it really is ASTONISHING how many double standards are excused or even applied to Naruto's shipping compared to other anime. Other female tsunderes in anime were were JUST AS abusive to their love interests if not more so, but that never stopped them from being a couple with said person in the end. You don't see other tsunderes play the "love interest tropes" straight by being there for the main character when they are depressed or distraught, giving basic medical treatment to them up after they get hurt (with varying results), offering to feed them when they can't do it for themselves etc. and then those that don't even ship them say "oh that is just the tsundere being friendly". And lets not even forget the double standards being set in the series itself. Sakura always loved Sasuke, Hinata always loved Naruto so they must be reciprocated or there IS NO POINT IN THE SERIES and the those two men are "the scum of the earth". BUT!!!!!! Naruto always loved Sakura and Sasuke has always had this "b!&^$es, leave me alone!" attitude, but apparently those feelings do not count or matter. Naruto can never have Sakura's love returned to him even though that is the expectation with Sakura's love for Sasuke, and Sakura saying Naruto's feelings for her are were a sense of rivalry with Sasuke is accepted as truth (plus the NH fanatics REJOICED when she said it) when that is HILARIOUSLY HYPOCRITICAL coming from her, considering she was always up in arms with Ino for their "fangirling and imagined getting together with" towards the latter, not to mention how would it be a rivalry game if Sauke never loved Sakura anyway until the plot demanded that he did. Hinata does something mildly nice or even holds a small conversation with Naruto and then it is screamed "THIS GIRL IS THE BEST WAIFU EVER!!!!!!!!!!" Sakura saves Naruto's life, always shows her support for his dream of always shows emotional protectiveness/consideration of him and his feelings? "Meh, she is just doing her job/being a good friend", or "she is till useless".
How any supporters of these arguments can even say this with a straight face is unfathomable, I tell you.
Edited by Phantom_999, 22 February 2019 - 11:17 PM.