TW- This is a long rant
This is literally so real cuz the fuckery in the manhwa community (and other communities) is actually getting tiring. I feel like it's the fault of the author more than readers cuz they chose to make this stuff. Even if they said they don't condone these actions, they treat real world problems like it's fiction. Cuz literally, when you make a story, or art, or song or whatever, your brain subconsciously ads pieces of your likes and worldview into whatever you are making. So even if they say they don't condone these actions, they honestly do, and what's worse is that they get off to this stuff! For example, Mingwa. Author and story writer for Jinx. It is very well known to be a toxic and abusive story. So when she was asked about her favorite sex scene, she said she thought all of them were hot. Jaekyung (the ML) raped and sexually abused Kim Dan (the MC) for most of those scenes. And also, in KD's past, he was sexually assaulted by a coworker. All the readers hated him. But when Jaekyung does it, it's supposedly "sexy" and "hot." You are right saying fans are hypocritical. Because this is pure hypocrisy. This might also have to do with how handsome the character looks too. That coworker was an old man and nobody liked him, but Jaekyung was a handsome young and ripped boxer. Even if he's "hot" it doesn't mean his actions should be excused?? Seriously, there are no educated fans in this fandom and I am ashamed to say I am a fujoshi alongside those dumbfucks
One thing that will never stop fascinating me is how differently some authors and readers treat consent depending on who the character is.
What confuses me is the logic behind it. If a character ignores a clear boundary, why does it suddenly become romantic, sexy, or excusable when it's the ML? Yet when a different character does the exact same thing, it's treated as unacceptable. I genuinely don't understand where the line is supposed to be.
I've seen readers do the same thing. In one manhwa, the MC explicitly tells the ML not to finish inside them, and the ML does it anyway. The amount of people defending it with, "That's just their dynamic," was unreal. What made it even funnier was seeing some of those same people in another comment section condemning a different character for doing essentially the same thing, simply because they didn't like them.
And I already know what some people will say: "But it's the ML. That's who we're supposed to root for." Okay, then just admit your standards change depending on whether you like the character. Don't pretend it's a moral issue when your reaction is based entirely on who's doing it.
What I find equally strange is people who constantly complain about tropes that supposedly go against their morals, yet keep seeking out stories built around those exact tropes. If you know a story contains cheating, assault, toxic relationships, or whatever else you claim to hate, and you keep reading dozens of stories with those themes, then at some point you're choosing to engage with that content.
The hypocrisy is genuinely out of this world. Make it make sense.