If taking out the romance of two boys from a drama is homophobia then be it, it should exist otherwise this world…
"... otherwise this world will go extinct"
That'd have been a good thing
If I had a dollar for every time I wished all life ended on earth because of homophobes like you, I'd be rich enough to either buy a giant meteor, name it after you, then drop it on earth or build a doomsday machine with a big red button that'd end the world at the press of a finger
I'm rooting for gay rights, I wouldn't want the world to last forever. Then again, the world won't last forever anyway
Still, Now I'm not so bothered that the series is not a bl. I would have felt so uncomfortable due to the age…
People were okay with a 900+-year age gap in Goblin, but throw a gay couple into the mix and suddenly everyone's an expert on healthy relationships
The romance wasn't even between a 47-year-old and a 19-year-old, it was between Yi Heon and Se Kyung, a match made in soul-swapping heaven. They were smitten with each other before the soul-swapping. Yi Heon's soul found its way back to its body, and these two lovebirds picked up right where they left off
I am bothered this isn't a BL, the novel's romance was okay
This is called being smart. The producers deserve a pay raise
You mistake numbers for a lack of impact
When it comes to purchasing power, don't forget about the merch BL fans buy. I've never seen a straight "ship" with as many fan-made pillows as a BL ship
This is called being smart. The producers deserve a pay raise
"Pirating"
Give BL fans some credit. They're not running around with eye patches and parrots, pillaging and plundering the high seas of the internet for their favorite dramas/movies. They’re regular people willing to pay for their entertainment
"Noisy BL minority" might be the nicest thing you homophobes have called BL fans. BL fans aren't just a "minority," they are a fierce, loyal movement growing in numbers and influence every day. Their buying power is growing with it. Smart producers will recognize this and cater to their market
Too many sick freaks here downvoting cause of BL censorship! This deserves to be upvoted cause of the brave decision…
"Brave decision" to censor ... Listen here, bravery isn't hiding from your fear of gay relationships and censoring them out of the picture. It's facing that fear head-on and learning to accept the reality of gay love. This drama deserves to be downvoted for its cowardice
You believe all BL/gay content belongs on pornhub? I guess it means all straight content belongs on pornhub, too. Good luck with that, "sick freaks"
Rating scores are opinions. One person's 10-star masterpiece is another person's 1-star garbage
"... objectively speaking ..."
Objectively speaking, a BL adaptation that chickens out on gay romance isn't better than an actual BL/gay romance
If it's a choice between a Korean BL with a potato-quality camera and dollar store special effects or a high-budgeted production that's too chicken to explore the man-on-man lovin', I'll take the one with the potato-quality camera
This drama might as well be called "The Straight Agenda" or "Gaydar: Off"
Its tagged ' Censored Adaptation Of Same-sex Original Work' so its probably based on a BL, but they just removed…
"Queerwashing" isn't a thing
Even if there was a bit of "queerwashing" going on to explore different sexual identities for characters, it would be a natural part of fandom culture and a drop in the ocean compared to the tidal wave of straightwashing in mainstream media
"This drama includes stalking, blackmailing, bullying, suicide"Wait, people are cool with watching bullying and…
We know Yi Heon was bullied and ACCUSED of stalking and blackmailing because he's gay. Because homophobic clowns believe a boy can't like another boy without being a creep
So, your solution to homophobic bullying is to erase the gay altogether? You're trying to fix a crack in the wall by tearing down the whole house. If we censored everything that might cause outrage, we'd have to remove every character from every story!
There's no one talking about this... It's understandable why they removed the BL in this drama. This drama includes…
"This drama includes stalking, blackmailing, bullying, suicide"
Wait, people are cool with watching bullying and suicide, but not with a boy liking another boy? Talk about messed up priorities
"The male lead told his friend about revealing his "true nature""
He's gonna reveal his "true nature." Is he a werewolf or something? Or a shape-shifting angel sent from the gay heavens to destroy humanity's straight-washing agenda? How would the audience know what he means by "true nature?"
They censored Yi Heon’s sexuality and turned him into a "stalker." They went ahead and censored the BL/gay romance because ... it was a small part of the story? Censoring something small that could've just been ignored is, like, totally sus
The "bury your gays" trope doesn’t apply here. The gay character returned at the end, and we wouldn't have hated it
You must be an idiot because it's not "woke" . It's literally "bl" boys love. Get your homophobic ass somewhere…
If people weren't afraid of the gay community, they wouldn't feel the need to censor them, treat them like second-class citizens, pass laws that restrict their rights, or tell everyone how "not-afraid" they are of these "alphabet people"
And with all due respect, phobia means an intense fear and an intense dislike or aversion. Most people harbor negative feelings towards the community. They are homophobic
Phobia means: An extreme or irrational fear of something, i don't think any one is afraid of the alphabet ppl.…
"Some ppl have different opinions and u should respect it"
My different opinion is that anyone who's okay with this censorship and calling gay people "alphabet people" is a homophobe. I'm stickin' to that opinion
Internalized homophobia is a thing, and it's not a badge of honor
If you prefer censorship, that's your call, but don't drag the rest of the community into your internal conflict. Other gay people aren't "‘things," they are people, and they deserve to have their stories told
I'll make an appointment with my doctor right away. They'll diagnose me with "sane person syndrome" and tell me to worry less about teenagers being overly sexualized by this insane society
When you think of teenage hormones, you think of perfect mental health and healthy decision making?
