I wonder if it's because sexual assault in KR gets underreported or given short sentences so it downplays the seriousness of the crime in media...
It can be a double-edged sword with this type of trope for sure. While I'd never advocate for this kind of behavior and sexual assault irl I think in fiction I'm willing to suspend my beliefs a bit to engage with the story
It's sad, but the reality is that a large portion of Asian women have a rape fetish. I once read a report that a high percentage of women fantasize about being raped. I believe this is the reason for so many rapes in BL: the audience there enjoys it.
Oh really? If you ever find the report please link it im intrested
I agree! Yeah I hate when rape happens but it doesent ruin the story for me if it has great character development and the rest is written well. It sucks that it happened but if the rest of the story is good then I’ll keep reading it. For example jinx and code name Anastasia has great world building and character dev so I’m willing to keep reading even if I don’t like the top bc I read for everyone else
I’m not suprised. I read the RAWS and yeah he does rape him and they immediately cuddle after. It’s not that the author has a rape fetish I genuinely think most Korean authors just don’t see rape as a big deal in yaoi. In SOME yaoi I think it’s sexualized but in other yaoi I think they genuinely don’t see it as a big deal and can use it as a plot point or to show that the top is bad. In the yaoi “scammed and rammed” I genuinely think the author has a rape fetish due to the amount of DETAIL they put in there and a fucking close up too