Do you like the way Donnie acts around April this series?

Konchadunga · 06-21-2014, 12:24 AM

Netkeeper, you are coming very close to suggesting a huge section of the teenage populace change their behavior. What you call creepy, many of us see as normal. Immature and naive? Sure, but obsessing over a crush is something a lot of people do. I did it. My brother did it; at least according to my mother. People I've heard vent did it. Furthermore, not every girl dislikes it. Some, who feel unloved and dorky in general, are flattered by the attention--why do you think Twilight and One Direction and Bruno Mars are popular? I personally think it's a crappy excuse for romance, but the fact remains it is the form many inexperienced kids understand. And calling it the first step on the way to genuine sexual predation is just absurd; that's like calling throwing a tantrum at someone who insulted you the first step on the way to being a murderer. We all have animal urges but most of us also have inhibitions, empathy, and even commonsensical self-preservation skills, so looking down on mild quirks is seriously overreacting.

I don't see the show as trying to encourage such sentiment as much as playing to it. In the last incarnation, Donatello and Leonardo were basically the flawless masters of their craft. This show gave each of them a sort of common teenage dorkiness to bring them more to the level of the other two turtles. I will agree that the show has gone too long without giving any comeuppance to this flaw, but that's a problem it has regarding every turtle's flaws. And though there's room for improvement, a self-proclaimed "TMNT 2012 hate machine" will probably never be pleased. I suggest you just leave this show's forum, because you aren't converting anyone.

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06-21-2014, 12:24 AM	#15
Konchadunga Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 912	Netkeeper, you are coming very close to suggesting a huge section of the teenage populace change their behavior. What you call creepy, many of us see as normal. Immature and naive? Sure, but obsessing over a crush is something a lot of people do. I did it. My brother did it; at least according to my mother. People I've heard vent did it. Furthermore, not every girl dislikes it. Some, who feel unloved and dorky in general, are flattered by the attention--why do you think Twilight and One Direction and Bruno Mars are popular? I personally think it's a crappy excuse for romance, but the fact remains it is the form many inexperienced kids understand. And calling it the first step on the way to genuine sexual predation is just absurd; that's like calling throwing a tantrum at someone who insulted you the first step on the way to being a murderer. We all have animal urges but most of us also have inhibitions, empathy, and even commonsensical self-preservation skills, so looking down on mild quirks is seriously overreacting. I don't see the show as trying to encourage such sentiment as much as playing to it. In the last incarnation, Donatello and Leonardo were basically the flawless masters of their craft. This show gave each of them a sort of common teenage dorkiness to bring them more to the level of the other two turtles. I will agree that the show has gone too long without giving any comeuppance to this flaw, but that's a problem it has regarding every turtle's flaws. And though there's room for improvement, a self-proclaimed "TMNT 2012 hate machine" will probably never be pleased. I suggest you just leave this show's forum, because you aren't converting anyone. __________________