Anonymous asked:

First, I'd like to thank you for being the person I can bitch and be salty over New 52. I often have to re-watch BTAS and the cutscenes from the Arkham games just to remind myself that this is not Harley Quinn, this is an original character with a copyrighted name, it legitimately upsets me how much she was butchered.

clowns-of-gotham answered:

No problem. I’m always here for ranting and saltiness, haha.

But I agree with you. It almost makes me sad now to watch BTAS and see what a damn amazing character Harley used to be compared to the abomination they’ve turned her into now. It’s honestly insulting- and not only to the fans, but to the character herself. It’s literally a bitch slap to the face for anyone who truly knows and loves Harley Quinn as a character

She was a badass, genuinely funny supervillain who loved being evil and never apologized for it. She never regretted going with the Joker. She never wanted to be treated like a helpless victim who couldn’t defend herself compared to the men (that was basically the main point of the Gotham City Sirens, after all). She never felt guilty for the crimes she committed. Hell, she came the closest of any Batman villain to actually killing him! She used her intelligence and creativity to get him into a trap he couldn’t physically escape from, and his only way out was to try and trick her! Batman literally said so himself!

The reason why people constantly want to try and redeem Harley and turn her into a superhero is beyond me. The only reason I can think of is that people are too proud to actually support a villainous character, so they try to find every way possible to turn that character into someone who is “problematic” or “a victim” or “misunderstood.” Sorry, but no! The true Harley Quinn is not a superhero by any means. She’s a murderous psychopath. A criminally insane clown. A VILLAIN! Don’t see why that is so difficult for people to accept, but that’s who she is and who she always has been. End of story.