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Disgustingly Romanticized
Everyone seems to love this series and you know what, if that's your personal opinion, then so be it but I can't get behind the romanticization of manipulation and excessive possessiveness. In this show, we are all supposed to feel bad for Ming and support them getting back into a relationship because he apparently loves Joe and doesn't mean to hurt him, but we forget that regardless, he still does. Mans literally ruined his career knowingly and literally kidnapped him, that isn't love, love is something where you want the other person to be happy, and all Ming cared about was himself and how he felt.
The whole "Your mine" thing, yeah that wasn't cute, that was weird. He didn't love him, he wanted to basically own him. He thought of Joe as an extension of himself and expected him to not have a life of his own, he just wanted him to cater to his needs and the rest.
I won't sit here and say the acting was bad, but I will say the characters (Ming and Tong) were borderline psychotic. The fact that y'all are standing up for Ming actually disgusts me. I don't care if the synopsis, the novel, or even the freaking author forewarned me this isn't about that this is about the fact that behaviors like Mings are being romanticized and are seen as he loves me. I didn't expect much from this drama but it was even worse than I expected.
I hope you all understand that the actions Ming displays in this show are signs of abuse, and you guys all want to call him a flawed or complex character, but he isn't just flawed or complex; this man, by far, is one of the worst I've ever seen. Would you call a real-life abuser a flawed person who just made some mistakes, no, because we understand that they do those things willingly. While this isn't real life, it's supposed to mimic it, and Ming's actions should be seen for what they are. So stop using the whole "He's a flawed character" excuse and look at his actions for what they are, abusive.
I guess he stays true to his upbringing though, rich, spoilt, and thinks everything he wants should belong to him. You say he makes the story interesting, but interesting at what cost. The whole thing with him saying that he fell in love with Joe's back isn't cutting it for me.
Another thing is how easily we grazed over the fact that he literally was harassing new Joe, he took advantage of his need for help and kept using that. Keep in mind, though we know he was old Joe, all Ming had was a hunch, and just with that he started harassing this poor guy. It was that easy. Imagine that wasn't old Joe, imagine he harassed a poor guy because he reminded him of his ex. That's sick behavior. He's an abuser who only cares about himself and doesn't care about the people he hurts as long as he gets what he wants.
Y'all romanticize relationships like this on national television, but when people actually experience them in real life, y'all are up in arms (as you should) without seeing how supporting TV shows like this have a negative impact. Put the show aside and forget about the soul swapping. If you had heard this story on the news, would you still side with Ming? and if you say you would, that just shows me how sick you are.
Complex or flawed characters aren't the only problem here, there's another one and that's the fans who hype it up while pushing aside or not even acknowledging the bigger issue here.
The whole "Your mine" thing, yeah that wasn't cute, that was weird. He didn't love him, he wanted to basically own him. He thought of Joe as an extension of himself and expected him to not have a life of his own, he just wanted him to cater to his needs and the rest.
I won't sit here and say the acting was bad, but I will say the characters (Ming and Tong) were borderline psychotic. The fact that y'all are standing up for Ming actually disgusts me. I don't care if the synopsis, the novel, or even the freaking author forewarned me this isn't about that this is about the fact that behaviors like Mings are being romanticized and are seen as he loves me. I didn't expect much from this drama but it was even worse than I expected.
I hope you all understand that the actions Ming displays in this show are signs of abuse, and you guys all want to call him a flawed or complex character, but he isn't just flawed or complex; this man, by far, is one of the worst I've ever seen. Would you call a real-life abuser a flawed person who just made some mistakes, no, because we understand that they do those things willingly. While this isn't real life, it's supposed to mimic it, and Ming's actions should be seen for what they are. So stop using the whole "He's a flawed character" excuse and look at his actions for what they are, abusive.
I guess he stays true to his upbringing though, rich, spoilt, and thinks everything he wants should belong to him. You say he makes the story interesting, but interesting at what cost. The whole thing with him saying that he fell in love with Joe's back isn't cutting it for me.
Another thing is how easily we grazed over the fact that he literally was harassing new Joe, he took advantage of his need for help and kept using that. Keep in mind, though we know he was old Joe, all Ming had was a hunch, and just with that he started harassing this poor guy. It was that easy. Imagine that wasn't old Joe, imagine he harassed a poor guy because he reminded him of his ex. That's sick behavior. He's an abuser who only cares about himself and doesn't care about the people he hurts as long as he gets what he wants.
Y'all romanticize relationships like this on national television, but when people actually experience them in real life, y'all are up in arms (as you should) without seeing how supporting TV shows like this have a negative impact. Put the show aside and forget about the soul swapping. If you had heard this story on the news, would you still side with Ming? and if you say you would, that just shows me how sick you are.
Complex or flawed characters aren't the only problem here, there's another one and that's the fans who hype it up while pushing aside or not even acknowledging the bigger issue here.
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