Stop hating on Sally Acorn! (Rant)

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Oh, my gosh, I’m going to get soooo much hate for this rant, I just know it. *sighs* Well, let’s just get this over with.

 

 

 

Okay, so today I’m going to be ranting about Sally Acorn from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. And no, I’m not going to be ranting about how “bad” she is, I’m going to rant about how stupid peoples’ reasons for hating her are.

Yes, I know these characters aren’t real, but I’m just so pissed off at people for hating on Sally for the stupiest reasons and not even bothering to explain why she’s like that! And whenever they actually do explain why, they just make shit up!

First off, let’s state some reasons why people hate Sally and just how stupid those reasons are.

 

 

“She doesn’t wear any clothing! She’s such a naked slut!”

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and almost every other male Sonic character doesn’t wear anything but shoes and gloves, but why aren’t people complaining about them? Apparently there’s some stupid unwritten law in the Sonic fandom that male furries can run around naked all they want, yet if a female tries to do that, she’s immediately labeled as a slut. Guys, Sally’s lack of clothing doesn’t make her a “naked slut”, she doesn’t have breasts or a vagina, she’s basically part-less. And guys, do you even know what a slut is? Because I’m pretty sure Sally isn’t someone who has sex with several men; because that’s what a slut is: a woman who has sexual intercourse with several men. And I’m pretty sure she was a virgin right up until she was married to Sonic. And Rouge’s outfits make her look a LOT more slutty than Sally (I’m not saying Rouge is a slut, I’m just saying she looks kinda like one), but why doesn’t she get hated as much for that? Answer me that.

 

“She’s a Mary-Su!”

First off all, Sonic is a kid’s show, so of course there’s going to be at least one perfect character (just like Princess Peach from Mario, and the princesses from the Disney movies: Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Cinderella, etc. Yet I don’t see people complaining about them)! Secondly, a Mary-Su is 100% perfect with absolutely NO flaws whatsoever. Sally is not perfect. She’s not strikingly beautiful (let's be honest here, at the time she was drawn gorgeously and with the long and detailed hair, other characters were too. Look at Bunnie, for example), doesn't get THAT many boys (I'll get to this in a minute), messes up sometimes, does quite a few dumb things, slapped Sonic and hypocritically called him selfish, has gotten other freedom fighters killed from lack of planning, arrested Sonic without knowing he was innocent, etc. So tell me, how exactly is that “perfect”?

 

“She gets in the way of my Sonamy and is horrible to Amy!”

Hating a fictional character because of a fictional couple. Pathetic. You’re no better than YoshiWii1 (if you don’t know who he is, check out this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEZ1jS… ). Also, Sally does not get in the way of your oh-so precious Sonamy! In fact, I think Amy does that with Sonally! What makes me think that, you ask? Well, I was on the Sonic Archie Wiki, and I was on Mecha Sally’s page. I was reading the “Ungraded Enforcer” section, and look what I found in the fifth/final paragraph: “She (Mecha Sally) was then blocked by Amy before she could proceed, and tried to infer Amy's actions as a way to get rid of Sally and have Sonic all to herself”. (Proof: archiesonic.wikia.com/wiki/Mec…) Oh, my word! If that doesn’t say “Amy letting her jealousy get the best of her and trying to hurt Sally”, then I don’t know what does! By the way, Sally has NEVER done anything to try and hurt Amy because of Sonic! Oh, and while we’re on the subject of this, Sally and Amy’s relationships are completely different: Sally doesn’t get angry/jealous when Sonic meets another female/gets interested in another female, gives Sonic his space most of the time unless it’s REALLY important, and doesn’t threaten any female that starts dating Sonic. Amy, on the other hand, gets angry/jealous when Sonic meets another female, becomes a threat to other females that are interested in Sonic (and DON’T say that “she didn’t become a threat is Elise in Sonic ’06!” bull. She only didn’t threaten her because she didn’t know that Elise liked Sonic! And in the Sonic X episode “A Cosmic Call”, when Cosmo said she needed to see Sonic and refused to tell why, Amy just butted in, saying that she was Sonic’s “girlfriend”, claimed that she had a right to know why Cosmo wanted to see Sonic and threatened Cosmo to stay away from Sonic. Ames, just because Cosmo wanted to see Sonic doesn’t mean that she wants to ask him out! And Sonic never said that he’s your boyfriend! Goodness!), forces Sonic to marry her, take her out, and doesn’t leave him alone most of the time, and threatens females with harm if they want to date Sonic. Plus, there’s a difference between hating someone and believing that they belong with someone else. Oh, and by the way, Sonamy is NOT canon. If you’re going to hate on something/someone, at least do it right!

