Talk:Mikulia Greeonio/@comment-67.174.29.60-20131117215544/@comment-146.113.76.94-20131119163006

Wow, that was both incredibly condescending and harsh

Don't rip into people for making that assumption. Could it be unfounded? Sure. We don't know that much about her character. But to personally attack people for making it is just as idiotic. We don't really know anything about Mikulia at all. Could joining Venomania be a rational decision based on her circumstances? Sure. Do we know anything about how Mikulia arrived at that decision, aside from her being in an evil place and appearing to ignore every single sign in her way that this is so? No, we do not. We know nothing about her intelligence aside from this, and that her own parents believed her to be stupid--that doesn't make ridiculing her okay, but it doesn't mean any claim that she's unintelligent is not unfounded.

Also, plenty of people who are poor (AND women) are capable of finding a way out of their dire circumstances without marrying into an abusive harem. Look at all the characters within the series itself that do this. Just because she bought into a common gender path at the time does not specifically speak of any intelligence or creativity on her part, it just says she made a decision and stuck with it.

Additionally, the comparison to Patrick Star that Octofan made was not "she's mentally retarded". The earlier seasons of Spongebob treated his stupidity as childlike and innocent--similar to how, even though Mikulia is clearly suffering some mental impediment (whether it's from "willful ignorance" to cope or actual retardation, we don't know), we are not meant to blame her or think badly of her for her situation. It's extreme naivete. She believed things she shouldn't have and ignored evidence that would have been obvious to anyone else. That's all.

Obviously, it's not okay to say, "She's stupid because I think she's stupid", but don't go around trying to incite people by implying they hate people in abusive situations and think they're all retarded, all right? This isn't the place for that kind of discussion.

...And she's possessed by the demon of Sloth. Which probably would make her a bit "slow".