This comment is a joke right you’re joking, right don’t be fucking stupid. You complete imbecile nobody said it’s not OK for people to explore certain themes, but when the author is exploring themes and purposely skipping over the gruesome/egregious acts that is when it is caused for criticism, you’re a complete idiot because you refuse to acknowledge what people in the comments are saying the main lead is a Native American man, and he called himself a slave to a white man. Do you even know anything about history no native American with stand for that and the fact that the main character freed the slaves as if it was nothing the antebellum South still affects people who live in the USA today I live in Texas and I can guarantee you that the effects of slavery are still alive and well you stupid idiot talking about not being able to explore certain themes. Nobody said anything about that but because you can’t think critically, of course you thought that.
I feel like this is a little harsh, Americans are rightfully so worried about what this sensitive history can be distorted into by someone with little knowledge of it. Especially when it comes to a romance genre. It’s not self centered to be worried about YOUR OWN history. I do think this could go well, if jaxx did enough research and portrays the story with the sensitivity such history deserves, it could be a sort of educational moment, in a format everyone enjoys.
“It’s just fiction” is a lot easier to say when it’s not your history being sanitized and turned into a romantic premise. Dismissing people who criticize that as “soft” isn’t defending art, it’s dismissing the very real context behind it.
I’m not even American, and I can understand that much.
Imagine having all that context available and still missing the point. Try harder.
Of course, it hits harder when it’s your own history, next time you see your history being misrepresented and white washed please take out your torches. But please, enlighten me, what media has have ppl misrepresented and romanticized genocide, human trafficking else where in the world? It’s insane how you’re doubling down and calling Americans Hypocrites for standing up for THEIR history.
Maybe your stupid non-American self can pick up a fucking book about how the Native American's and African's were treated back then. I can guaran-fucking-tee you that NONE of them would willingly call themselves a god damn slave without the threat of retribution from their slave owners.
I sure as shit know that the Cherokee didn't willingly walk themselves to a reservation across the Trail of Tears where hundreds of Cherokee men, women, and children died for their fucking health.
Those cowboys you're wanting the author to explore the theme of? The author should've watched the documentaries on how they would shoot any Native they saw because the Native Lakota and Navajo weren't seen as people back then.
Or how about how about hundreds of Native children being forced to go to schools taught by white people to "make them proper and respect God". They couldn't speak their mother language, they couldn't worship their own deities, and they were given white names all in a bid to turn them palatable to their white oppressors.
Do some damn research before you spew shit about us being a "sensitive soft ass" for acknowledging the hundreds of years of genocide a wide range of us are really starting to regret being a part of all because of the color of our skin.
and i can tell you’re a complete fucking idiot who can’t argue or make a point for shit. if you grew up in a war zone, this should upset you??? idk maybe go watch a documentary or two about real world issues and leave the yaoi alone for a good minute. since you’re obviously grown, you should understand it well.

Since when is it forbidden to explore certain themes? You Americans are so self centered and out of touch it's hilarious. Stop trying to censor art just because it doesn 't suit your sensitive soft ass.