why is it that even when a mangaka seems at first to get it, within two chaptersthe protagonist is
why is it that even when a mangaka seems at first to get it, within two chapters the protagonist is like “well sure you’re constantly raping me …… but why can’t I resist”“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but why does my heart beat so fast around you”“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but it feels so good”“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but you’re so hot” or “well sure you’re constantly raping me … but you fed me when I had a cold”“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but you rescued me when someone else was assaulting me … or at least warned me about it, so that it’s totally my fault now”“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but that one time when you had the opportunity, you didn’t rape me”“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but you’re a human being with other interests and relationships”or WORST OF THE WORST“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but I like you”“well sure you’re constantly raping me … but you told me you loved me”ugh this is so obvious why do I have to say it: If you want to depict rape, please don’t depict it as just one of many ways a normal romantic relationship can get started.I guess I don’t have to say it! but I am still thinking about BL tropes and themes as they appear in Saezuru and like I’m so glad – so so so so glad – that even when her attitude is “hm in complicated relationships and with damaged people who may not be fully capable of consent even as adults, whether someone consents to something and whether they want it can come apart, but someone who’s uncertain of what to do might decide to have sex with them anyway, and we might as readers be conflicted about that decision, and both people involved might afterwards be conflicted about that decision, and I will depict this as probably narratively necessary even if ethically difficult,” she frames rape as BAD and as what Doumeki does not want himself to be doing. It’s a little bit of an easy way out to give us as the salient alternatives (1) “as bad as Doumeki’s dad” (or Yashiro’s stepdad) and (2) “okay” (or maybe necessary, or maybe glorious?), but well yeah. so that’s why I’m saying it. P.S. “well sure our relationship began with you constantly raping me but it’s been a while since that happened so now I love and trust you and there are no problems” is no good either sorry for ruining things for you -- source link
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