It was pride month. I was afraid of celebrating with my parents, who are just starting to question what they know about love and the various ways it may present itself. Online, they told me "watch She-Ra and the Princesses of Power". I had nothing to lose. There was Entrapta, canonically Autistic, and, if i din't like it, i still had to catch up with Supergirl.
So I watched it. IT WAS FASCINATING. I had seen the old version with my parents, they had some casettes which i used to watch when i was sick, as a child. Now, as a woman, I'm fascinated by this version.
From the beautiful scenaries, to the different personalities, body types and ethnicities, to the precious lesson Entrapta shows Disabled kids when telling Hordak "Your imperfections are beautiful", I LOVED EVERY SECOND.
Sadly, the serie ended... WITH A KISS. CATRADORA WAS CANON. AND IT GIVES ME HOPE. It's possible that, even if it wasn't Noelle's intention, she made Adora Autistic too.
As we know, Autism is a Disability. ALL THE SHOW, AT LEAST FOR ME, IS ABOUT A DISABLED WOMAN FINDING LOVE. We can even say TWO Disabled women, since clearly BOTH Adora and Catra have PTSD from their times in the Horde.
As a Disabled woman whose competence is not always presumed by her parents (and since, sometimes does long for more), as someone who has been told by people on Internet she will never marry, THIS MEANS HOPE. MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, I CAN FIND LOVE, JUST LIKE CATRA AND ADORA DID. MAYBE, I CAN LONG FOR MORE. MAYBE IT'S NOT OVER.
Speaking about it, I am longing for the Movie. There´s some beautiful fanmade songs out there, it could even be a musical. THIS IS NOT OVER. I KNOW FOR SURE. THIS SHOW IS ABOUT A WARRIOR GIRL FINDING LOVE AND HER PLACE IN THE WORLD... I AM A WARRIOR TOO, OF MY MENTAL ILLNESS. I KNOW THIS ISN'T OVER.
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