The only reason it was cancelled is because the author and everyone behind the manga didn't want to have to deal in the future with all the inept people who would scrutinize every last detail just to have something to complain about and feel attacked, or have to be the knights in shining armor defending the weak and misunderstood in their eyes.
Just shut up
People are allowed to criticize a story they find offensive. That’s not the same thing as “harassment.”
If a story builds a romance around a Black slave and a white master using a real history of slavery, people are naturally going to have strong reactions. That’s a predictable consequence of choosing such a sensitive subject.
The author also had every right to withdraw the project if they didn’t want to deal with the backlash. That was their decision. But readers also had every right to say they found the premise offensive. Criticism isn’t censorship just because you disagree with it.
No one is entitled to a positive reception, especially when a story uses a real history of racial oppression as the foundation for a romance. Freedom to create also means people are free to criticize what you create.
What are you talking about? Even in the first comments here, they were organizing a boycott to go and mess with the author's official page.
They pretend to respect opinions, but when people disagree, they act like they have the entitlement to make demands, regurgitating the same argument over and over. As if they couldn't just ignore it and leave it to the people who actually have the capacity to understand and realize that not everything is black and white. They're also asking for the first chapter to be deleted and dare to say that's not censorship.
If you're thin-skinned and lack the resilience to even grasp the idea of a possible fictional story about an interracial couple set in a time of slavery, then you should shut your mouth and go to therapy instead of complaining.
Bitch You’re conflating criticism, boycotts, and harassment as if they’re all the same thing—they aren’t.
If some people harassed the author personally, I don’t support that. Personal attacks and harassment are wrong.
But publicly criticizing a story, refusing to support it, or organizing a boycott because people find the premise offensive isn’t automatically censorship. Consumers have always been free to decide what they do or don’t want to support.
And the issue was never “an interracial couple.” Most people weren’t objecting because the couple was interracial. They were objecting because the romance centered on a master/slave relationship rooted in a real history of racial oppression. Those are two very different things.
If this had simply been an interracial romance in the 19th century, there likely wouldn’t have been the same level of backlash. The controversy came from using a system of slavery and colonial oppression as the backdrop for the romance, not from interracial love itself.
You don’t have to agree with that criticism, but dismissing everyone who disagrees as “needing therapy” doesn’t address the actual concerns people raised.
And of course, criticism is welcome, but that's not all they did. Do you read through your own butt cheeks?
They also keep repeating the same thing in every response and justification: "We're too sensitive and mentally unstable to let the rest of the world decide what to consume." Which makes no sense. Go sort out your mental farts. If your sensitivity is so inflexible, get help, and maybe someday you'll have an ounce of resilience.
If all these unhinged people could channel that energy into real causes affecting people suffering slavery in the present day, instead of tearing their hair out over a romantic BL story that never even happened because it was unjustly accused, just to prevent weak-minded people from having an aneurysm as a result of seeing the word "slave" used not only in a context that validates their emotions, which are based solely on distorting and misinterpreting reality.
We all know you have a sense of selective equality and justice
kill yourself
It seems someone has felt identified.
you’re an identified racist piece of shit that needs to die
Not really, you're the weird ones using us to validate narratives that distort and devalue real racism.
I'm from latam, we know what we're talking about. In the north of my country, human trafficking is a real problem, as it is in other parts of the world, and it continues to grow.
You're just a little piece of shit looking for validation.
no ones reading this shit either way lmao why would the author breaks their back drawing day and night knowing barely anyone would buy it
You stupid people can't fathom how we can do both.
" chanell this energy" I'm sorry it takes so much of your brain power to write a comment, some of us work, have uni and communist gatherings to attend but I guess you wouldn't know that
Yikes, that says it all. I mean, you're part of the worst kind of first-worlders: those who think they're going to save the world single-handedly with a regime.
and you still need to kill yourself
This is why I miss bato. The comments and replies you get here are fucking stupid and everyone here is a literal child who wants to argue bc they can hide. I’m creole. I wanted this manhwa. I agree with you. There. You’re not racist anymore. Anyone that says otherwise is a pussy ass fat bitch who doesn’t know anyone outside of white skin tones other than their housekeeper. See? I’m adapting well here.
you deserve and can have better stories featuring characters of color than this. maybe then you'd have enough racial self esteem to not make silly replies like this.
booooring, calling other ppl a child while ure throwing a tantrum over gay porn is an interesting choice, theres plenty of great bl getting release everyday. Maybe js log off and start reading legally if u hate this website so much
like lwk idk about yall but im here in asia insensitive topic relating to history, colonialism, slavery etc (and even politics) gets taken very seriously my Korean grandma doesnt even want me to watch anime because theyre japanese
media seriously get boycotted and sometimes there will be no going back for the author if they release anything deemed as “insulting to the nation” or “offensive”. I can obviously see why the author chose to cancel this manwha. seeing yall drop all ur pride and slander ur own people js to defend this slop is genuinely heartbreaking
I am comfy though? And what I DONT like, if anything, is how sometimes they tend to vilify darker skinned people. There’s plenty out there for me to read, I read everything pretty much. Which is why when I’m told not to like something, EVEN THOUGH I DONT BITCH ABOUT WHAT YALL LIKE, I get a lil upset ^_^ Don’t ever speak on my racial self-esteem, you’ve never seen, met, know one of mine, or know what we are. Maybe you’re a little too comfy too? Congrats!
girl are u not the one out here im this ethnicity……. and i want slop that degrade my own people yes!!!!!! pipe ur ass down lmao
Pot calling the kettle black then huh chiiild? Korean grandma won’t “let you” watch anime. You sat there and bitched at every comment too? I wasn’t even talking to you. The rest of us can’t complain but you can? Stfu. You’re Asian in Asia omg sooo sensitive! Bitch I’m not saying I’m one particular race. I’m ALL their races. I was saying that I, me, myself, as a rare occurrence has shown itself in manhwa form, was excited. Wtf did that have to do with you? I thought all yall over there were smart but guess the fuck not.
