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Growing up, I stopped reading BL and plain Shoujo. As an adult who can now recognize abuse, I can't enjoy them anymore. They are all stories with some sort of abuse, especially BL, and gets romanticized. Sold as something normal. This is not right. I find it disgusting. I sold all my BL mangas because of that.
I wholeheartedly agree, the stories are riddled with the romanticization of abuse. And if young teens are exposed to that enough, they begin to excuse it. Which is why topics that should be common sense are argued about so much.
Honestly, I struggle to enjoy looking for BL these days due to the dynamics between the main characters. And I'm not even talking about toxic love, in a way I am. But it's because the too is almost always made darker...
And no, I'm not nitpicking at all of these. But the majority just feels iffy. The top is tall buff and dark, and the bottom is small, petite, and pale. It reinforces the idea that darker men are similar to beasts. YES, it is that deep. And if you look at who is writing these, it's occasionally someone of lighter skin. The most common occurrence in these, is that the top REPEATEDLY harrases the bottom. And if not, the top is a slave and the only good person in his life is his master, with a savior complex
A prime example is taming the tiger.
It's not even just BL, it's the same with hetero manhwa. The fl is someone in need of saving, and the barbaric dark handsome ml, who is feared by everyone just loves her.
And everyone just eats it up, is it not strange that the darker males are seen as animals who are aggressive, rude, and barbaric? And the roles are seldom reversed.
RARELY is a darker person in manhwa portrayed as dainty, petite, and just vulnerable. And the amount is significantly less than the classic pale savior trope.
FORBID someone points it out in the comments of the manhwa, because suddenly ur boring, and a party pooper.