StrongFL

I am so sick of the aggressive male trope in c- and k-dramas! It’s not cute when a man grabs a woman by the wrist against her will and won’t let her go as she struggles. It’s especially not cute when the woman suffers pain and bruises as a result. The most disturbing is when there are consent issues when it comes to kissing or sex. Do the writers/directors think so low of the ML that they can’t get the FL to be physical with them without ignoring whether she consents? When the MLs are almost always portrayed as God’s gift to women, this doesn’t make sense.





***SPOILERS AHEAD***

I would have loved this show if not for the above.

At one point, the ML grabs the FL by the wrist and won’t let her go. She is visibly scared and is rubbing her wrist afterward from pain. They don’t show it on screen, but she is probably bruised. This is not healthy behavior for a man in love.

What was even more upsetting is their sexual exchange. She is heartbroken and he offers to comfort her through sex, which she agrees to. But in the process, she just needs a moment to be ready.

FL: “Hold on. I can’t breathe.”
ML: Shakes head. “I can’t hold back anymore.”

WTH!!! She’s saying she can’t breath and he pins her down so she can’t get away. He couldn’t give her a *(*(&(*&(*& minute to just catch her breath? In real life, she would most likely pass out.

He’s supposed to be her lover and partner, but he is too aggressive. It ruined the whole show for me.