Any good recommendations??
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What I find odder is the idea that grooming narratives are somehow something culturally specific to China.
Or that even if it were that should somehow make it not up for discussion. Simply because something is cultural does not make it immune from discussion. It does not require silence. Certainly one should respect informed opinions but it can be rather hard to judge who knows what here.
All kinds of narratives are prevalent in different media across the globe with elements that people consider to be good, bad and in between. Those who love a good confession scene will gush about it no matter how many times they've seen it before. And those who don't like implied incest will complain about it no matter how many times they've seen it before. This is what engaging with creative works looks like.
If a title that involves a found family features side stories that imply romance between the father and son characters it's going to draw a range of comments many of which will be negative. Take it or leave it. (Folx love to give this advice but never follow it themselves.)
Those who are reading this who are weirded out either haven't read much Chinese BL or are just clueless about Chinese tropes. With how much BL “raising your partner” stories I've read, I don't get surprised anymore. This manhua could be platonic or turn romantic, I will still think it's wholesome as long as the author delivers the story well.
I do wonder why there are so much physical and sexual abuse, violence, pedophilia, etc. in Chinese stories when they have such a heavy censorship. Maybe the audience craves these tags because they're too restricted? Idk. But take it or leave it. Don't speak things that may affect the author when we're all reading this for free, and you may not know much about what you're talking about as well. T__T