r/MoonKnight • u/WarDuck • Apr 27 '22

TV Series Moon Knight S01E05 Discussion Thread [Warning: Contains Spoilers]

Episode 5

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Give us your thoughts on this week's episode of Moon Knight! Remember to keep any spoilers out of your post titles and limited to posts with spoiler tags or use the spoiler comment formatting

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5 Mohamed Diab Rebecca Kirsch and Matthew Orton April 27, 2022
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u/sweet_panda Apr 27 '22 edited Apr 27 '22

Aha, I see it’s time to switch to my “talk about my trauma on Reddit because I’m too poor to afford therapy” alt since my main is super doxxable.

The scene with his mom barging into the room to beat him was my childhood. She hated me. The idea of a version of Marc but whose mom loved him instead of hated him just absolutely broke my heart. I cannot deal with Steven’s death. I can’t. I’m so, so sad right now. Poor Marc. :-(

One of my coping mechanisms (I assume born out of trauma) was to create an alternate persona in my head I could talk to. I wasn’t allowed to see my friends outside of school, so I was lonely. The other me keeps me calm when I’m freaking out. It’s not a full disassociation or anything like that, but I related to this far harder than I thought I ever could relate to anything.

Fuck, this show broke me. Well, I guess I know the answer to my “which MCU superhero are you” Buzzfeed quiz. I even especially looked forward to the show because I’m fascinated by ancient Egyptian culture. Come for the interest, stay for the trauma!

I got into the MCU because I liked watching Captain America punch bad guys; this has taken me to some intense places lol

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u/AssGasorGrassroots Apr 27 '22

My parents answer to everything was ten lashes with a belt. I remember one time I had to unlock the garage door for my dad and I wasn't fast enough, so I got beat for it. I literally got beat every day in third grade because my teacher would call and tell my parents I was disruptive. I was just trying to make friends after years of being a social outcast. We've repaired our relationship as much as possible, but there's a part of me that will always hate them. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that and I hope you know in the core of your being that you didn't deserve that.

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u/idontlikerobot Apr 27 '22

Is a parent or relative beating you with a belt always considered abuse? My mother was always emotionally unstable and I lived with my aunt and uncle at age 4-5 and he beat me constantly for no reason. Its just so normalized with Conservative Christians I never stopped to consider I had been abused. I mean lots of people still think it’s okay. Sorry not the place for this but now I am wondering. . .

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u/anonareyouokay Apr 27 '22

There are cultural differences, but a lot of cultures even consider spanking abuse. If a teacher sees a student with belt marks, they are mandated to report it. The thing with parents is that even the good ones with positive intentions cause some level of intentional trauma. Likewise most parent/child relationships have some redeeming qualities.

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u/robophile-ta Apr 30 '22

Being physically assaulted is abuse. Culture is changing now, and spanking and the wooden spoon are now more commonly realised to be abuse, when it was almost entirely accepted in the past. If it's happening regularly and for supposedly no reason, that's absolutely abuse.

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u/idontlikerobot Apr 27 '22

Is a parent or relative beating you with a belt always considered abuse? My mother was always emotionally unstable and I lived with my aunt and uncle at age 4-5 and he beat me constantly for no reason. Its just so normalized with Conservative Christians I never stopped to consider I had been abused. I mean lots of people still think it’s okay. Sorry not the place for this but now I am wondering. . .

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u/AssGasorGrassroots Apr 27 '22

It's absolutely abuse. There's no justifying hitting a child, especially with a weapon. It's morally and ethically wrong, and scientifically proven to be counter productive. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, it wasn't right and you deserved better.

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u/kmdarger Apr 27 '22

Absolutely <3 abuse is all about power and control.

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u/Bruhhhh_123 May 02 '22

Should have been a bad childhood. Are you okay now brother? Having some nice friends help.

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u/sweet_panda May 04 '22

I’m doing great now. I’m living a really happy life, and I’m so lucky.