Han Gyeol (Haram)'s love, so generally regarded as offensive and unorthodox, so avowedly opposed to the fashionable vices and prejudices of the modern times, healed Hyun Min (Lee Jun)'s heart
This love painted Hyun Min (Lee Jun)'s cheeks with roses, adding new lustre and intelligence to his eyes; imparting strength and elasticity to his steps, grace and dignity to his mien, courage to his heart, eloquence to his tongue, and poetry to his thought
Hyun Min (Lee Jun) knows what Han Gyeol (Haram) has done to him. He did not close his lips to the man whom he has already opened his heart
He felt a yearning for a kindred heart and linked his "destiny" with some dear one of the same-sex. His lips settled onto the lips of his lover. It was then only that his wants were supplied. What a lovely kiss that was
"... pretty much every male is gay"Pretty much everyone identifies as "straight" in "straight" stories. Why wouldn't…
And I couldn't agree with you more
It's healthy to indulge in an alternate world that offers structure and resolution, rainbows and happy endings, to make up for the heteronormativity, wretchedness and unpredictability of this world
Detailed discussions about the moral status of Haram's behaviors are beyond the scope of this comment section
Much of "love" consists of possessions and unequal conflicts between the haves and the have-nots. When in love, one is more alarmed than irritated to win their beloved. They will redouble their efforts to make themselves more lovable than every other; to possess the beloved as a good, exclusively or pre-eminently. "You're mine." This is a common sign for long-term commitment; a source of pride, obsession, emulation and rivalry
The obsession spurred Haram to intrude on Lee Jun's "personal" space and perimeters with a piercing gaze, fiery oratory and air of mystery. He cannot lose the man he fell in love with, or he would see his loss as another man's gain, such that there is (potentially) a direct transfer of the good from him to his (potential) rival. He has no time to waste. His spontaneity and unpretentiousness may catch us off-guard, but what we caution ourselves to avoid outside fiction can be an impetus to improving the relationships between fictional characters. Perhaps, a part of Lee Jun wants an assertive, feisty man who will go to the ends of the earth for him
"... pretty much every male is gay"Pretty much everyone identifies as "straight" in "straight" stories. Why wouldn't…
Fiction is a much-needed psychological escape. Your tone of scorn or pity with which the word "escape" is used lacks nuance. And you ask for nuance in fiction?
"There are infinite shades of gray between black and white..."
Grey is an intermediate, neutral color between black (absence of light, no color, "straight") and white (presence of light, all colors, gay). Torn between the two opposites, how is the indecisiveness, dullness, tediousness, or lethargy that comes from grey interesting?
I'm more interested in the all-white, all-gay end of the spectrum
Terrible. Barely made it through the first episode, but I did so I would feel fully qualified to drop this mess.…
"... pretty much every male is gay"
Pretty much everyone identifies as "straight" in "straight" stories. Why wouldn't the opposite be depicted? Because that would be unrealistic?
Fiction is partly unrealistic. It is a species of inconsistent, exaggerated writing for which inconsistency and exaggeration need not be a flaw. All characters could be gay, as much as they could be demons, angels, ghosts, werewolves, vampires, zombies, psychics, etc
A 100% realistic "fiction" would be a documentary, not a fiction. Let us not bemoan this quality of fiction as a curse that has beset us, when it has the ability to bless us
Noone can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of a reality structured to privilege "straight" identifying people. A gay-only BL is a better world unto itself, and in it I take refuge
Cho Hyun Min (Lee Jun) was not wrong. "Love" is an addiction; a chemical concoction of dopamine, oxytocin, and related neurotransmitters. The sensation triggers the same pleasure receptors as food, music or drugs. It doesn't exist independent of the human mind
It exists subjectively and adds a seeing to the eye. The lover sees in their beloved object charms which all others cannot see. To these others, the lover (or love) is blind
Confounded as to the perplexing, blind aspects of this sensation, some people fear its non-negligible vulnerability to betrayal. They prefer singlehood
That's not to say Cho Han Gyeol (Haram) was wrong. "Love" transcends thought. It is a daring plunge into the experience of union. This sensation of heightened vitality and potency fills two men or two women with joy; healing the wounds that time did not heal
I don't like when Idols act in a BL, they give dead vibes and kisses! 😫
It takes a great deal of bravery for an idol to play gay roles. Their will to rebel against society, to eat the fruit of a love so undervalued, is good not through its efficacy to attain any intended end, but through its willing
The will to play gay roles is to be estimated far higher than what could be brought about by it in favor of any inclination. The idols will never learn to swim for new horizons, if they do not try, fail and lose sight of the shore. The day they learn will be the day we get the kisses we have been waiting for
he told off the shippers to wake up that its not real, some shippers are toxic asf so i understand why he had…
We understand that our ships are fictional off-stage. They aim at no higher purpose than amusement
Shipping is an art that celebrates a secondary world spread out around us. The secondary world is a bewildering, stupendous dream that mirrors the primary one. Its job is to dismantle heteronormativity; to comfort the disturbed (shippers) and disturb the comfortable (anti-shippers)
This art is not for everybody. It's for those willing to see the romantic chemistry between two men or two women
And jaechan and seoham's age gap is even worse, because jaechan was still 19 while they were filming, and Seoham…
Physical maturity can be attained at a chronological age of 18, 20, or 25 years. A 19 year old is a legal adult who has reached the age of majority. He has the ability to self-limit, resolve dilemmas, endure adversity, drive, vote or date a 27 year old man
"Low-income girls and women are told to use the soles of their shoes as makeshift pads-" "Aren't you too old to be talking about menstruation?"
