wasnt expecting this much wokeness from my yaoi, cant wait for them to start inserting trans allegory, not sure how it will work though since trans is all abt body dysmorphia, and virtually there isnt any difference between alphas and omegas (height, build, maybe?)
Well the mc didn't just remove his womb and showcase as a diff gender for nth
wait ure right, hes still presenting himself as an omega tho
i disagree that this has too much wokeness, do you consider any in-depth discussion of LGBT and minority issues wokeness?
And yes, this IS an allegory for trans issues. I feel like the whole sub-genre of omega-verse is an allegory. The MC has gender dysphoria. His identity/imagine of self, a alpha, does not match his body. And getting his womb removed would be considered gender affirming care. Gender dysphoria is when your body does not match your gender expression. Trans people are also not the only people that get gender affirming surgery. A woman getting breast implants or a man getting hair transplants are both conditions gender affirming care.
Agree with both of you, but OP didn’t say there was too much wokeness, but rather that the amount presented was unexpected from this genre (BL)
Not sure if omegaverse is usually used as a trans allegory. It’s mostly an excuse to get men pregnant. If used for messaging, I see more commentary on gender based hierarchy and reproductive rights than I do on gender and gender expression itself, although the latter does occur (usually in the form of an omega being distraught over getting heats and potentially having kids. Then, because the author has no intention of actually writing societal commentary, the omega gets dicked down and everything is good and well lol. I have also seen alphas being upset because they’re too alpha-y, and those stories do actually lean into the transgender allegory)
Omegaverse can be used both ways and in between. It now has become pretty mainstream into Fandoms. However it is clear the author is taking it and tacking a lot of issues that can be a direct correlation to current day issues , gender, gender envy, afforming care, surrogacy, "feminism" or I guess "omeganism?" , how each omega sees their role in the society and how they address and move thru it.
But it's true most writing of omegaverse lacks luance but in my opinion it's because they as writers lack that too.
thats so unrealistic the moment jake even let his hand out of his pocket they would’ve had shot him immediately let alone pulling out a grenade
Man they gotta talk their dialogue first
It’s fiction btw
need more omegaverse stories like this…that focuses on like the social commentary and stuff. i read the other one where an alpha suddenly manifested as an omega and then had his uterus removed and refuse to live as an omega. these 2 stories are the only one i found
What was the other one called
Thank uuu(≧∀≦)
you’re still an omega no matter what u do u will always be an omega same thing with some women who thinks they have male friends or smth they will always see u as a woman
No? In the real world trans ppl exist and they are their gender. In this world takatora with better health care could take hormones to be more alpha like.
I agree with Asahi's point.
And as like a fun fact or, culturally important fact. As far as gender, I feel like Takatora being from a conservative family in Japan also like, makes his view of what his gender is, all over. Like he does want to be alpha like, look like an alpha, be on par and thought of as being the same as alpha, and, basically live life as an alpha if he can, with him being no different from other apha, but he also says he's an omega. Japan still widely has like 2 terms for being trans, and both descriptions are derived from princes knight from the 1950's (yep, that's how little progress has been made as far as trans rep in mainstream media as a whole there, and it's influence outside of the lgbtq community there), that description being a woman born with the heart of a man or a man being born with a heart of a woman, and basically God made an oopsy and their male or female heart was put into the wrong body. So, I feel like him calling himself an omega despite also saying he has more in common with alpha and feels he is more like an alpha, is because of how things are described culturally in Japan, and even more so since he is from a conservative old money family, he might still be more used to older terms and ways for things.
Also, on to your other topic about women and men being friends, women can have men as friends just like they can have women as friends. The problem is that there are people out there, a lot being men, who act like animals, because society perpetuates and encourages men to demonstrate, uphold and participate in certain behaviors and toxic gender norms, that lead to a lot of turning out scum like that.
Takatora went into a den that might as well been a rich tech and finance bro frat club, which the chances of encountering toxic men or alphas like that are a thousand times higher, because those kinds of outlets traditionally have applauded such behavior. I'm not saying that should have happened, because it never should have, but he was in an environment that a lot of times breeds those toxic behaviors and sentiments, but because they didn't used to affect him, he didn't take much notice to any potential red flags either. Either way, that shit never should have happened, he shouldn't have had to be wary when going to a friendly gathering, but the world is so messed up that stuff like that can happen if you aren't.
And tech and business is notorious for rampant say and harassment of women, or in this case omega.
I do think he can be friends with Alpha who actually respect him, but he needs to get out of the "elite alpha rich kids" and "tech bro" circles to find those people.
Thanks you for writing this. It reflects my own point of view regarding this too, with way more clarity I’d have managed myself.