And on the Sonic Archie Wiki, on Sonic’s page, it said this about Amy in the current “Romance” section: “Amy Rose has had a tremendous crush on Sonic since he saved her from Metal Sonic when they first met. However Sonic does not seem to return her feelings, seemingly regarding her merely as a good-if occasionally annoying-friend.”  

And in the Pre-Super Genesis Wave “Romance” thing, here’s what it said about Amy: “Amy has been a maniacal fan of Sonic for years, but Sonic does not show as much attraction to her. She started sending numerous letters to him. Her affection for Sonic grew after he rescued her from Dr. Robotnik and Metal Sonic. She founded the Sonic fanclub in Knothole Village, and was also defending Sonic at his trial, after he was arrested for attacking Knothole as Mecha Sonic. Fed up with being overlooked as just a "kid", Amy takes matters into her own hands and misuses the power of the Ring of Acorns to age her body from 10 to 16. While this does little to attract Sonic's attention, it is enough for Amy to gain recruitment into the Freedom Fighters. Sometime later, Amy received training from Knuckles' girlfriend, Julie-Su, so that she would not only become the "best" Freedom Fighter, but mostly so that she would win over Sonic's heart. She was also the one to first confront Fiona Fox about her betrayal of Sonic and the Freedom Fighters, after Tails revealed to her Fiona was actually in love with Scourge. After helping Sally rescue Sonic from the Destructix, Amy shows signs of jealousy towards Sally, whom Sonic gives his thanks to for the rescue. Shortly after though, Sonic points out his recognition for her efforts, making Amy blush and overjoyed. Recently, after the Robotropolis mission, Amy asked Sonic out to dinner, which he accepted after seeing Sally and Khan walking away together. He also came to her aid during the final battle for New Mobotropolis, though he showed some embarrassment by her enthusiastic hugs.”

See what I mean? Its stated right there that Sonic doesn’t return Amy’s feelings and instead viewed her as a “good-if occasionally annoying-friend”. And that he doesn’t really show interest in her, even after she made herself physically older, and even got jealous when Sonic thanked Sally for her rescue. And the only reason he went out to dinner with Amy is because he saw Sally and Khan walking away together; he didn’t have Sally at the time. And he came to Amy’s aid during the final battle for New Mobotropolis because she’s his friend; not his girlfriend, his friend, and shouldn’t friends help each other out when needed? If that, and all the other Anti-Sonamy hints in the games (berrystarlover.deviantart.com/…), doesn’t scream “Sonamy isn’t canon”, then I don’t know what does!

 

“She broke up with Sonic to date Geoffrey and Khan! She’s such a whore!”

Dude, she had interest in only four boys (and got married one of them) in her whole lifetime, whoop-de-doo! And guys, do you even know what a whore is? Because Sally doesn’t just randomly throws herself at men, because that’s what a whore is: someone who just randomly throws themselves at the opposite gender. That kinda sounds like Sonic, actually. Keep in mind that Sally only got interested in Sonic, Geoffrey, Khan, and Antoine (kind off). And besides Sally, in the Archie Comics (before the Super Genesis Wave incident), Sonic got interested in Amy, Mina, Fiona, and Bunnie, and in Sonic ’06, he was interested in Elise, and in “The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog” he was interested in Breezie and Merna. Sally was interested in three guys (not counting Sonic), and Sonic got interested in seven girls (not counting Sally).

