Just because you make a dark-skinned character, say he's "actually tan" because he's a plushie, or claim he's "not even a person" doesn't automatically make the racial implications disappear. I can't be the only one who finds this uncomfortable. People are already calling it an unfortunate coincidence, but it's hard to ignore that the author chose for a monkey plushie ML to become a large, dark-skinned man with noticeably big ears and a large penis. There were countless other design choices that could've been made for this plot, which is why so many people are questioning it.
I get that characters are supposed to be flawed, and in situations like this, people are going to say nasty, hurtful things. That's a realistic reaction on both sides. What isn't debatable, though, is that what happened was sexual assault. I don't think I'll ever understand why authors so often downplay the effects of sexual assault. This entire chapter would have been just as compelling and emotionally impactful without it. The SA felt completely unnecessary and didn't add any meaningful substance to the story.









I know this is random, but I really want their baby girl to have a nice mix of both of their genetics and personalities. Like, I want her to get the best of both of them, but I can’t lie, I’d love if she looked mostly like Taesun idk is that weird to say-