolves around their “stupidity.” It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth 💀

Because yeah sometimes it is funny, and they are dumbasses sometimes lmao, but that’s just one of their traits. It shouldn’t be a defining factor although I guess I get it, since they’re not super popular characters either.

And yeah!!!! I agree, he was likely really good at studying since he got into Kunugigaoka. And it’s not that he lost his intelligence: he simply fell out of practice by the canon time, given that he hasn’t done his own work for a while.

When he gets into the top 50, it’s because he’s started applying himself again finally thanks to Korosensei. It’s a similar situation to Nakamura, if you think about it. Maybe that’s why he sympathized with her 👀

I also really dislike when people automatically think “book smarts” = only intelligence. That is completely wrong. There are soooooo many different types of smarts, and one of the points of AssClass is emphasizing that with every member of 3-E.

Even if Terasaka is lacking in traditional academics, he’s not a completely incompetent idiot. He has really great emotional intelligence, leadership skills, culinary craft, and he literally goes into politics when he grows up 💀 You need to have some smarts in that field.

But no, you’re not dumb nonny, I totally agree. I’m glad to see better characterization of him in fandom stuff lately tho

On this topic, I was surprised too when I learned that his dad just left him to fend himself from his mother when he seemed a kind man in his first appearance.

In the second fanbook, you know the one with mostly additional illustrations, it was stated that when he had to choose between staying with his mom or going with his dad he chose his mom because "he was worried for his mother's anxious personality" (that's entirely another kind of personality but this isn't the right post).

Of course unless court was involved (and that's another topic bc even this seems a bit sus) nothing stopped his dad from taking his son with him since the reason he was leaving was his abusive wife.

In conclusion, yes they both suck as parents and I hate how the arc was handled bc WTF, but maybe there was something that the author didn't include?

Also yes the reconciliation between Nagisa's parents at the graduation left me angry bc it didn't absolutely feel right.

Okay so tea on Nagisa’s parents

Terrible. Both of them.

Hiromi is worse, but really...the dad is almost on the same level as her. He really walked out and left Nagisa with her, knowing full well what she was like. He copped out and let his son deal with all that shit, so he didn’t have to himself.

And you know...something I don’t see talked about often is...Hiromi has been guilt-tripping Nagisa and abusing him for his gender for years. It’s implied so... Was his dad okay with that? And suddenly, right before 3-E, he had enough of her...?

But he still wanted to keep his son with the woman who was literally abusing him for his gender...

Honestly, sometimes I think Nagisa’s dad is even worse. He was complacent with it for so long, before leaving Nagisa all alone to basically fend for himself.

That’s beyond shitty :/

Also, I’ve talked about this before how the redemptions for the parents in AssClass are half-assed bullshit.

Hiromi Shiota is probably the best parental storyline, although she’s still absolutely terrible. Gakuho’s is terrible and basically excuses him for everything, and Itona’s dad...sucks and makes no sense.

Hiromi’s was a bit more developed than the other two, as well as...she seems like she has genuine psychotic issues. Not an excuse at all, doesn’t justify it one bit. But compared to Gakuhou and Itona’s dad who are just plainly shitty people...

Gakushuu and Itona forgiving their parents doesn’t make sense to me. But Nagisa, the boy who believes in second chances and is just so kind...him forgiving his parents is believable to me.

Horrible...but in-character.

That doesn’t mean the narrative should’ve redeemed her, instantly portraying her as a mom trying her best...like what the fuck.

Also what’s with both of them getting back together at the end, and deciding to “try again?” Lmfao what? I feel like I don’t even need to elaborate on why this...has no logic at all.

Like no, people can get back together from a divorce. But this family is so messed up...one parent is outright abusive, and the other says/does nothing about it.

What even brings them together??? Trying to get Nagisa back after mutually ruining everything for him?

Last bit of Tea: about Hiromi

A lot of fanfic writers twist around the type of abuse she has, making it more physical and screaming. She’s a god-awful person, very abusive...but it’s not that type. She’s more manipulative, steadily breaking Nagisa down over time rather than lashing out constantly with violence.

And the reason why some fanfic writers depict her like that...is just to create more angst so Nagisa gets saved by whoever he’s being shipped with in said fanfiction.

Which is awful, using his abuse as just a way to get the ship together...and Nagisa needs a stronger, (bad boy) to be there for him...he can’t stand up for himself at all...etc.

Ugh 😣