A woman is never "too old" for breaking the silence around menstruation
A woman who reached menopause knows from first-hand experience that menstrual-related symptoms, the irritability, cramps, nausea, etc, mess with our heads; intensifying the need for a more supportive environment. She has every right to worry about the lack of access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities!
Just want to add: and please allow them to date not that they need to ask any fans for permission to do that but…
It is "selfish" for celebrities to want everyone to like them
"Fans like that should A) face criminal fines/jail time ..."
You dictate how people feel about celebrities; legally threatening them into following your professed standards and breaching their "freedom" to hold opinions without legal interference, as offensive as they may be to you or celebrities
You have, by mismatch between your pronouncements and actions, caught yourselves performing the very same actions your criticize
You are worse than the people who dictate how celebrities "live" their "lives"
The mass media make the "private lives" of celebrities public. What celebrities do off-stage is not "private." The public can freak out or negatively respond to it
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This love painted Hyun Min (Lee Jun)'s cheeks with roses, adding new lustre and intelligence to his eyes; imparting strength and elasticity to his steps, grace and dignity to his mien, courage to his heart, eloquence to his tongue, and poetry to his thought
Hyun Min (Lee Jun) knows what Han Gyeol (Haram) has done to him. He did not close his lips to the man whom he has already opened his heart
He felt a yearning for a kindred heart and linked his "destiny" with some dear one of the same-sex. His lips settled onto the lips of his lover. It was then only that his wants were supplied. What a lovely kiss that was
It's healthy to indulge in an alternate world that offers structure and resolution, rainbows and happy endings, to make up for the heteronormativity, wretchedness and unpredictability of this world
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, my friend
Much of "love" consists of possessions and unequal conflicts between the haves and the have-nots. When in love, one is more alarmed than irritated to win their beloved. They will redouble their efforts to make themselves more lovable than every other; to possess the beloved as a good, exclusively or pre-eminently. "You're mine." This is a common sign for long-term commitment; a source of pride, obsession, emulation and rivalry
The obsession spurred Haram to intrude on Lee Jun's "personal" space and perimeters with a piercing gaze, fiery oratory and air of mystery. He cannot lose the man he fell in love with, or he would see his loss as another man's gain, such that there is (potentially) a direct transfer of the good from him to his (potential) rival. He has no time to waste. His spontaneity and unpretentiousness may catch us off-guard, but what we caution ourselves to avoid outside fiction can be an impetus to improving the relationships between fictional characters. Perhaps, a part of Lee Jun wants an assertive, feisty man who will go to the ends of the earth for him
"There are infinite shades of gray between black and white..."
Grey is an intermediate, neutral color between black (absence of light, no color, "straight") and white (presence of light, all colors, gay). Torn between the two opposites, how is the indecisiveness, dullness, tediousness, or lethargy that comes from grey interesting?
I'm more interested in the all-white, all-gay end of the spectrum
Pretty much everyone identifies as "straight" in "straight" stories. Why wouldn't the opposite be depicted? Because that would be unrealistic?
Fiction is partly unrealistic. It is a species of inconsistent, exaggerated writing for which inconsistency and exaggeration need not be a flaw. All characters could be gay, as much as they could be demons, angels, ghosts, werewolves, vampires, zombies, psychics, etc
A 100% realistic "fiction" would be a documentary, not a fiction. Let us not bemoan this quality of fiction as a curse that has beset us, when it has the ability to bless us
Noone can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of a reality structured to privilege "straight" identifying people. A gay-only BL is a better world unto itself, and in it I take refuge
It exists subjectively and adds a seeing to the eye. The lover sees in their beloved object charms which all others cannot see. To these others, the lover (or love) is blind
Confounded as to the perplexing, blind aspects of this sensation, some people fear its non-negligible vulnerability to betrayal. They prefer singlehood
That's not to say Cho Han Gyeol (Haram) was wrong. "Love" transcends thought. It is a daring plunge into the experience of union. This sensation of heightened vitality and potency fills two men or two women with joy; healing the wounds that time did not heal
The will to play gay roles is to be estimated far higher than what could be brought about by it in favor of any inclination. The idols will never learn to swim for new horizons, if they do not try, fail and lose sight of the shore. The day they learn will be the day we get the kisses we have been waiting for
Shipping is an art that celebrates a secondary world spread out around us. The secondary world is a bewildering, stupendous dream that mirrors the primary one. Its job is to dismantle heteronormativity; to comfort the disturbed (shippers) and disturb the comfortable (anti-shippers)
This art is not for everybody. It's for those willing to see the romantic chemistry between two men or two women
"Aren't you too old to be talking about menstruation?"
A woman is never "too old" for breaking the silence around menstruation
A woman who reached menopause knows from first-hand experience that menstrual-related symptoms, the irritability, cramps, nausea, etc, mess with our heads; intensifying the need for a more supportive environment. She has every right to worry about the lack of access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities!
"Fans like that should A) face criminal fines/jail time ..."
You dictate how people feel about celebrities; legally threatening them into following your professed standards and breaching their "freedom" to hold opinions without legal interference, as offensive as they may be to you or celebrities
You have, by mismatch between your pronouncements and actions, caught yourselves performing the very same actions your criticize
You are worse than the people who dictate how celebrities "live" their "lives"
The mass media make the "private lives" of celebrities public. What celebrities do off-stage is not "private." The public can freak out or negatively respond to it
Producers: yes