It’s so annoying that people complain more about rape when it’s portrayed realistically but there are crickets when the rape is actually romanticized. I could be wrong but it seems like the author is just showing how fucked up Hwan is as a person. It’s showing how much he tramples on Chiwoo’s boundaries.
I also hope this doesn’t turn into another dumbass rape/abuse to love trope and I get why people are paranoid, after all yaoi has more than proven it has a rape problem, but can we not assume things? So far there has been no real proof that it will go that route, in fact the story has been clearly condemning Hwan’s actions as creepy and psychotic.
Stranger Than Friends is more problematic by far. I love that manga but Inseo couldn’t care less about consent and it’s portrayed as him just being passionate and horny even though he’s a dickhead who ignores his partner’s wishes. That story romanticizes his selfishness as him just being a passionate partner. It does the no means yes thing very often and it irks me.
Edit: Btw just to clarify I totally get hating on Hwan and being angry, I am too! I just don't think the story itself is condoning rape or making light of Hwan's toxicness.
It’s so annoying that people complain more about rape when it’s portrayed realistically but there are crickets when the rape is actually romanticized. I could be wrong but it seems like the author is just showing how fucked up Hwan is as a person. It’s showing how much he tramples on Chiwoo’s boundaries.
I also hope this doesn’t turn into another dumbass rape/abuse to love trope and I get why people are paranoid, after all yaoi has more than proven it has a rape problem, but can we not assume things? So far there has been no real proof that it will go that route, in fact the story has been clearly condemning Hwan’s actions as creepy and psychotic.
Stranger Than Friends is more problematic by far. I love that manga but Inseo couldn’t care less about consent and it’s portrayed as him just being passionate and horny even though he’s a dickhead who ignores his partner’s wishes. That story romanticizes his selfishness as him just being a passionate partner. It does the no means yes thing very often and it irks me.
Edit: Btw just to clarify I totally get hating on Hwan and being angry, I am too! I just don't think the story itself is condoning rape or making light of Hwan's toxicness.