Tbh, the issue with him is that he's too pushy and from what we can see, he doesn't really respect boundaries. I wouldn't like it too if my coworker suddenly just blurts out "oh you two are gay and going out!" That's not something you should just say especially in public too. It puts people on the spot. That's actually one of my biggest fears if I ever get to date a guy. I've personally already been outed before and if that happens in the workplace..... Yeah....
And also, with the prejudice thing, it's something that actually does hold weight. I've met alot of people who've said they're not prejudiced or anything but they'd shit on minorities behind their backs.
But I do think keishi was in the wrong. It was definitely something he said out of panic but I don't also fully blame him
He was too pushy but it's weird to say this was ALL his fault, but also you don't know if this character even is like that, the entire time he's just trying to help but just in the wrong way. I think it might be bc I relate to him a bit, I cannot read social cues most of the time and sometimes say something wrong without wanting to
I never said it was all his fault? What I'm saying is that he IS wrong for being pushy and he needs to learn that even though he means well, it doesn't mean others will take it well. That is something we all have to learn through our own experiences.
Keishi is also just as wrong as he was because saying that is one of the most heartwrenching things to hear by dating a person of the same sex.
We KNOW that tanaka doesn't mean anything bad for suzume and keishi, he's just kinda sense. But thats also because he probably does not know how gay people can struggle with people knowing about them being gay especially if they're not out.
He is by no means a bad character at all. It's just he doesn't know enough.
What does he even mean by that, that's not how prejudice works this might be controversial but I really don't blame the coworker for any of this, like how the fuck is he supposed to know what's happening. the only thing I would say is that he should've stopped trying to be a matchmaker