This is a practice in media criticism.  Suck my big wiggly if you think it is boring.
    
    Class of '09 promotes misanthropy.
    The men represent the evils of id and ego.  Male sexuality is ridiculed.  All men are indiscriminately lecherous toward all of the female students, which represents the fact that most crime around the world is committed by men -- the rape, the crimes of impulse and cruelty.  Though the misdeeds of men are blatant, the gritty details, the scenes of what weeaboos would call "fanservice", are absent (except for the Flip-Side, with a relatively tame foot fetish scene).  
    The women represent the evil of superego.  "'I swear, they only laugh to avoid sexual assault'".  Ari's fear of being rejected (of being the object of yelling) compels her to lie, hurting Nicole in the process.  "Guys turn me off, but girls make me want to FUCKING KILL MYSELF."  Megan's defensive attitude to her identity as an actor is an example of complex hubris.  Emily's
    Nicole herself represents the evil of true lucidity.  That she "became beautiful" in high school implies that she was formerly "ugly".  She's been "playing the sexual assault card since [she] was twelve", but, considering the world, there was probably something overlooked.  That Nicole knows the underbelly of the world is necessary to make the main point: there is no winning.  
    
    
    Addendum on the author:
    
              "miss u
              im sorry"
              
    This completely detracts from the point, but Class of '09 made me cry for a heartless, lying, manipulative girl...
    
    Yes, SBN3 has a thing for fresh eighteen-year-olds.  Yes, he bullies autistic people.  Yes, he says slurs.  If you believe that detracts from the writing, sure.  It is hypocritical of him to make fun of behaviours that he has.  Personally, I think that any piece of media, despite its objective value, can still be enjoyed away from its creator.
    
    
Created 26 February 2025
Last updated 14 April 2025