And yet you call Sally a whore. You’ve got no room to talk when the amount of females Sonic liked outnumbers the amount of guys Sally liked! Good lord! Plus, Tails had interest in Fiona at the time and Sonic knew that he liked her, yet he started dating her. So who’s the whore now?!

 

“She slapped Sonic and called him selfish!”

Because he deserved it! He was just as selfish as she was. Please consider this: Most of the times people complain about her slapping him is when they either zoom in on the ONE panel or only read that ONE panel. READ. THE. OTHERS. Sally thought Sonic was dead for a YEAR. HER BEST FRIEND/BOYFRIEND WAS DEAD FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. A HERO. A FAMILY MEMBER. A BEST FRIEND. A BROTHER. A ROLE MODEL. AND A LOVER. "DIED". HE WAS GONE. EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD. So then, one year later, he comes back and everyone is so happy. AND THEN THE DUMBASS BREAKS HIS ARM AND ALMOST DIES AGAIN. Sally wants him to be safe! It wasn't TOTALLY about having him marry her - she knows he lives too dangerously and wanted him to come be safe. (Many thanks to CyanStrikes for writing this beautiful description. Hope you don’t mind me using it to make my point)

*sarcastic* And Heaven forbid there be a woman in a super hero series that ISN'T the mindless "damsel in distress" and actually have a personality and Heaven forbid there actually ISN'T a female character that doesn't treat Sonic like he's made of glass. He's big-headed enough without another girl practically worshipping him.

 

“She steals the spotlight!”

Dude, she’s the main female of the series AND the joint-leader (with Sonic) of the Freedom Fighters. So of course she’s going to appear a lot! There are times when Amy becomes the main focus of some of the comics, but why aren’t people complaining about that? Answer me that. And Sonic’s still the main male character! Nothing has changed!

In all of the comics I’ve ever seen/read, I’ve seen Sonic in every single one of them. And by the way, the whole “Black Hole Sally” thing is nothing but completely untrue and exaggerated. The maker of the Deviation left out important parts of these characters just to have it look like their theory is correct:

Antoine: Considering this is a KID'S series, Antoine was there for the well-needed humor to entertain the younger ones. As the comic began to develop further into teen territory, he ended up becoming a bit more of a serious character. Antoine did have feelings for Sally, yes, but now he really is devoted to Bunnie. Which is what he is "currently" known for. It is "He is married to Bunnie" not "He used to like Sally but now he is married to Bunnie" LITERALLY. NOBODY. FUCKING. SAYS THAT. When a man is married, and that's being announced, do you first state every single one of his exes before announcing who he’s married to???? NO. YOU DO NOT. THAT IS AN EXCUSE AND YOU KNOW IT IS.

Bunnie: Bunnie Rabbot is the sweet character that is also the muscles of the group. She is a good friend of Sally, but she and Sonic are ALSO very close.

Rotor: He is not worthless. He's a fun character as the engineer of the group (you know, before Tails replaced him. Not Sally, Tails). Tails in the games is both strategist and engineer. This does not, however, mean that all engineers are strategists. Sally is strategist - Rotor is/was engineer.

Nicole: Nicole is very close to Sally, but she also has moments with Sonic where he sort of imprints on her. Nicole also has the purpose of revealing hidden information that is to EVERYONE'S benefit.

Mina Mongoose: Mina was created for the sole purpose of being yet another more perfect love interest for Sonic.

Amy Rose: She is a good friend of Sally's, but her purpose in the comics is to be a character that represents will and to never give up trying to achieve your dreams. She wanted to be a Freedom Fighter, and with hard, hard work, she got there. She is also Sonic's fangirl.

Tails: Tails is the "future" engineer of the group. He is close to Sally, but is MUCH, MUCH closer to Sonic. Tails is the cute and young kid of the group, the future engineer, and Sonic's best friend.

