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Kind of annoyed with the episode/chapters where Bakugou and Uraraka fight. For some reason, the narrative is trying to force some image that she's "weak" by having everyone comment "it's so hard to watch the fight" or having people comment on Bakugou not going easier on her or other annoying comments like everyone being uneasy during her match or being super worried or covering their eyes or saying Bakugou is acting like a villain, etc. Yet no one even made any comments of being uneasy with the "disturbing" matchup when Sero was up against Todoroki. The whole purpose of all the audience/other character's frightened behaviour/reactions is to paint this stupid narrative that Ochako is "weak". All those reactions were written that way to provoke the reader/watcher into seeing Ochako as weak and into believing she's being demolished by Bakugou. And I hate it.

She was definitely holding her own. She has been showing herself as capable and resourceful and she's been pretty strong in my opinion from day 1. From the time we saw her fight or use her intellect, I wouldn't say she's done anything that would give her the moniker of frail or weak. Sure, she's no Todoroki and against Bakugou, she obviously looked quirkless, but she's definitely strong, being able to finish well above dead last multiple times and holding her own during all those little tests and exams they were given.

I just think it's kind of annoying how the narrative was trying to dictate a designated "weak" girl in the script and pinned it on her just because she was going against Bakugou. Everyone was literally underestimating her, but I agree with Bakugou's comment. She isn't frail or weak. I never saw her that way, and I hope in the future, the narrative doesn't try to pin her with that again because it's aggravating.

Someone who got to Class A on their own merit isn't weak. 