Why canon Finnrose is a bust: Finn is not a fixer-upper
Canon Finnrose is a no-go for me because it is portrayed as an unhealthy and unequal relationship, in what I believe is a deliberate antithesis to Finnrey. Rey accepts Finn exactly as he is and vice versa, while Rose loves her idea of Finn and will make him conform to it using violence if necessary. I don’t think anyone needs to spell out which is the better relationship.
People compare the first meetings of Finn with Rey and Rose and the fact that they started with assault. While I am not thrilled about that and both directors deserve a slap upside the head, when you look closely the two incidents are actually opposites of each other. Rey attacked Finn when she had a mistaken idea of who he was, a thief and possible murderer, but Rose attacked Finn when she realized who he truly was, someone who hadn’t committed his life unconditionally to her cause. When Rose realized he didn’t match her idea of him as a hero, she lashed out at him.
The contrast couldn’t be clearer from when Rey discovered potentially disappointing information about Finn. When Rey is told Finn’s worst secret that reveals his innermost self, she pleads with him not to go. It’s not a Resistance hero she wants, it’s Finn.
*Rolls eyes* By your own logic, Rey’s behaviour should be seen as worse than Rose’s. A white woman trying to beat up a black man just because she jumped to wrong JACKET related conclusions. *gasps*
The reach, man.
I don’t think that Finnrose will happen, but not because Rose was too “mean” to Finn. The actors had no chemistry so it will probably be dropped in TRoS. But arguing that Rose doesn’t deserve precious Finn is laughable.
Rey’s behavior should be seen as worse than Rose’s because of the color of her skin? The fake woke is about on the level of “Finnrose is the more progressive ship because Rose is a WOC.” Funny how you can’t be bothered to read and argue from what I actually wrote but do have the time to leave this inane comment.
Also funny how every single time I criticize Rose I get reylow idiots like you in my notes demeaning Finn. Her tasing him, berating him, and making jokes at his expense are seen as nbd and the idea that she was awful to him is downright laughed at. Don’t think I don’t see what’s happening, that your crowd pissed yourselves with joy at his being mistreated with authorial sanction on screen and can’t bear to have it called out for what it was.