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Is this not regarded as glorifying unhealthy relationships?
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The deaf girl falls in love with a boy who bullies her so much that her mom takes her out of the school because of the bullying - which includes her bleeding and having a permanent scar, and the repeated destruction of her expensive medical equipment. She confesses her love to the creep even before he apologizes (which he only does after he's been ostracized for years for bullying her). She also chooses to hang around (even alone) with another girl who is actively still bullying her.I recently watched it. The
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"moon" scene happens very early, while the main character is still extremely creepy. Bullies are vastly more likely to commit partner violence: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/1107602 The idea that bad-boys can be fixed by a loving girlfriend or wife, is toxic.The psychotic girl is allowed to hang around almost all the time, by everyone, even after the video.
Man I left reddit to avoid these long drawn out internet arguments
Fuck everyone who's ever been a bully because any relationship they're in is necessarily inherently unhealthy, and fuck A Silent Voice I guess