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Gentlemen of East 8th chinese drama review
Dropped 5/40
Gentlemen of East 8th
8 people found this review helpful
by valentinostars
Sep 23, 2022
5 of 40 episodes seen
Dropped
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

One for the history books

I've only watched 5 episodes because I can't stand the unchecked misogyny any further.

This show is sprinkled generously with misogynistic comments and microaggressions against female characters from our 4 male leads (and other characters from the show). The first 20 minutes of the show was basically misogyny speedrun.

While I understand that the show focuses on the men, the female characters introduced are there to fulfill their purpose of being a love interest instead of a person. From the 5 episodes I watched, there aren't many conversations between two female characters but even when we get it, they are ALWAYS talking about the men. If they really cared, they could've set up these female characters a little more instead of treating them as prop for their main characters.

I'll also need to talk about the title track. We are living in a man's world but these men are complaining that the world has given up on them?

I genuinely wonder who this tone deaf show is for. I guess it serves as a PSA against people like our main characters? For real, a show that glorifies bro culture and locker room talks should have no place on TV in 2022.
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