So glad so many other comments were bothered about this anti-corset nonsense!
Why do none of these authors ever do any research whatsoever‽ Given the overwhelming amount of detail given to so much in this manhwa, I really expected better.
Many women were corsets that were the same as their natural measurements!!! Most women did not tight lace!
That's completely not true. Literally, completely false.
Corsets were not harmful to the health. Very few people had tiny waists, and those that did trained their waists down over years, and that wasn't dangerous either.
Corsets not only functioned as bust support, but also offered spinal support during pregnancy (they had special maternity corsets that didn't compress).
Most people wore corsets with little to no waist reduction, and women absolutely were able to choose how much reduction they wanted. Most chose not to tightlace/waist train.
And, it was actually men that were vocally against the practice and not women.
Honestly like the adopted parents suck. They saw him become this perfect robot, never took him to see a therapist, and then didn't do any kind of reassurance when telling him they were having a biological child.
like did they put any fucking effort into this besides just okay we'll take you home your our kid now? Did they remotely consider the psychological trauma and long-term impacts that would have?
Honestly this is shitty parenting.
I get what you mean, I really, really do but I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that therapy still isn't that widely accepted or used in mainstream society globally...I'm going to go on a limb and say particularly in Japan when this manga was written.
Also Rui's been acting like this for a while... They probably just thought he was really concerned with acting 'proper'...they probably didn't connect this to his trauma and fear of abandonment.
And the pregnancy news
It doesn't matter how good your intentions are when the impact they have is harmful.
If you're going to take in a kid who's been through something like that, and you've done no fucking research, and just ignore everything, then you're absolutely responsible.
parents are responsible for their children and what happens to their children, and this is shitty parenting. even though they love him and they've never abused him, they aren't meeting his needs and they never have.
The most basic of internet searches would have told them better, but they apparently didn't do even that.
my guy i hope ur getting the help u need :/
That's a very odd response.
I hate seeing kids hurt, especially in completely avoidable ways, and believe that impact matters more than intent.
This situation doesn't relate to my own life at all.