starkwest:Enough. Enough now.The misconceptions of Tony Stark in fanon and fandom have become this b
starkwest:Enough. Enough now.The misconceptions of Tony Stark in fanon and fandom have become this behemoth of intricate character assassination that has attained mythic proportions. It has reached the point where Tony (both comic and MCU) is nothing but a caricature. For Tony to have survived what he went through, for him to have become the man he is, the hero he is, it is nothing short of a travesty to see him portrayed as a whining, pouting, flouncy five year old who wants nothing more than to run around playing jokes, baking muffins and buying puppies.Tony Stark is one of the strongest men in the Marvel universe. Long before he survived the kidnap and torture in Vietghanistan, Tony survived his own father. This more than anything made Tony the man he is. He refuses to be held back, to be beaten down, He will always, always find a way back. He has survived beatings, kidnappings, losing his health, his business, his fiance, lovers, friends, his sanity, his memories and has clawed his way back but he seems to have met his match in the fandom of today.This man is the epitome of a modern day tragic hero and yet he has been so perverted in many fics that trying to search through them to find a recognizable version of him is a herculean task. People coming to the fandom and knowing only of Tony from said fics are missing out on one of the richest and strongest of characters there is. Tony, the true Tony, has so much to offer in the form of inspiration and hope and just pure, honest humanity and yet so many are missing it and for that I feel honestly sad.** -- source link
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