User blog comment:Ivan the Brony Kaiju/PG Removal Proposal: Merida/@comment-39106567-20191230033659

Yes. Merida was acting out of hatred and cast a spell on her mother for selfish and negative reasons, and she had a temper tantrum, and mistreated her parents all the time. You can be independent without being rude, but Merida decided to be rude about it.