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bwwd · 12-17-2017, 10:11 AM

Im watching all wolf episodes now and she was just plain old damsel in distress for turtles, she tried some nagging or complimenting that they cleaned up their sewer lair etc to put herself in some mother-like spot (clean up your room son !)but then got kidnapped many times and had to be saved, very irresponsible and was jealous when others got her job which often resulted in her getting in trouble.Overall i dont remember her saving turtles physically in any episode so she cant be motherlike figure. Kids dont save their parents cause its just being very bad parent , its opposite - parents take care of their children and save them from trouble.I understand that she had to be written this way so turtles have something to do , in original mirage issues it wasnt like that.They had to dumb it down for kids and apply "damsel in distress" plot quite a lot.Which is sad because it teaches that woman can be irresponsible and men are always expected to help her and if they dont - theyre bad human beings.That April is never going to learn.

12-17-2017, 10:11 AM	#47
bwwd Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 292	Im watching all wolf episodes now and she was just plain old damsel in distress for turtles, she tried some nagging or complimenting that they cleaned up their sewer lair etc to put herself in some mother-like spot (clean up your room son !)but then got kidnapped many times and had to be saved, very irresponsible and was jealous when others got her job which often resulted in her getting in trouble.Overall i dont remember her saving turtles physically in any episode so she cant be motherlike figure. Kids dont save their parents cause its just being very bad parent , its opposite - parents take care of their children and save them from trouble.I understand that she had to be written this way so turtles have something to do , in original mirage issues it wasnt like that.They had to dumb it down for kids and apply "damsel in distress" plot quite a lot.Which is sad because it teaches that woman can be irresponsible and men are always expected to help her and if they dont - theyre bad human beings.That April is never going to learn. __________________ Last edited by bwwd; 12-17-2017 at 10:20 AM.