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Can we stop this please?
Can we stop using “trauma” as a plot point in manga when you’re gonna make the MC forget about it in a matter of seconds?
Can we ESPECIALLY not make the MC get back together with their abusers?
I mean if the MC forgives them and all then yeah I get that because forgiveness can be a way for people to heal but now the MC loves them again?
Huh?
And the only thing worse than using trauma as a half-assed plot point is using trauma to justify the actions of an unjustifiable shitty character.
“What you’re a mass murderer who killed thousands of innocent people but you only did this your dog died and your mom was abusive? Aww I feel so bad for you sad boy”
I think all the fucked up characters have shitty backstories because the author can't think up anything better besides abusive parents and bullying. reply
I think it's fine to have a traumatic character in a story. One where they have bad parents, was bullied, etc. What makes the character bad and annoying to follow is when that is their personality. Having trauma is not a personality trait, but rather a hurdle that people have to get over to better understand themselves and grow as a person. They wi...... reply
Can we also talk about how in those scenarios where the male lead saves the MC from almost getting raped; they literally have sex immediately after and the entirety of the situation is completely brushed aside like the attempted sexual assault wasn’t a big deal? 1 reply
I mean, I also hate characters that become such assholes just because of fucking trauma. I get that that's not their fault and we shouldn't blame them but it's still not okay. It's like saying "Oh, I'm sorry I killed your parents, it's just because my parents died too" or "I had an extremely bad childhood so everyone else's bad childhood is nothing...... 1 reply
Fuck this is so wrong. Pls don't gatekeeping other people creativity. Pls don't do this. They do whatever the hell they want. It's their fucking vision. It's their brain. Their fucking brain. They are the owner of their own brain.Their creativity. 12 reply
