Seonghyeon took advantage of him though... And the only reason he ever cared about Daon in the first place is…
Are you faulting people for fancying each other's looks? Attraction is a shallow game of appearance and social standing. Everyone's chasing the high from a pretty face or an impressive résumé. Call everyone out, I’m all for it, but then you won't be a paragon of virtue yourself
Drunken kisses are a thing. They happen more often than you'd like to admit. Seong Hyeon knew they're not ideal and showed restraint, stopping himself from going too far, which is more than can be said for other people. He might be a step above the rest of us, a better person than you and I
'to encourage the homophobes to watch and acknowledge BL'. Wow, that's a nice POV. I mean, if the production team…
Homophobes aren't known for their level-headed reactions to surprises, are they?
Though well-intentioned and deserving of respect, exposing homophobes to gay stories they weren't expecting will escalate to an eruption of hostility. And amidst the escalating homophobia these days, a better approach is to be upfront about the content, letting homophobes know what they'll get into and giving them the opportunity to sidestep gay stories to spare us from an ugly scene (their ugly personalities)
Just seen the teaser and woah the comments are fierce already :)Any case, I was let down by the teaser not explicitly…
Homophobes get hot and bothered over a side gay character when they’re warned ahead of time in teasers or trailers. Hit them with two main gay characters out of the blue and it'll be career suicide, I tell you. Not featuring the gay couple in the teaser or trailer will attract more homophobic reactions
Well... no one's dropping it. People stated their opinion based off the trailer which is pretty fair since first…
They started off by lashing out with personal attacks and calling us "emotionally stupid." That tells me everything I need to know about their character. They're projecting their inadequacies onto us
How hysterical and emotionally stupid you all are, you can't even wait for the drama to come out to see what's…
"How hysterical and emotionally stupid you all are ..."
You're having a full-blown meltdown over our comments, and you have the audacity to call us hysterical and emotionally stupid?
"... you can't even wait for the drama to come out" "... the story of Heesu and Seungwon will be the center of the drama"
You're using your crystal balls and tarot cards to make bold claims about a drama that hasn't aired. And your guess is as good as mine. My guess is that Hee Su and Seung Won's interactions won't be the center of the drama
"You don't deserve this drama"
We don't deserve this "straight" drama, we deserve better
Some people want to watch two ladies fall in love while fighting crime, nothing wrong with that
The thriller bits aren't thrilling or doing it for some viewers. That's where the GL swoops in to save the day. The rest of us are different and into every twist and turn
90% of the trailer is ji yu and her interactions with the boys. ji yu and chan young are holdings hands, while…
"Except there is no proof of marginalization or erasure in this drama"
There's no proof if you choose to ignore the giant elephant in the room
"Heesu's story is very obviously the primary aspect of this drama"
Unless you've got some secret intel from the production team, you can't be confident that the gay couple won't be pushed aside
"And filling the comment section with negativity before the drama is even out is an affront to all the people who worked hard"
They're giving us a mixed bag of gay and "straight" storylines. They can't commit to telling a fully gay story, and I can't commit to giving their mixed bag praise or a standing ovation. Commitment deserves commitment
"Thankfully not all BLs are fantastical wish fulfillment with no sense of reality. And some of us are more concerned with authentic stories being told than just being served fluff"
Since when did "authenticity" become a synonym for "misery porn?" Happily, not all BLs/gay stories are a thunderstorm of sadness. They're reflecting reality's rainbow and the full range of human experiences, including the sunny side of being gay or in a gay relationship
Adaptations bring out the pitchforks in dedicated fans. Ariel's skin tone changed in The Little Mermaid's adaptation,…
They've messed with the source material. And that's not fear-mongering, it's pattern recognition. The removal of the second gay couple's storyline and the insertion of a "straight" storyline in the adaptation contributes to the ongoing problem of gay underrepresentation and invisibility in media, something we've seen before
No platform, however queer-friendly it claims to be, can guarantee immunity from the influence of straightwashing and homophobic censorship. The drawn-out production timeline might've given the powers that be ample opportunity to tone down or remove the half-gay content
Give them the benefit of the doubt, I won't. I've reached my limit
90% of the trailer is Heesu and Seungwon and still it's WW3 in the comments. BL fans in a nutshell.
Adaptations bring out the pitchforks in dedicated fans. Ariel's skin tone changed in The Little Mermaid's adaptation, and the Internet lost its collective mind. Didn't you see their WW3? That's proof dedicated fans of every genre take their stories seriously. You better believe we’re going to fight tooth and nail to protect our beloved gay stories from being messed with as well
I srsly wish I could rate the BL and the GL as 2 different series.I'm all for BL & GL (and some het) in one show…
"I'm all for BL & GL (and some het) in one show cause yes that's life ..."
