does anyone else agree

Otherwise, the rune would be too overpowered so they had to make it that way, imagine being able to control the whole world, like-

only 3% of humans are gay.

first of all, lemme debunk your claim that "only 3% of humans are gay". i decided to do some reasearch whether to see if this was true or not, and essentially almost all the sources i found did indeed state that about 1-3% of the population IDENTIFIED as gay in the survey of whatever study the source used. another thing i found was that almost all of these "global" surveys were not completely global and only had a sample from 15-maybe 40 max countries. also, key word: identified. even if 3% of the world identified as gay, you cannot possible measure the amount that 1. haven't come out (due to stigma, pressure, etc.) and 2. are unsure about their sexuality. (some researcher estimate that when you do include such numbers, the percantage can shoot up so much higher) so you cannot possible say only that my comment only applies to 3% of the population. also, i'm pretty sure that the statistic that you are stating only applies to "gay" people, because if you include people that are bisexual, pansexual, or whatever or whereever else people may be on the very broad spectrum that lgbtq+ is., the number is also higher

next, lemme tell you the implications of what you are saying. and to do this, i'm gonna re-clarify why i said my comment and what i meant in case it was unclear. i'm pointing out that the author may be a little exlcusionary in their LANGUAGE because of the first example i mentioned, and exclusionary in their intent with the second example. i now understand that the first example may be due to a translation error or etc-- or that the author is simply ignorant and that this hadn't even crossed their mind, since they might've been raised that way, which is entirely OKAY. korea is definitely not the most inclusive environment ever, so i merely meant to point out an observation of mine. now i am going to explain what i meant by "exclusionary". in more extreme conditions (such as at the workplace, schools, healthcare settings), being exclusionary can most definitely fuel minority stress, which can also contribute to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide. and even though this particular instance was very small, its small instances like that, which build up over time in a person. also, another thing i found was that in the midst of my research was that in studies examining lgbtq+ percentages amongst younger demographics, the percentages were much higher. therefore, since the target audience of manhwas is mostly children, teens, and young adults-- the implications of using exclusive language is more than apparent. even if it had the tiniest impact ever, its language like that, which is what can instill into a young person that their sexuality is irrelevant or doesn't matter.

now, to seperate your comment from mine, what i am taking from your comment (and tell me if i am wrong) is that what i am saying doesn't apply since "only 3% of the population is gay". and EVEN if this were true, let me tell you why it STILL matters. first, let me give a comparison. imagine you are a minority ethnic group, and you grow up in an environment dominated by another group (say, white people) and all you ever see growing up is policies, entertainment, healthcare, media, and language either not representative of you or targeted against you. well guess what, hundreds and thousands of groups of people across the world and history have lived this as a reality. imagine if someone said that only 3% of people are black, so everything should be catered towards white people. unfortunately this actually happened in real life in both the united states, south africa, and countless other places in europe and white-dominated spaces. for example, african americans genuinely used to think they they were less than and inferior to white people, and it was language that excluded them, that contributed to that. today, most people today would probably know that this logic is flawed. and reducing the implications of this whole convo to that fact that only 3% of people are gay, misses the whole point. in the first place, the whole point of equality is not whether a group is big enough to deserve representation, its about knowing and recognizing that all people exist and that they deserve to be included. minorities are still people and their experiences still matter (at least i think so personally) so yes, even subtle things that erase a group of people reinforces the idea that they are outside of what is normal or worth considering.

and tbh i see the faults in my own og argument and i wasn't trying to completely diminish the story. the story is great, and i'm still gonna keep reading for now, but i lit said what i observed was subtle and maybe even unintentional. anyways i sure hope u made it to the bottom of this comment. i knew this was gonna make some ppl mad but wtv idek care anymore!!!

tldr: minorties still deserve to be represented and included!

white humans are only 8% of all humans.

This is such a non issue I hope yk

+1!

The comparison between the two girls (I presume, love interests) are so unnecessary.

Case in point, back in the early chapters where the MC had his internal monologue abt how the black haired girl (his classmate, I forgot her name) is like a weed that grew outside the greenhouse while the blonde one is the flower inside. Idk, it may be a statement to further distinct each female character but it rubbed me off the wrong way.

>minorties still deserve to be represented and included!

preach!! ty for doing ur research ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

and yes, u're right<3 there are also instances where the author's misogynistic tendencies shows in how they portray their female characters</33

i meant it as an example! EXAMPLE!! i grew up in a white dominated space and still kinda live in one, so that was the first thing that came to mind. either way, race is a social construct and everyone is equal

omg yess i read back and totally agree! it was a really objectifying way to view women and the author literally could’ve said it normally and it’d have the same intent