Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11462509-20140315230952/@comment-24666459-20140316203254

Ruaraidh.tamkin wrote: Ruth Joyce wrote: Mericcup: Eh. I don't really like any Merida ships. It just seems out of canon for her, since her whole movie line was remaining independent. I've seen some stories where Mericcup has been pulled off pretty well, but overall I stil don't like it. Don't hate, I'm just offering my opinion. In respecting your opinion (no hate) I would like to offer a counterpoint because I always thought the primary messages of Brave were 1. not to avoid responsibility to a point where it winds up harming others 2. don't pressure people into roles they haven't chosen or desired for themselves and 3. don't start wars over marriage disputes, it's stupid, as well as the tried and true disney message of marry for love. In the movie Merida learns her actions have consequences while her mother learns not to force her daughter into marraige so it's not just let yourself be completely independant irregardless of others because you have power in thw world. But that is an opnion and is no more valid than yours, don't mistake me for a self-righteous prig or anything. True, I see your point. I guess in Merida ships that could work as a character arc for her.