so i think we should grow to understand classpects as loose, skaia defined story archetypes rather than explicit prescriptive definitions of how people should act. especially since they're based on the embarrassment that is jungian archetypes. the issue i have with those archetypes is that its difficult, at least within the context of homestuck, to know exactly WHAT the exceptions to the rules are. We can safely say that all 3 knights put up fronts to protect themselves--like shields--but what about when a knight doesn't do that? do they become less of a knight? i dont think so. then you have thieves which are, themselves, uniquely maligned in the two instances we've found them in. hell!vriska is moving towards sylph coding, does that make her less of a thief?

at the end of the day, they are inflexible, thematic marks on what should be a growing person. they are the symbols of a society that the gnostic initiate seeks to outgrow. and basically i think they offer opportunities for commentary on prescriptivist archetypes in society. men being, "violent," women being, "caretakers." these are all ideas. they do not and should not define us