I have a strong aversion to the "straight" lifestyle, and unless it's a fleeting subplot I can conveniently pretend doesn't exist, I'd rather not have it anywhere near me or the media I consume
"Sismance" or "womance" doesn't come close to describing what’s going on. These ladies have been showing all the signs of being smitten with each other
no this is different is based on a BL manhwa but the changed it to a bromance but it an overall good watch.
I meant that media's got a one-size-fits-all approach to relationships: insert woman into man's life (or insert man into woman's life), add a pinch of stereotypes, and bake until the "straight" agenda is cooked
I have a complete different opinion on Omegaverse. Yes, I know that people say it is a mrally grey area and I…
"... yea, because my very gay ass is somehow so homophobic and misogynistic"
Your "gay asses" have mastered the art of self-sabotage, internalizing the prejudices you claim to fight hard against
"You sound childish, and frankly ,after that comment you made about what makes someone a woman, transphobic"
"Transphobic" and "childish," you say? You can't wrap your heads around the arguments against omegaverse or gender identity ideology. Stick to simple, age-appropriate matters, please, like eating your vegetables and tying your shoelaces
"... having some level of compassion"
I have as much compassion for those wanting to have children as they have for children and the environment—none. I'll have compassion for the overworked, underpaid childless daycare workers who have to deal with other people's spawn
Drunken kisses are a thing. They happen more often than you'd like to admit. Seong Hyeon knew they're not ideal and showed restraint, stopping himself from going too far, which is more than can be said for other people. He might be a step above the rest of us, a better person than you and I
Though well-intentioned and deserving of respect, exposing homophobes to gay stories they weren't expecting will escalate to an eruption of hostility. And amidst the escalating homophobia these days, a better approach is to be upfront about the content, letting homophobes know what they'll get into and giving them the opportunity to sidestep gay stories to spare us from an ugly scene (their ugly personalities)
You're having a full-blown meltdown over our comments, and you have the audacity to call us hysterical and emotionally stupid?
"... you can't even wait for the drama to come out"
"... the story of Heesu and Seungwon will be the center of the drama"
You're using your crystal balls and tarot cards to make bold claims about a drama that hasn't aired. And your guess is as good as mine. My guess is that Hee Su and Seung Won's interactions won't be the center of the drama
"You don't deserve this drama"
We don't deserve this "straight" drama, we deserve better
There's no proof if you choose to ignore the giant elephant in the room
"Heesu's story is very obviously the primary aspect of this drama"
Unless you've got some secret intel from the production team, you can't be confident that the gay couple won't be pushed aside
"And filling the comment section with negativity before the drama is even out is an affront to all the people who worked hard"
They're giving us a mixed bag of gay and "straight" storylines. They can't commit to telling a fully gay story, and I can't commit to giving their mixed bag praise or a standing ovation. Commitment deserves commitment
"Thankfully not all BLs are fantastical wish fulfillment with no sense of reality. And some of us are more concerned with authentic stories being told than just being served fluff"
Since when did "authenticity" become a synonym for "misery porn?" Happily, not all BLs/gay stories are a thunderstorm of sadness. They're reflecting reality's rainbow and the full range of human experiences, including the sunny side of being gay or in a gay relationship
No platform, however queer-friendly it claims to be, can guarantee immunity from the influence of straightwashing and homophobic censorship. The drawn-out production timeline might've given the powers that be ample opportunity to tone down or remove the half-gay content
Give them the benefit of the doubt, I won't. I've reached my limit
I have a strong aversion to the "straight" lifestyle, and unless it's a fleeting subplot I can conveniently pretend doesn't exist, I'd rather not have it anywhere near me or the media I consume
Your "gay asses" have mastered the art of self-sabotage, internalizing the prejudices you claim to fight hard against
"You sound childish, and frankly ,after that comment you made about what makes someone a woman, transphobic"
"Transphobic" and "childish," you say? You can't wrap your heads around the arguments against omegaverse or gender identity ideology. Stick to simple, age-appropriate matters, please, like eating your vegetables and tying your shoelaces
"... having some level of compassion"
I have as much compassion for those wanting to have children as they have for children and the environment—none. I'll have compassion for the overworked, underpaid childless daycare workers who have to deal with other people's spawn
I'd hate to see what the hate letter looks like
"It has now been added to my feminist kdrama holy trinity"
A camera doesn’t turn "straight" activities into feminism or liberation, it turns them into a product for mass consumption and arousal