I'm Always Excited To See More Of John!

I feel like fans tend to ignore the line between "fictional kitty society" and "intentional veiled commentary of real world societal issues" when it comes to critiquing Warrior Cats.

When you read a piece of media, you will always come away from it with two seperate interpretations.

What the author intended

What the reader interpreted

Like, I don't think the Bumble thing was a commentary on abusive relationships in real life, and I don't think, based on how Kate or Vicky talk about and treat Warrior Cats, that it was intended that way, for instance.

—But, the parallels are there for those with eyes to see them, and I think it's worth noting that the fandom treats her situation as if it were supposed to be interpreted that way to start with— as an analogue for real abuse— and are incensed by the way the topic was handled.

Similar to Bumble, I see this with cats like Snowkit, or cats like Jayfeather, who, at the time of their being authored, were very likely not intended to convey the authors' stance on disability.

And, if Jayfeather were to do that then the best thing you can possibly say about his portrayal is that came from a well-intentioned, well-meaning place.

To summarize, I don't think Jayfeather or any other situation / character in Warriors is or was—

Intended to be an offensive caricature / stereotype

Purposefully demeaning to children or older readers with a similar disability, or in a similar situation as to what has been portrayed in Warriors thus far

That his character or any other character comes from a place of bad faith, or underlying bias

—even if some readers feel otherwise.

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Unpopular Warriors opinion, but I think Tigerheartstar in ASC was fine, actually. I think he was just doing what he felt was right.

And while I would've preferred if the whole arc had been about the interclan conflicts—Rather than have Frostpaw travelling on a StarClan quest for two books, that's just me and my preferences.

They're just book characters, guys.

It's okay to say you hate Dovewing and Tigerheartstar as a couple or that they're your favorite Warrior Cats couple. Any really vocal opinions you see on Tigerheartstar with a hundred plus notes, are just that, opinions.

Take everything you read online with a grain of salt.

My biggest tumblr fear is making a sideblog and not knowing what to do with it. I just talk here. If I made a sideblog, it'd just be me talking somewhere else??

Ahhh, I can't decide.

i KNOW someone else out there sees the parallels between walt+jesse and tigerclaw+darkstripe. i am NOT crazy for this

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 think if someone keeps their porn account seperate from their public account then you shouldn't go around posting call-outs about it and harassing them for it.

That's not fair.

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'm actually very excited about Swiftpaw and Longtail being brothers! They always had a sort of 'brotherly bond' dynamic in my eyes, so it's nice to see that being added in for the graphic novel adaptation. It just feels right.

Anyway, this post was about Dovewing and Birchfeather. But, like, it's also for everyone else who feels this 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.