if you want to get back on topic. you replied to a post and the OP said "Koogi said she didn't want it romanticized in a Wired.it"
She never said that in the wired interview. she was talking about what could have made the story turn out not as good. she replies with the easy romanization that trivialized the victim / abuser dynamic. Does that sound like she said she never wanted it romanticized? no.
also you saying "Even if the author came out and said Sangwoo was in love, he wasn't." still makes literally no since. you just clearly just dislike ks or something
That's just saying "if it was confirmed sangwoo was in love, I dont care he still wasnt" lmaooo ok. Im not even saying its a love story but that was a dumb comment to make
Sure might've not been the best way to word it, but I'm saying if you look at the straight hard facts: Sangwoo being confirmed heterosexual, him never seeing Bum for himself, all the abuse he subjects him to, any way you cut it he just wasn't in love. Claiming he loved him is easy romanticisation that trivialises the victim/tormentor dynamic. You could argue Bum was in love sure but his kind of love is twisted and obsessive, so to me that's open to debate. Also how did you jump to that conclusion? I rated KS 5 stars and I think it's an extremely well written psychological thriller, I just don't think it's a love story. Anyway if you want to romanticise it you're free to do so. My intention was to agree with OP not to argue with you. Have a great whatever time of day it is for you.
stockholm syndrome a VERY obvious response someone can have, look up the definition of stockholm syndrome and tell me Yoon Bum doesn't have that
she DID say it, the article doesnt show what they asked her. where she DOES say having a victim/tormenter dynamic would be bad they do show what they ask her. she doesnt even use the same wording in the og translation:
Koogi: "Non volevo che Killing Stalking sembrasse una storia romantica"
Koogi è la giovane autrice di Killing Stalking, manwha sulla storia d'amore tra un serial killer e il suo stalker. L'abbiamo intervistata a Lucca Comics & Games
***Killing Stalking ***è esplicito, violento, ed è anche onesto nel mostrare un certo tipo di sentimenti e pulsioni oscure dell'essere umano. Trattando di temi molto complessi e delicati, sarebbe bastato un approccio superficiale, o anche solo ingenuo, per trasformarlo in un prodotto mediocre. Avevi delle preoccupazioni in merito, quando hai cominciato?
Koogi: "Ne avevo solo una, cioè quella di non cadere in una facile romanticizzazione della dinamica vittima/aguzzino, come capita spesso in altre opere, dai film ai fumetti. Razionalmente non l'ho realizzato subito, ma inconsciamente questo pensiero - "non devo cadere in quell'errore!" - mi ha seguita fin dalle prime fasi".
my point stands.
1. the author (Koogi) said she didn't want it romanticized in a Wired.it article.
2. it's about stockholm syndrome.
3. Koogi quite literally states the meaning of the story in the final Q&A
i dont want to go into a whole essay about why it should be removed but:
The two main characters of Killing Stalking have mental illness representation, which plays a key part in the series. Yoon Bum struggles with hypersexuality, Stockholm syndrome, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and derealization. Sangwoo is a sociopath/has Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD) and a narcissist.
Moving onto the romanticization and glorification of the relationship between Sangwoo and Yoon Bum, and how the reasoning behind their relationship is foreshadowed. Sangwoo says in one of the last chapters that he should’ve killed Yoon Bum from the start and he regrets not doing so. The reason Sangwoo kept Yoon Bum alive is for sexual pleasure and the fact that Yoon Bum resembled Sangwoo’s mother, Eunseo. This is foreshadowed multiple times within the series.