Calling all those strongly opposed to Karamel as a couple, Mon-El as a character, and the deplorable writing of the Supergirl staff and the toxic messages they’re sending: racism, sexism, misogyny.
We have the power to incite change. We have the power to turn the tables. Write them. Write media outlets. I’ve read some of your arguments, and they are great. Send them. Flood their inboxes. Give them all the negative press we can. Target the sponsors of the show.
If you are sick and tired of seeing them neglect Alex/Maggie in favor of Kara/Mon-El who spend 99% of the time arguing, tell them. If you are disgusted by the way The CW canned the interracial coupling of Kara/James as soon as they switched networks in favor of a white male, express yourself! If you are baffled by the message they are spreading by insinuating that we as women are supposed to forgive the man in the span of a few hours no matter how deeply betrayed or hurt we feel, let it be heard! If you are pissed because they sent M’gann to her home planet therefore alienating (pun intended) yet another black man to allow for more Mon-El screen time, shout it out! Whatever has struck a nerve with how terribly this season has gone all because of a privileged frat boy from Daxam crash landing on earth, let them know.
Don’t think it won’t matter. It will. Ratings matter. The show may be renewed for season 3, but we have the power to dictate how that season will play out. Storylines are NOT set in stone. We have to be proactive! Raise hell. Stand up for Kara Zor-El because clearly we cannot trust anyone else to do it for her. Let’s take our show back.
If anyone remembers the shit storm with The 100 and the whole Lincoln/Lexa thing, then you already know what a fandom can do when they write sponsors and fight for their voices to be heard.
Tag: mon-el
Reading all the troublesome posts about Mon-El on Supergirl, I remember how brilliant it was to have a character like Ares on Xena.
Ares was macho and arrogant, completely full of himself (a literal god) and had no chance with Xena. He always kept on trying of course and what was wonderful was that we could trust the writing staff would NEVER put them together. There was almost zero stress over it. Even if there were scenes of them kissing or carrying on, it was usually just a ploy. Xena’s heart belonged to Gabrielle and we were never left in any doubt of that.
she is beauty
she is grace
let her punch him
in the faceYou know, I’ve never felt more betrayed by a story than when Alex said, “Take a chance on this sexist asshole even though you look truly miserable and you are communicating non-consent repeatedly, because I came out or something,” to Kara. One of my favorite dynamics in this show is how Alex embodies the sheer ferocity of our collective love for Kara with all its defensive tendencies. Alex usually tends towards being hardcore and ruthless in a way Kara often is not. So it’s always nice when Alex projects, “Get within 100 feet of my sister with bad intentions towards her, and I will rip you into parts with my bare hands and never once feel regret,” because we all identify with that so strongly. Alex’s complacency about Kara’s relationship with Mon-El undermines her characterization almost as much as Kara’s. That’s maybe the worst thing the Mon-El storyline has done to this show is undermine the Danvers sister bond. I truly hate this and hope they bail instead of seeing this idea through.
SG fans to Mon-El:
The Doctor Is Out 