I think a lot of people in fandom must really like the savior/victim trope, because it honestly baffles me that they'll take a grown adult and imply they don't know basic survival skills. It's a bit unsettling, tbh, especially when you're taking two people who are more or less equals and making one "less than" for the sake of a romantic plot.
And like, for a 23 year old dude who did something akin to going AWOL from the military, Finn seems to have a lot of his shit together. I doubt he's going to wake up from his coma and burst into tears and start asking people what kissing or bedrooms or names are. HE KNOWS WHAT A NAME IS. HE HAD A NAME BEFORE FINN, IT WAS JUST NOT A TRADITIONAL ONE FFS.
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Eurgh yeah, savior/victim is like...I get it, but Finn's not really a victim. Forcing that reading on Finn makes me mad, too, because he saved Poe, he helped Rey leave Jakku...he's a savior too, dammit!!!!!
I doubt he's going to wake up from his coma and burst into tears and start asking people what kissing or bedrooms or names are. I just fucking snorted in laughter irl at this. And my friend pointed out that Finn asked Rey if he had a boyfriend...OBVIOUSLY HE KNOWS WHAT KISSING IS.
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Yeah, I think that's why I'm so baffled by people who think Finn has no idea what sex or dating is and is all OH NO WHAT IS SEX HOW DO I HAVE SEX WHAT IS AN ERECTION SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE.
I do believe he's a virgin, but, come on, the dude is 23 I'm sure he's had an erection or wet dream before. Just because someone is a virgin doesn't mean they don't know what sex or kissing or dating is.
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(Anonymous) 2015-12-30 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)And like, for a 23 year old dude who did something akin to going AWOL from the military, Finn seems to have a lot of his shit together. I doubt he's going to wake up from his coma and burst into tears and start asking people what kissing or bedrooms or names are. HE KNOWS WHAT A NAME IS. HE HAD A NAME BEFORE FINN, IT WAS JUST NOT A TRADITIONAL ONE FFS.
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(Anonymous) 2015-12-30 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)I doubt he's going to wake up from his coma and burst into tears and start asking people what kissing or bedrooms or names are. I just fucking snorted in laughter irl at this. And my friend pointed out that Finn asked Rey if he had a boyfriend...OBVIOUSLY HE KNOWS WHAT KISSING IS.
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(Anonymous) 2015-12-30 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)I do believe he's a virgin, but, come on, the dude is 23 I'm sure he's had an erection or wet dream before. Just because someone is a virgin doesn't mean they don't know what sex or kissing or dating is.