Thank you! I always find it weird when people read stories that have the Historical tag and then get triggered because of a historical fact. The Historical tag in my opinion, is a trigger warning in and of itself if you know even a tiny bit about world history. Plus, the author never states that she or he approves of pedophilia it is just a part of the story. They don't shy away from also including the horrid parts of history since it is a historical fact, which I applaud. It is a fact that these teahouses and these relationships happened and we can't change that. History is often amazing and simultaneously horrible. If these people dont like historical content then they shouldn't read it.
honestly. and it's crazy because the moment they see something they don't agree with, they immediately disregard the rest of the story and its messages. how do they get anywhere in life with that mindset? we're supposed to consume media, take what we deem valuable or worth learning from and leave the rest, then move on. if we truly can't handle it or hate it, then we save ourselves the trouble and exit immediately. it's a basic life skill. assuming that people are this and that despite not knowing them and telling them to kill themselves are digusting behavior
I think you misunderstand us. We are not defending pedophilia because it is History, but we are acknowledging that it happened instead of erasing it. Just because people understand something or someone doesn't mean they defend or tolerate it. I wholeheartedly believe that the author doesn't tolerate pedophilia but still chooses to acknowledge it in a HISTORICAL Manga since it is and was part of their history and society. You can't just skip parts of history just because it is not compatible with your modern-moral standard, if so we would need to erase nearly 70% of the world's history. They had other morals and norms back then and the author is portraying that in her, again, HISTORICAL piece.
Apparently, you don't want to have a discussion on the subject, and that is ok but don't tell everybody who reads the story that it is only about pedophilia. It is not! Yes the subject does come up, for max. 3 chapters, since it is part of Momo's backstory when he was a child and is historically rooted, as mentioned over and over in the threads above me. But Momo and Manji are both grown adults, with Momo being 21 and Manji, I believe, in his early 30s. So both are, even from our modern morals and standards, ADULTS. The story itself is about self-love, self-acceptance, friendship, and the love Momo and Manji have for each other in a time when it definitely wasn't common. If you can't see this, then I am very sorry for you. On the other hand, I can also understand if you really can't read about certain subjects, which is completely fine, but then move on and let the other people on this side who can distinguish between fiction, reality, and the historical past read in peace.
This will be hopefully my last take on this, and I wish you a nice life.
A CHILD? A GROWN ASS MAN FUCKING A KID? ARE YOU SERIOUS, THIS IS DISGUSTING KYS