My hot take on Omegaverse and ABO dynamics is that it’s an animalistic reflection of real human dynamics between woman and men (shaped by the patriarchal society we exist within, and have existed in for centuries.)
it’s obviously dramatized, but time and time again will I read a Omegaverse and just think “yeah, this sounds like the reality of woman”
I mean there are SOO many common topics discussed in Omegaverse stories that are intrinsically tied to the story of woman, for example; sexual harassment, rape, societal (job, housing, economic, etc) discrimination, violence, blamed for being raped (“you shouldn’t have smelt so good” translates to “you shouldn’t have look so pretty”). Hell, even being able to get pregnant and give birth is a uniquely (biological) female experience that is literally the POINT of Omega’s. The list of similarities just goes on and on.
Sure, men face these challenges as well, but let’s face it; the ‘Omega’ role is an overtly sexualized and dramatized version of the societal role of woman in both a historical and modern telling.
Don’t even get me started on Alphas their parallel to the societal role of men.
There’s no need to imagine what our world would be like with the 2nd gender’s present in Omegaverse, because we already have them. they are based on what already exists.
Essentially; Omegaverse, as a trope, is a retelling of a story as old as humankind itself, one that we all experience. Man & Woman
And before ANYONE gets on me about gender-fluidity or nonbinary or neo pronouns or however you want to describe yourself, that’s not the point, so don’t bring it up. This isn’t a debate on identity (frankly, be the person you wanna be, it doesn’t affect me so why should I care).
I’m with everyone on this one: the rapists should’ve gotten their comeuppance. I’m sure like y’all, I’ve read tons of ABO stories. My favs are when the Omegas are treated normally and are not being abused and raped. It sucks that there aren’t that many stories. I just hate that it’s like a trend that Authors make Omegas so lowly in society that they’re abused, spat upon, they can’t get decent jobs, and there’s always Alphas that think if they’re swayed by the scent or heat of an Omega, it’s the OMEGA’S fault and if they were to be raped or abused, they “wanted” that Alpha to rape them.
It makes me sad bc if something like “second genders” were to ever happen, in this world, Omegas would be treated like shit….just like in these stories. And on the other side of that, there would be Omegas that would purposely seduce Alphas and trap them. Our society, where we are now, wouldn’t be able to handle something like ABO Second Genders. Hell, we can’t even get rid of racism, sexism, homophobia, and etc., so having Second Genders would be a no-go. We’d quickly find out just how big pieces of shit a lot of us are as a society.
Sorry. Didn’t mean to be gloomy and deep. This story just pressed on a nerve for me.