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Cute… except for the ableism and weight shaming
I was absolutely so in love with this drama when I started it, the main couple is adorable and had me kicking my feet and I really liked the side couples, but then Shan Shan was introduced and it became super ableist for absolutely no reason. This genuinely makes me so sad and angry because I pushed myself through until the couple got together but then I had to stop, I just couldn’t take it. When will tv shows stop calling us (wheelchair users) burdensome? When will they stop making it out like using a wheelchair is the worst thing that could ever happen? I am not an amputee but I do use a wheelchair full time and the “fix the disability” plot made me feel icky. And the fact that she didn’t even want the prosthetics but agreed because her boyfriend thought she’d look better that way (he didn’t directly say that but when she asked him if that is what he thought, he didn’t deny it) made me so angry for her. Shan Shan deserved a better plot than this. I hate hate hate “fix the disability” stories, why can’t people just be in a wheelchair and have stories that don’t involve how horrible their lives must be because they can’t walk?
The weight shaming was also really uncomfortable. Wei Zhi was extremely skinny and the fact that her own love interest kept commenting on how much she eats and how heavy she was, it was terrible. Also the way her plus sized friend is referred to as Elephant in the subtitles made me want to throw hands. I hope it was a translation error and that poor actress didn’t have to hear people call her an elephant. Not to mention the plot with Yan. I didn’t get far enough to get the full story but I get the ick from stories where a person only becomes desirable after they lose weight.
Overall, I really recommend that you avoid this drama. The romance was cute and they had great chemistry but I think the plot ruins it. Also I think I’m going to avoid the male leads dramas from now on. He is a good actor but I’ve now seen two dramas of his that are pretty ableist, I’m going to steer clear for now. I think he’s going into these dramas with good intentions but cdrama writers don’t seem to know that being disabled doesn’t make you a burden or that using a wheelchair doesn’t mean your life is ruined and that you won’t be forever devoid of happiness because you can’t walk so I just can’t trust any drama that has him and a disabled character in it. Maybe I’ll try another of his eventually but not now.
The weight shaming was also really uncomfortable. Wei Zhi was extremely skinny and the fact that her own love interest kept commenting on how much she eats and how heavy she was, it was terrible. Also the way her plus sized friend is referred to as Elephant in the subtitles made me want to throw hands. I hope it was a translation error and that poor actress didn’t have to hear people call her an elephant. Not to mention the plot with Yan. I didn’t get far enough to get the full story but I get the ick from stories where a person only becomes desirable after they lose weight.
Overall, I really recommend that you avoid this drama. The romance was cute and they had great chemistry but I think the plot ruins it. Also I think I’m going to avoid the male leads dramas from now on. He is a good actor but I’ve now seen two dramas of his that are pretty ableist, I’m going to steer clear for now. I think he’s going into these dramas with good intentions but cdrama writers don’t seem to know that being disabled doesn’t make you a burden or that using a wheelchair doesn’t mean your life is ruined and that you won’t be forever devoid of happiness because you can’t walk so I just can’t trust any drama that has him and a disabled character in it. Maybe I’ll try another of his eventually but not now.
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