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it might feel selfish, but I say we shoulf gatekeep this one guys... even as a reader from a whole decade ago, I just CANNOT ship SebaCiel cos wtf?? (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
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it might feel selfish, but I say we shoulf gatekeep this one guys... even as a reader from a whole decade ago, I just CANNOT ship SebaCiel cos wtf?? (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
I am making this comment because I am seeing a loud resurgence in this Fandom, and I am rightfully disturbed. This is about multiple comments on multiple sites that I have seen where people talk about and ship Sebastian and Ciel together- the demon and the literal. Kid. Disgusting. Even if fictional, he is a child, and one with a large amount amount of trauma regarding adults, and his 'bond' with Sebastian is like the bond livestock has with its farmer.
I will say this. I am tired. I feel as though the loud majority have become less and less shameful over the years- I dont even want to mention the 2014 era- that shit was awful and another time entirely.
These types of people who fetishize a tragic character like Ciel, a child who has gone through so much pain and loss, who forced himself to overcome and grow up, yet is also self centered and focused on his goals...It disgusts me. Like any sexualization of children does and SHOULD do.
I understand that this is a minority of the fan base, and I also particularly understand why. I will admit, at 12 when I was first getting into this from the anime, I also shipped Sebastian and Ciel. I was guilty of that. I found Sebastian attractive, and used Ciel as a POV character for me. But now that I am an ADULT and have an ADULT BRAIN that understands the difference between RIGHT and WRONG, I have since stopped. In fact, I stopped when I was 14 because I really thought about it and went "ewe, thats really gross actually" and I cringe at myself to this day. Perhaps that minority are in fact minors who are doing what I once did, sure. Still gross. HOWEVER. I have SEEN and READ comments and things from fully brained ADULTS who SHOULD know better, but dont. They are loud. They are crass. They jump to conclusions more than my Nan.
Readers like that are the reason why I have to second guess recommending this series to anyone.
I apologize for this paragraph. I am very tired and am on painkillers as I write this, so please forgive any typos I may have made. I hope my arguments and points are clear, I don't know if they are. I am sure I will look back on this tomorrow and want to delete this. Who knows