This was, at least to my impression, a somewhat controversial bit of Stelsa’s card. Some thought it was just a reference to Hussie joking that Terezi was “Troll Jewgish”, or that it was going to lead to some gross stereotyping. Or the more optimistic idea that it might show us some idea of Alternian religion outside of just…cloun.





All in all, I think a lot of people were probably waiting to see how the friendsim handled it. And it wasn’t until today that I kind of realized it…didn’t? Or at least, didn’t seem to on the surface. She doesn’t really display any stereotypes or anything (She’s an accountant, I guess, but not portrayed as greedy or in any way morally bad. She’s a pretty alright lady if fast-talking and loud), and it’s never mentioned in any obvious manner throughout any of her paths. What was, mentioned, however, was the conflict between her and her matesprit, Tyzias.





We know that Tyzias is a pretty active rebel. She holds the Signless/Sufferer in high enough regard to make his symbol her damned password, at the very least. Stelsa, on the other hand, rejects the signless and the rebellion he represents, seeing it as a slippery slope to utter unabashed chaos. As a note, at least in fanon a fairly common term for the Signless/Sufferer is ‘troll Jesus’. I expect most of you see where I’m going with this by now.





One of the large (At least, large to an outside/christian perspective, which despite being atheistic I’m kind of programmed for due to my environment and all that) parts of Judaism to my understanding is a rejection of Jesus as any messianic or savior figure. He may be someone who existed, but not the son of God or someone worth worship. And that appears to be Stelsa’s own view towards “Troll Jesus.” Thus making the bullet point not a reference or a joke, but an actual honest-to-goodness reference to her beliefs. Even if they might not actually be religious.





And thus, my respect for the content of the Stelsa/Fozzer card has skyrocketed from about a 0 to a 4. I’ll take one damn good bullet point and 5 seemingly shitty ones.