Fuck, man, at this stage I don't think Aja knows what hopepunk is, just thinking of jumping on the bandwagon. You know, like how she writes about fandoms and fanfic tropes without actually...understanding it, only that suddenly it's popular.

People seem to forget the whole "punk" aspect of hopepunk. -Punk has always been reactionary, and going against the norm. It doesn't mean sweetness and light. The original essay describes radical kindness and how grubby and dirty that fight can get, which Aja just....ugh