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Is it just me or do others see this too?
I really don’t like the stories where they romanticize rape and shit like it’s becoming “normalized” and I got used to it bc I thought that it was normal but I see that it’s rly fucked up like it’s in almost every story may it be they are drunk or animal or some shit and then the victim blames themselves
Worst part is these inhumane people on social media gets that shit to the top which basically tells yaoi writers you need smut and rape to make a good story. reply
you're completely right it bothers me so much and sometimes I end up skipping or dropping stories bc why does the victim sometimes choose the person that hurts them??? （/TДT)/ reply
I think a lot of people have become more aware of this. It’s disgusting yet always so popular among readers, which then normalizes it and makes mangakas do it more. reply
I'm beginning to suspect that there is a little more to the portrayal of rape/sexual assault in manga than "the authors have a kink for it" or "the authors write what sells." Of course that is sometimes the case, but how people write/see the world is often influenced by what happens around them.
Like the "train molester" trope. In manga, I don't...... 1 reply
I think rape can be a part of a story as long as the author in one way or another shows acknowledgement of that shit being wrong. I myself am more part of the "they're comics so who gives a fuck" side but I do think the rape trope is being taken way too far (SHOTA!!!!!) and too many stories use it, when I wish instead there were more stories about ...... reply
My observation:
Readers surely do notice, the rape trope and other sick tropes but they threw their moral views out of the bus when it comes to yaoi because most readers want the explicit scenes. reply