Sonic Himself: Sonic is the main fucking character. Literally every comic I've read with an important story line has HIM as the main character. Even the lesser important comics still have him as the lead. Almost all of the characters are associated with HIM in some way while only a few are closer to Sally. No matter how much you try to deny it, Sally has only had a fraction of his spotlight. The only reason it would seem otherwise is the fact that the fanbase pays way too much attention to hating her and singling out HER moments alone.

(Again, many thanks to CyanStrikes for this beautiful information)

 

“She’s the color of poop!”

Almost every single animal in the world has brown/brownish fur. So you’re basically saying that cats, grizzly bears, chipmunks, monkeys, hedgehogs, etc. are all bad and should be killed off, right?

 

“She victimizes other characters!”

Apparently, there's a bloody series dedicated to making excuses. *applauds* Bravo, guys, bravo.

Amy: She does NOT get in the way of your precious Sonamy. Archie is not Sonic X. Archie is not the games. Archie is not Sonic Boom. ARCHIE. IS. ARCHIE. Archie is AN OFF SERIES. Archie is DIFFERENT. Sonamy does NOT have to be in every series just because it's the most typical pairing and because you said so. "Even with her redesign, she was still overshadowed by everyone's favorite princess" UM, WHAT?? Amy Rose is WAY more popular than Sally Acorn, has way more fans, and Sonamy is much larger than Sonally.  "Instead of giving her a new hairstyle or dress, they come up with the wish to be older." Um, it's not pedophilia, but 12 and 17 is still a large age gap. At least, I believe this is their ages in Archie - I think Amy might have been younger actually? Either way, still an age gap. And besides, just because someone fixes their hair and puts on a new outfit doesn't mean the other character is going to fall in love with them regardless. And... I've heard that Ian actually supports Sonamy? But I think this might just be a rumor. Anyways... I think the funniest part of this excuse was that it was so dumb, exaggerated, and bias, yet the maker tried to say they didn't even like Sonamy. Excuse, but I think you need to come out of the closet. Sally did not allow Amy to join because she was very young and had no good attributes at the time (like I said, at the time. When she first wanted to join, she had no experience what-so-ever, no abilities, nothing. She would get in the way big time. She wanted to join to be closer to Sonic, which she kinda admit in a way when said "You just want Sonic all to yourself!" And if you think that was OOCing to make her look bad... she was a kid and every kid in the world acts like this.) She matured, trained, got the hammer ability, SHE JOINED LIKE THAT and everyone was happy for her. Tails had already had experience by force (he was literally born into it. He did not have a choice. They didn't just decide he could join for giggles, he was just forced into it when they formed their group. Robotnik took over when he was little, and they were forced into the woods. They didn't let Tails just become a Freedom Fighter immediately after - he trained as well.), was smart, and could fly so he could at least flee, dodge more efficiently, or have the upper hand. Sally has been immature in the past too, yes. But 1. She is leader regardless and had attributes that clearly make up for it (like a good character should). 2. It was all in the past, so she may have learned her lesson. If she almost got them killed in the past, why would she want events to repeat with someone younger and more innocent??

Fiona: Fiona was already a criminal to begin with - she was never a perfect, good character. Darkness was already in her. She hated Sonic to pieces. HATED. So then boom, Sonic dies, and instead of being happy or relieved, she’s all like "SHIT, I LOVE HIM. Tails, please take me to your village so I can constantly hurt your feelings by rejecting you but still looking like an angel in your eyes" So Sonic comes back and they fall in love because she doesn't follow the rules. Keep in mind, just because you might say you forgive someone, doesn't mean it is official. These characters might be written to be somewhat realistic - you can't tell me you have not told someone you forgive them but actually want to rip their dick off still. It is a thing that happens and you can't just read what's on the surface of a story (it's very unimaginative to say the least). Sally was bossing her around (but no, she was totally a Mary-Su, Sally totally did not get on her nerves, let's stay in denial of this!), and Fiona didn't like following orders or rules. She lived years and years as a criminal. Criminals do not listen to rules and do not like them. And they also tend to keep part of their criminal in them, you don't just "drop" criminal-ness. So Scourge, an extremely attractive characters who is also a criminal, offers her life without responsibility which Fiona clearly has hated for a long time. Of course she'd say yes. It would be odd of her to say NO. It is arguable that the plot of so was to make Sonic and Sally closer again - even in the next issue they were shown to be somewhat closer. But let me tell you something: It is in human nature, which Mobians share, to seek comfort from close friends and love interests after a rough break up. Sally is pretty much Sonic's best friend.

