atomicblonde:

stardustizuku:

The “let them be kids” like doesn’t work for bnha because they want to be heroes.

They chose this. I’m pretty sure putting yourself in danger for others is in the job description

Like, they signed themselves up for this. They’re free to bail anytime they want. No one is forcing them

Yes they’re kids but they’re not kids who need protection

They’re kids who want to protect others

I have to fully and respectfully, with only the intent here of sharing my thoughts, disagree without exception.

These kids are indeed kids. Their brains are, scientifically, underdeveloped as 14,15,16 year olds. This is fact. They cannot in any way, shape, or form comprehend the pure violence, death, blood, and personal sacrifice they will have to put into this endeavor. They literally cannot and have no way of understanding this.

Their elders, teachers, Pro-Heroes do, because they’re adults and they know what’s coming. But their world needs Heroes, and the society has glamorized the world of being a Pro-Hero. It’s so easy for a child who is literally four to be told what a great hero they will be, and for them to think that’s all there is to this life.

They may have signed themselves up for this, but they certainly aren’t ‘free to bail’ in the constraints of their minds, and the way that society has nurtured and shaped them. Teenagers are gung-ho and sign up for war. Doesn’t mean their upcoming, inevitable trauma is deserved and necessary and they should have seen it coming. 

They are absolutely kids who need protection. The scene where Bakugou is finally saved from the villains and All Might speaks to him of how difficult it was to be brave? Bakugou is an inch away from bursting into tears. He is a child. He was a child who needed protection from experts, from adults - none of which he is. To throw an untrained fifteen year old in the world and say, “If you die it’s your fault for signing up for this” is something I must wholly disagree with. 

They’re kids who want to protect others. And what we’ve seen with Izuku’s self destructive martyr-complex tendencies: these children have no idea how to protect themselves, let alone others. They barely just passed their provisional license exam.

Let the children have moments of childhood. Don’t be blackhearted and stingy because of the profression they have chosen. Their lives are a combination of nature and nurture. In the 50′s, people were raring to go to war, to fight the good fight, to protect their people. Does it mean they deserved to come home with PTSD and missing limbs, because they were sixteen year olds and should have known? No.

This isn’t war, but it’s battle. It’s bloodshed. Let them have their moments. Let them be protected by those who know better than them. Let them have good memories to remind them that this world isn’t just their fucking profession - a profession they haven’t even yet grown into.

Let them be kids DOES work in the world of BNHA, because they’re bound to have so very little of that in their lives. Cherish it, encourage it.

This is one of the things I love about BNHA. They may want to be heroes but the adults still remember they’re children. Izuku running off to sacrifice himself like a hero would. No. Aizawa won’t have that. Villains attacking the school? Stand back, children, this is serious. And you can tell he regrets them going through that when he’s talking during the sports festival. “Class 1-A has been through a lot.” They weren’t supposed to face that. Not yet. Because they’re children.

When Stain showed up they got in trouble for jumping in. When Bakugou got kidnapped they got scolded for going after him, and even the kids who didn’t go got reprimanded for not saying anything. They’re training to be heroes but they are still seen as children.

Just because you have a lofty goal doesn’t mean you revoke your childhood. If anything, you’re encouraged to enjoy it while you can. Unlike some series where kids turn to warriors and are mocked for wanting to relax (Sailor Moon), this series has the adults constantly telling the kids to take their time. Like yes, train, but stay in your lane. You aren’t a hero yet, more importantly, you aren’t an adult yet.