really? in 2024?
honestly it started out good, but it became increasingly more toxic and left a sour taste in my mouth. it might've been okay if they left ML and FL as exes, but having them fall back in love is just ridiculous.
ML is toxic and abusive, and there are so many moments that are not okay yet are played off as funny because of the dramatic/lighthearted music and acting.
it's disheartening to watch this and feel like all the progress that k-dramas have made in the past decade are just being lost with this one. there are too many toxic tropes and this whole show perpetuates the ideas that:
1. it's okay to act abusive like haejo
2. a woman's "no" can turn into a "yes" if you're persistent enough
(along with many more)
i've innocently watched dramas similar to this in the past and laughed along to these abusive tropes and behaviors, but now i can't see it the same - and that's GOOD. these behaviors are not normal and i do not want anyone believing they are.
k-dramas may overexaggerate but the behaviors still stand. this is not healthy behavior and no one should be forced to put up with it or see it as romantic/funny.
framing the whole series on this idea of abusive men are not only acceptable, but desirable and redeemable is NOT okay! we as fans need to stop praising these storylines and characters because it's glorifying abuse, no matter how "funny" writers portray it as
ML is toxic and abusive, and there are so many moments that are not okay yet are played off as funny because of the dramatic/lighthearted music and acting.
it's disheartening to watch this and feel like all the progress that k-dramas have made in the past decade are just being lost with this one. there are too many toxic tropes and this whole show perpetuates the ideas that:
1. it's okay to act abusive like haejo
2. a woman's "no" can turn into a "yes" if you're persistent enough
(along with many more)
i've innocently watched dramas similar to this in the past and laughed along to these abusive tropes and behaviors, but now i can't see it the same - and that's GOOD. these behaviors are not normal and i do not want anyone believing they are.
k-dramas may overexaggerate but the behaviors still stand. this is not healthy behavior and no one should be forced to put up with it or see it as romantic/funny.
framing the whole series on this idea of abusive men are not only acceptable, but desirable and redeemable is NOT okay! we as fans need to stop praising these storylines and characters because it's glorifying abuse, no matter how "funny" writers portray it as
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