[Fandom insanity] I only just got up and scanned through my Tumblr feed for five minutes and I'm already O.O-facing at fandom.

Two things I will say: 1). Bossy people in fandom, you don't get to condemn redemption stories. It is not "glossing over": the villain's actions.

It is fully acknowledging that the villain does terrible things and should be given the chance to see the error of their ways and learn to choose better.

2). Squick. And I don't say this lightly.

Ranting more about 1). Yes, this is partly coming from the fact that I am a self-described angry but practicing Catholic, and therefore I believe that everyone has the chance to atone for their sins and crimes.

Everyone.

Everyone-everyone. Everyone from the kid who disobeys his parents' rule to not eat cookies before supper to crime lords to scientists with a glaring lack of ethics.

Should there be consequences? Yes.

That factors into their atonement and reparations.

But to outright say no one should be allowed to write redemption arcs...

Well, guess what? There's a redemption arc in the biblical Acts of the Apostles.

A guy named Saul who started out persecuting Christians.

Gets literally knocked off his high horse, does a 180 Heel-Face Turn and becomes one of the most active preachers of the Gospel.

Were there likely early Christians who gave Saul, later Paul, a huge side-eye? Probably. However...

It's like others have said (though I can't quite remember where I read this) "What is the Bible but the story of HUMANITY's own redemption arc?"

Good way to put it!!