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Just a heads up for anyone wondering why a lot of us stopped supporting this series after Chapter 125: the author got involved in a major controversy involving racist depictions, the use of the N-word, and storylines that many readers felt promoted xenophobic views. The backlash was so severe that WEBTOON removed the series from its English platform and the creators issued apologies.
I actually enjoyed the live-action adaptation, but I personally stopped supporting the original manhwa after Chapter 125 and won’t be reading anything else from the author.
This needs to be pinned!
It should!! Because I just letting people know and I don’t know why I am getting thumbs down when I am just saying facts, and not insulting nobody but again we are here reading illegally anyways sooo..
Wahahaha no bearing if we read here cus they aren't gonna profit from us anyways.
This is a genuine question, what part of the webtoon was misogyny shown? I don't plan on reading it cuz of this..
Idk the whole story but apparently mc hits a feminist woman or something like that, korean women went insane bc of that (misogyny is REALLY bad in korea) or something like this.
The accusations of misogyny mostly come from how the webtoon portrays some female characters and gender-related issues. Critics felt that certain arcs depicted women, especially female students and feminist characters, in a stereotypical or overly negative way, while male authority figures were often presented as the ones who had to “set them straight.” Whether someone sees it as misogynistic depends on their interpretation, but that’s the main reason the series received criticism. The controversy wasn’t just one scene, but a pattern that some readers noticed throughout multiple story arcs.
In my opinion, even when female characters wanted to do something for themselves or assert their own goals, it often felt like their concerns were downplayed or treated as less important, which added to the impression that the story didn’t handle its female characters particularly well.
Honestly, the moral conflict is exactly why I DNF’d the novel and why I can’t bring myself to continue the webtoon. Yes, Jiwook did horrible things, but the revenge eventually becomes so extreme that it just feels like another cycle of abuse rather than justice. At some point I stopped rooting for anyone because both sides were doing awful things.
I actually finished the novel, but I never want to read it again. The ending was horrible for me, especially with the whole dog situation. Maybe I’ll check the last chapter of the webtoon when it’s finished to see if the author changes the ending this time, but as of now I have no interest in rereading the story.
Can you spoil the ending please,,,