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"You can't blame Dabi for being misogynistic because he's a child and Endeavor beat his wife."

Ok what about Shouto, he saw Endeavor beat Rei and went through abusive training yet we've never seen him make any misogynistic remarks. I'm not saying Endeavor's behavior should be excused either. He did play a role in the way Dabi views women imo.

But that doesn't mean we should just ignore the fact that Dabi still potentially hates women as an adult. Endeavor is just the root cause of it. He has little respect for Toga and I believe called her crazy. Though he's not wrong it's still disrespectful since they work together.

It’s a bit frustrating how quick people are to dismiss this part of Dabi’s behaviour just because Dabi is their favourite character and their favourite character can’t be a misogynist or express misogynist views.

Also, don’t they realise that usually this is how misogynists are made? They see people treat women as lesser people and they repeat that behaviour. Originally it isn’t their fault because they’re surrounded by that behaviour but Dabi was also surrounded by people who didn’t hold such views and saw they were wrong and still held them.

I’m not even sure if Dabi is a misogynist myself or if he just expressed his frustration with the females in the family not understanding his views (as they were older and were able to counter them/worry about them) in a misogynistic way however it sure is annoying that so many are quick to ignore such behaviour just because it’s their favourite who is doing it.

Whether Dabi still holds these views is hard to tell, really, considering that he hates everyone, but his treatment of Toga has been given a new light, that’s for sure.

This hits deep in another level!

memories from a past life of an unfinished symphony…

Absolutely stunning

“People always say that sunflowers track the sun. So I watched the sunflowers grow and saw that they did not. 

The young plants did trace the sun from East to West, but when the blooms finally opened, they would cease to chase the sun. 

One day, I would also like to gain my independence from the sun.” - Linus 

From my work in progress illustrated novel, 1000 Words Unframed.

However, Hawks always reminded me the popular “Red Tail Hawk.” Yes I know this is a fan favorite, probably because the name “Red Tail Hawk” has the word “red” in it. However, the bird has very little (if any) red on its feathers. To be honest, I’m not sure why I personally associate Keigo with Red Tail Hawks. Maybe it’s because I see them all the time (The species is very popular here in North America.) They are truely magnificent animals and have to be one of my favorites...

However if you want another bird species that is actually red in color that could have inspired Keigo’s character, then might I recommend the “Red Lorikeet” aka “Red Lori.” I actually have seen these birds twice in person from a traveling Lorikeet exhibit. Pictures do not give justice to how beautiful and vibrantly colored the birds are in real life. They are also extremely intelligent. Lorikeets are sometimes even kept as pets.

Everyone says red tailed hawks are what Hawks is but they got no black face markings, they are brown, and have no fluffy head doohikies. They also say he must be a raptor because he eats meat, but he is also human. And we eat meat.

Consider

Black eye marks

Red wingies

Lil upraised hair doohikies

Im not here to start discourse in the birb fandom im just sayin---- consider

I think we can all use this

Harris’s hawks are known to hunt in packs and will stack on top of each other to look for prey

It’s so long since I pulled out my flute and played it….

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Okay so my response went on a little longer than expected! I still would appreciate any feed back you guys can give me.

I’m going to step back and pretend I was villain who had no issues with harming innocent people (in other words, Dabi.) I’ve come face to face with my abuser who has made my life a living hell and is worshiped by the public as an incredible and just hero (who is Endeavor.)

If I were Dabi, my goal would NOT be to kill Endeavor. Although killing Endeavor would be very enjoyable, it would be over too quick. Also this would only cause Endeavor to be seen as a tragic hero and to be loved even more by the public. I would want to humiliate Endeavor and make the world hate him just as much as I do. I would want to take away anything and everything Endeavor has ever care for. I would want to make Endeavor suffer, and to live the rest of his life in suffering.

I’m 99% sure that Dabi has probably spent YEARS planning how to get the perfect revenge against Endeavor. He exposed Endeavor on life TV for the abuser Endeavor truly is. For extra measure, Dabi also made sure that  Endeavor was beaten up to a bloody pump. Not only will Endeavor now be seen by the public as an abuser, but someone who is also weak as well. It wouldn’t surprise me if the public turns their backs on Endeavor and strips him of his hero status.

To add even MORE fuel to the fire, Dabi also tried to burn Hawks alive AND humiliate Hawks by portraying him as a villain to the public. As much as the fandom LOVES the idea of Hawks and Dabi having romantic feelings for each other, the notion simple is NOT true. In fact, it’s very much the opposite. Dabi HATES Hawks ALMOST as much as he hates Endeavor. Hawks is one of Endeavors biggest supporters and is also the second top ranked hero. You can argue that Dabi only attacked Hawks because Hawks went after Twice. However, I’m pretty sure that Dabi was planning on killing Hawks the whole time. Dabi did go through the effort of getting personal info on Hawks to use against him before hand. Also leaving Hawks alive would be too much of threat.  

The next step would be to kill Shoto. Dabi made it very clear that he doesn’t give a damn about his family and would be more than happy to use them to achieve his goals. If Shoto dies, Endeavor would be left with no one to carry his legacy. Shoto seems to acknowledge this and has to come terms that he will most likely have to kill his older brother in the future.

I feel like ppl still get Dabi's intentions wrong. I don't think he wants Endeavor dead or genuinely tried to kill him. And the crux of Dabi's issue isn't the abuse in the sense ppl often paint but neglect: he *wanted* to have Endeavor's attention and not getting it is what caused him to spiral. Not verbal or physical abuse but abandonment.

Yeah, Dabi could have easily tried to kill Endeavor during the war considering Shigaraki had done most of the work for him but he didn’t even try. His focus was completely on Shouto because his intention was to kill him and to ruin Endeavor. He wanted Endeavor to suffer for what he did and that’s why he did what he did before he revealed him to the world, to make the impact worse.

And I do agree that it was the neglect that affect Dabi the most (we don’t even know the extent of his training to be honest but going off Dabi’s words, when his injuries became apparent, Endeavor stopped caring for him like he did with Natsuo and Fuyumi). And really, I can understand why. He went from his father’s favourite to a failure and nobody important. That would kill anyone’s self-esteem and leave a lasting impact.

That’s why he resents Shouto so much, because he got what Dabi wanted.

for his own good