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I'm surprised those teams are operating under that model because I thought that charging for translation was the one big no-no for fan-translations. for years, I'd see all those disclaimers on the credit pages of manga or tucked in somewhere in anime saying "if you paid for this, you've been ripped off". aside from how a person feels as a potential......   reply

explicit rape scenes can work in a story if the creator has the skill and conscientiousness for it (most don't). it's like that quote about satire requiring clarity of intent and execution. that said, some people always miss the point with their blinders... #－.－)   1 reply

more like there aren't many physiological differences between supposed "male" and "female" brains to begin with. I think OP means well, but trying to claim anything biologically one way or another is flawed from the start. to begin with, humans aren't very sexually dimorphic (consider the difference between male and female anglerfish, for example),......   2 reply

you are my world this series is doing the usual romanticizing of obsessive, manipulative, and boundary-crossing behavior from love interests. but it's okay because the love interest gets vewy vewy sad and pitiful when things don't go his way and it turns out that promises made when you were 8 or whatever are super serious and binding into adulthood......   3 reply

for my own sanity, I believe some of that is trolling, or edge for edginess' sake (doesn't make it that much better but i can't for the life of me understand being sincere about that kind of thing) . but yeah that's been a thing bubbling under the surface for quite some time now. some people blame 4chan/reddit emigrés, but it wouldn't surprise me ......   reply

no. why would it be? even the term predates the generation.   1 reply

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that it's Korean animation studios (and even SEA countries' studios) that American and Japanese projects outsource work to. chances are that if you've enjoyed a given cartoon or anime, you've been watching their work without complaints. the original domestic works simply have less investment and more hurdles ......   1 reply

depends on context, like pretty much all language. generalizations serve a cognitive and rhetorical function because you can't think or talk about everything on a case by case basis and efficiently function in life or conversation. it's good that you're able to recognize the difference in power dynamics in the instance you mentioned, because that's......   reply

most, if not all female characters in popular shounen and half the male characters. juhyeok in you are my world since he's supposedly the protagonist/mc, and even as the target of favoritism, suah, because the weak character writing affects every character and it's all connected.   reply

it's abuse. you can't meaningfully say yes to something (a relationship) you can't meaningfully say no to. regardless of gender, whether it's parent-child, between siblings, extended family (aunts/uncles/cousins etc.), and even if there is no blood/biological relation, it's harmful. power dynamics (financial, emotional, physical, the list goes on),......   1 reply

the historical examples you're pointing to were largely "fine" (meaning socially and legally accepted or permissible within a particular range, here) because incest was used to keep resources, wealth, and power within families, and were often practiced among nobility, so they were outside of the norm for most people. the human population was also a......   2 reply

from each according to their ability, to each according to their need! pineapple might be the only acceptable fruit to put on pizza, aside from tomatoes. EDIT: to be clear, it is acceptable for pineapple to be on pizza in the context of Hawaiian pizza, since the flavor of the pineapple is supposed to complement the flavor of the meat (ham/bacon). t......   4 reply

that's the tragedy of heteronormativity and the pressure to reproduce in a specific prescribed way. it has negative consequences for everyone involved. women, straight or queer, who end up in closeted partnerships bear the brunt of having their domestic, reproductive, and emotional labor used and exploited by the men they are partnered with because......   2 reply

was that post not asking for nuance and explanations of said complexities? or is simply asking any of that an attack on women somehow? women can be (and often are) misogynistic, to themselves and other people. it came free with the patriarchal system most of us live under. even in patriarchal societies, women have a role to play in maintaining and......   1 reply

once you're past childhood, it's not a straightforward monkey-see-monkey-do effect where people blindly repeat or mimic what they see in media, especially fiction. people love to trot out the "fiction doesn't affect reality" line, but it's really more complicated than saying "no real humans were harmed, so everything goes in fiction". fiction is an......   reply

many people need to work on their reading, writing, and emotional regulation skills. many people have grown up in or grown used to a social media environment that favors quick responses and a "hit first and hard" mentality. in comparison, it takes much more effort to think through a position or argument and then present it intelligibly to another ......   reply

it's all in the purpose and execution. what is it doing in contemporary media, how is it shown, and why is it a focus? we shouldn't overlook the problems and issues of the past, but it's also worth scrutinizing how and why things are presented to contemporary audiences. is it the "glorious past" and "good old days" and things are presented for titi......   reply

the work is fiction, but the ideas, themes, and messages are real. many people go through life with their minds firmly shut to any critical thought so that they never have to face or question their own complicity or capacity for harm.   reply

start by getting informed. is there an issue that you care about? you can start by investigating that. what's going on around you, and how did things get that way? build up your knowledge of history (you can start local!), economic systems, and from there you might get into political theory. it's challenging because all these things are intertwined......   1 reply

I'd argue the fic/prompt that kicked off the concept and most iterations of omegaverse are misogynistic, or more precisely, reinforce heteropatriarchy. but it doesn't automatically have to be. it can also be used to reflect thoughtfully on the status quo, or explore new options like any speculative fiction concept. too bad most creators, especially......   reply