Some teenagers are horny, some aren't. You and media are pressure-cooking teenagers into being horny and making decisions about their bodies before they're ready. Go see a doctor
just to add, it's not only the author who has no problem with this drama, it's the primary audience made up of…
Subtlety is what we need. Can’t have those pesky gay characters being, you know, GAY on screen. No no no, hint at their sexuality and quickly sweep it under the rug, censorship is progress, slavery is freedom, ignorance is strength! /sarcasm
Don't flatter yourselves thinking you're the smartest people in the room. Cockroaches have more brain cells than you do
That'd have been a good thing
If I had a dollar for every time I wished all life ended on earth because of homophobes like you, I'd be rich enough to either buy a giant meteor, name it after you, then drop it on earth or build a doomsday machine with a big red button that'd end the world at the press of a finger
I'm rooting for gay rights, I wouldn't want the world to last forever. Then again, the world won't last forever anyway
The romance wasn't even between a 47-year-old and a 19-year-old, it was between Yi Heon and Se Kyung, a match made in soul-swapping heaven. They were smitten with each other before the soul-swapping. Yi Heon's soul found its way back to its body, and these two lovebirds picked up right where they left off
I am bothered this isn't a BL, the novel's romance was okay
When it comes to purchasing power, don't forget about the merch BL fans buy. I've never seen a straight "ship" with as many fan-made pillows as a BL ship
Give BL fans some credit. They're not running around with eye patches and parrots, pillaging and plundering the high seas of the internet for their favorite dramas/movies. They’re regular people willing to pay for their entertainment
"Noisy BL minority" might be the nicest thing you homophobes have called BL fans. BL fans aren't just a "minority," they are a fierce, loyal movement growing in numbers and influence every day. Their buying power is growing with it. Smart producers will recognize this and cater to their market
You believe all BL/gay content belongs on pornhub? I guess it means all straight content belongs on pornhub, too. Good luck with that, "sick freaks"
You "sick freaks" are scissor-happy and trim the gay out of everything. Put down the scissors before you butcher another work of art
"... objectively speaking ..."
Objectively speaking, a BL adaptation that chickens out on gay romance isn't better than an actual BL/gay romance
If it's a choice between a Korean BL with a potato-quality camera and dollar store special effects or a high-budgeted production that's too chicken to explore the man-on-man lovin', I'll take the one with the potato-quality camera
This drama might as well be called "The Straight Agenda" or "Gaydar: Off"
Tell that to the thousands of queer characters that have been erased from mainstream media adaptations
You don't have to watch queer shows if they're not your thing. Peace
Even if there was a bit of "queerwashing" going on to explore different sexual identities for characters, it would be a natural part of fandom culture and a drop in the ocean compared to the tidal wave of straightwashing in mainstream media
So, your solution to homophobic bullying is to erase the gay altogether? You're trying to fix a crack in the wall by tearing down the whole house. If we censored everything that might cause outrage, we'd have to remove every character from every story!
Wait, people are cool with watching bullying and suicide, but not with a boy liking another boy? Talk about messed up priorities
"The male lead told his friend about revealing his "true nature""
He's gonna reveal his "true nature." Is he a werewolf or something? Or a shape-shifting angel sent from the gay heavens to destroy humanity's straight-washing agenda? How would the audience know what he means by "true nature?"
They censored Yi Heon’s sexuality and turned him into a "stalker." They went ahead and censored the BL/gay romance because ... it was a small part of the story? Censoring something small that could've just been ignored is, like, totally sus
The "bury your gays" trope doesn’t apply here. The gay character returned at the end, and we wouldn't have hated it
And with all due respect, phobia means an intense fear and an intense dislike or aversion. Most people harbor negative feelings towards the community. They are homophobic
My different opinion is that anyone who's okay with this censorship and calling gay people "alphabet people" is a homophobe. I'm stickin' to that opinion
Respect my opinion, and we'll call it even
"I'd rather go straight"
Internalized homophobia is a thing, and it's not a badge of honor
If you prefer censorship, that's your call, but don't drag the rest of the community into your internal conflict. Other gay people aren't "‘things," they are people, and they deserve to have their stories told
Thank you for the heads up about this drama. I was considering watching it, now I'll skip it
The scenes aren't explicit, so they're porn with a filter on it. Soft porn. That's basic porn logic
Some teenagers are horny, some aren't. You and media are pressure-cooking teenagers into being horny and making decisions about their bodies before they're ready. Go see a doctor
Don't flatter yourselves thinking you're the smartest people in the room. Cockroaches have more brain cells than you do