I can understand being disappointed that you won't get to see a character with a similar background to you in a story. I simply don't understand why expressing that disappointment has to involve portraying and stereotyping the people who raised issues with this story as oversensitive white people with no issues of their own. I only found out about this from other Black people on social media who were also skeptical about how the story would handle the history and racial dynamics of it. simply having characters of color isn't enough. the story context and how those characters are portrayed also matters. if you didn't see an issue with this story, that's your prerogative, but being chill with everything doesn't mean that you're the sole voice of reason either. what makes sensitivity bad? what if other people are sensitive for good reasons, and other people are numb and indifferent for bad reasons?
it's also suspicious to me whenever someone is willing to tokenize themselves as the one person of their group to validate whatever take/position goes against the one held by most or a significant majority of the group they belong to. it can be a profitable position for the one willing to do that because they get to cozy up to the powerful/dominant party, but it comes at the expense of their own community. what do you get from being "one of the good ones (who don't rock the boat and aren't noisy about race)"?
many people raised their concerns and the creator either agreed with the points made, or simply didn't want to deal with continued scrutiny. they could have continued despite the reaction, as many creators do. either way, this creator isn't the champion against the oversensitive mob some of you want them to be. and this isn't the story they needed to release with a burning passion, otherwise they could release it (even for free!) even amidst the outcry, as some people want. either the oversensitive mob made good points that made them reconsider, or the oversensitive mob are better spenders than the racially rough-and-tough and the creator doesn't want to alienate a potential market. one way or another, there's value in the opinions of the oversensitive mob, according to the creator. so what is railing against the oversensitive mob going to do about that, apart from venting your feelings?
and ure sitting here bitching about how u cant read some gay porn anymore I was giving u an example to how serious asian are when it comes to sensitive topics like these if it were ever to happen, and WHY the AUTHOR who is ASIAN understoof immediately that she was WRONG and canceled the manwha. I wasnt complaining about my grandma or the culture i grew up in if it wasnt obvious enough, but YOU sat here slandering ur own ppl for not liking and calling out this racist slop like please stfu and learn how to read, and yes asian people are smart unlike retards that try to twist and warp words like u.
if u are excited for the representation in which ur ppl are slaves in America then go watch a documentary or something
Asia, the continent with a workforce based primarily on the sweat and blood of hyper-exploited children so that people in the United States can have cheap SHIN. Why don't you protest against sweatshops instead of being on this page trying to be the moral ground
genuinely how do u know i dont lmao are u retarded
do you seriously think it takes long to be on this website talking to losers like u How do u know i dont talk about those thing irl?? Unlike u i actually love and care deeply about my culture and where i am from, i will talk about it and i have been, but bitches like u who drop all your pride for some gay porn degrading your own group of people wouldnt understand, so i guess i understand where this projection i coming from, i do hope you get better
I did notice u said u were from some country where slavery is big problem but u still stand with this manwha and wouldve loved it etc… sooooo i guess theres not much talking if u are already at this stage of self hatred, all i was saying to the other girl is asian people actually have pride within themself and these topics get taken very seriously, and I could see why the author went this route
It's not a question of having time or not; it's that you come across as unserious and hypocritical for crying over a BL here.
Human trafficking should be a serious issue everywhere. Trying to compare it to a fictional character who ironically uses the word "slave" in a BL romance is completely inappropriate because you're trivializing it.
and thats why i said to the other girl things like these are taken SERIOUSLY in asia even if its media or fictional, and thats why the author probably took this measure because she is an asian person that grew up in this culture? Like soz i think disrespecting my culture in any way shape or form is bad dafuq and slave was not used ironically please be so fr
The comparison isn't serious! You moron
As if you all don't fuck your workers, Usa have expensive af health care and you guys have been having waves and waves of druggers everywhere because USA is the country that most consumes it! Shut the fuck up honestly
What the hell are you talking about?
So you're assuming that just being from Latin America automatically makes you a drug dealer? I don't know, that sounds pretty racist of you.
Iam talking about USA. I am Brazilian you piece of shit, I am from latam. Read the text again and see how I am talking about USA
You are so stupid you can't read
So why do I give a damn about the United States then?
its essentially the exact same thing i am not comparing actual slavery to this manwha i am comparing the difference in culture between asia (where the author is fucking from) and the other girl, and telling her why is normal the author went this route because in ASIAN culture we actually respect where we come from and do not take disrespect lightly. Please learn how to read
Omg ur weird
That is true. Slavery still exists in some part of Africa. And there are lot of trafficking cases all over the world today. I wish we have this much energy to end it ngl
Communist? Ew dude I’m from Cambodia. At least read up on what communism destroyed my birth country