Mina: Yes there have been plot holes, but some could have explanations. It IS arguable if they are directly there to benefit Sally or not. When Mina was shot, how was that to Sally's benefit? Most of the reason was to get her closer to Sonic and Sally both, making her heroic and giving her acknowledgement and thanks. Sally was in fact startled and surprised, distressed about Mina being shot. In fact, her face was more dramatic than Sonic's. The scene she was in at the point was the EXACT moment Mina was shot. You can see the bullet interring her body in this scene (well, kinda. You can see the cartoony speed trail still, hinting that the bullet was inside her... Kid comics cannot show gore). Okay? Now, keep in mind, bullets travel at approximately 1,200 mph. How the FUCK is Sally supposed to react that damn fast?!?!?

(Once again, thank you CyanStrikes, you’re awesome)

 

“She’s mean to Sonic!”

Now that excuse, just like the fucking stupid Sonamy excuse, is nothing but bullshit! There is a big difference between playful/romantic teasing and being a bully:

Teasing: "Am I cool or what??" "You're what"

Bullying: "You're lame Sonic, you useless hedgehog. I wish you'd just die already I hate you, you stupid prick"

 

“Archie sucks!”

Don’t like, don’t read; Common sense.

That has nothing to do with Sally in the first place. In fact, that helps her. She is not a bad character – in fact, EVERYTHING in Archie was kinda screwed up. If anything, you're only proving she's a good character regardless by pointing out Archie's flaws. (Looking at YOU, the club who claims "we're tired of her Su-ness in Archie") So, in Archie, yes, she was a bit of a Mary-Su (but to be realistic, it could be worse). But, in ARCHIE. Tell me, what in Archie was not messed up? Rouge was more of a whore than usual supposedly (I don't really know if this is true or not, because she was pretty seductive and raunchy in Sonic X to be honest..... Lustfully kissing a minor to win a contest? Really, Rouge? ), Sonic is an ass-hat and womanizer, Tails isn't very smart, SONIC AND TAILS FOUGHT, some characters are ignored, etc. I mean, as a comic series, it is amusing to read (I mean, come on guys. Stop looking for perfection - try reading something for fun, not as a job. I kinda like Sonic X, and it's not "painful" to watch. Nothing is painful to watch). But a LOT of different things in it are fucked-up, so why are you singling out Sally? “BECUZ WE ARE SONAMY LOVURS 4EVER AND WE HATE HER AND HER ALONEEEEE!!!” –Quote from a few whiny little fanbrats.

(Thanks again, Cyan!)

 

“My hate group/art/stamp/rant is always being hated on! You dumb Sally fanbrats need to STFU and leave us alone! Stop looking for our hate art if you can't handle it and are gonna be rude! DOWN WITH ARTIST BULLYING!!”

Right, because how dare we have our own opinions?!

ONE: You're HATE material is getting HATE. You are being extremely hateful to someone ELSE'S series and opinions. You don't consider how that might make them or the readers feel. You just want to be mean and hateful. So when your hate art, which is arguably WORSE than such (I mean... they tell you that you’re are being immature. You spend about an hour of your time to single some guy's creation out because you have no life), you get upset because it's bullying? See, there is this thing called "an eye for an eye". You are being a hypocrite. If you are going to be a hateful shit to something, you DESERVE the same treatment. Grow a pair and get what you deserve!

TWO: Just because someone has called you out for acting like a prissy little bully on the internet, often sadistic, does NOT make them a bully. If you are the one who is creating images that are acting very, very hateful to one person and their work/series/character, you SHOULD be called out. I have seen people refer to the comic as "terrible" "stupid" "should be recalled" and the writers as "over-glorified" "stupid" etc. But the moment someone tells them that they are acting immature, giving the other fans and the fanbase a bad reputation, and not to read the comics and watch the shows if they don't like them, they are being bullies. No. You should be flamed. It's funny because.... (Small conversation between a fanbrat and a sensible person): *Sensible person’s words will be in italics and the fanbrats’ words will be in bold, by the way*

"I hate Archie!"

"It's not that bad, but don't read it. It's a bit immature and hurtful."

 "WHATEVER YOU BULLY FLAMER!!" *makes comic deviation to laugh at flamers* BLOCKED!!!!!!!!”

"I don't like your fan-character/comic/story"

"OMFG WTF, WHITE KNIGHTS, GET OVER HERE, I AM BEING HARASSED" *blocks and reports, and also makes journal about them with stretched truths*

THREE: "Stop looking for and at our hate group/art if you can't handle it!" YOU NEED TO STOP AND LOOK AT YOURSELF. YOU ARE BUYING/LOOKING FAR AND WIDE FOR A COMIC YOU KNOW YOU HATE, JUST TO SCAN EVERY LAST DETAIL, AND POST IT ONLINE BECAUSE IT DISGUSTS YOU AND YOU HATE IT. YOU. LITTLE. HYPOCRITE. SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. You tell someone not to look at your hateful and bully-like images and clubs if they are gonna get upset, yet there YOU are doing literally the SAME. EXACT. THING. On a MUCH, MUCH larger scale but to a much more harmless creation. You little brats.... TAKE A HINT!!!

(Thanks once more, Cyan!)

 

“Her fans suck!”

All fanbases have sides that are terrible. Take a good look at Amy's, for goodness’ sake!

To the one popular Sonamy fanbrat (I'm not saying names for my own sake, lol) who made the image of Sally reviewing her terrible fans (who either made each other look rabid or to bash her). Excuse me, Amy has the same exact fanbase on a much larger scale.

(Thanks, Cyan! XD)

 

“She’s bossy!”

Dude, she’s the leader of the Freedom Fighters! Of course she’s going to be bossy sometimes! Do what she says or get robotocized, that's how the whole thing works. She makes the plans and strategies. She's the leader.

(You already know what I’m going to say, don’t you Cyan?)

 

“My friend hates Sally, and I've never had any reason to EVER doubt them! So Sally MUST suck!”

Well, that’s very mature. Saying that you only hate a character just because your friends dislike them, and not even bothering to get to know them whatsoever. I suppose that if your friends start hating your favorite food or your hair color, then you’ll hate them too, right?

 

“Yuji Naka didn’t make Sally! So that means she’s unofficial, and doesn’t even count!”

So that means that Amy isn't official either. She was taken from a weird Manga. In fact, NONE of the characters are "official". He just made the games themselves. Not in charge of the actual characters.

 

 

And finally, let’s take a look at Sally’s life: Her world collapsed at the tender age of five. She held the responsibilities of being rebel leader on top of the usuresponsibilitiestes of being a princess. LOTS of baggage there. This doesn't even count the number of times she's kicked herself and cried over people in her team getting Robotocized due to her planning, Robotocized herself to save the world, and became like a mother to Tails when he was younger.

 

 

To any fanbrats out there reading this, stop being a whiny little prick, face the facts, respect other peoples’ opinions, and start thinking before you hate! And don’t start accusing me of being a “Sonally/Sally fanbrat”, because I’m trying to be as nice as possible and I’m using ACTUAL PROOF!

 

 

 

 

Have a good day to anyone who’s reading this! ^^

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i've never hated Sally and i never will. Sally is a cool character