I have a question don't come at me

Adding to that, people often complain about how it's so common now to add rape into yaoi manhwas but who set that system up? Personally, I read manhwas for the plot not the smut. Whether the sex scene is consensual or non consensual, I don't bother to read it since I'm just here for the plot but I always keep in mind that "oh this dude forces the other dude to have sex" and I just see how the story goes along with that characteristic. But other ppl, they read the rape scenes, complain about them AND post about how this manhwa is filled with rape. Others will gain curiosity, they will open a website and read that same manhwa, but they think differently. In this case, they see jaekyung as an attractive man and often forget who he used to be (since he's slowly changing now). And that alone will make the popularity shift into something else. From "this manhwa is filled with rape" to "the artstyle makes the story worthwhile" and all that happens because WE read it. Can we change all this? No, we can't. Because Koreans have a different mindset than us, they'll do whatever to make money and THEY KNOW that EVEN if the manhwa was filled with rape, incest, pedophilia, some people are INTO that and they'll get popular no matter what.

So in conclusion, dear readers, rather than complaining about something you CANT change. Either drop it or read the manhwa for the plot without coming across the smut scenes.

Where are the days when the comments where supposed to be about the mangas manhwas or whater we read about.

I hear what you’re saying about reading for the plot, skipping the smut, and how certain manhwas gain popularity, but that is completely missing the point. I didn’t ask about marketing, reader habits, or why these stories become popular. I asked a very clear moral question: if people defend a rapist in fiction under the excuse of “it’s just fiction,” would they say the same about pedophiles who get off on drawings of children being sexually exploited?

All your points about art style, curiosity, popularity shifts, and cultural mindset do not answer the question. None of that changes the fact that defending sexual assault in fiction is morally problematic, and popularity or market logic does not make it any less harmful. You are talking around the issue instead of addressing the ethical logic behind defending abuse.

You’re wrong about one part though. When criticism is given to something, people, especially young readers ,develop critical thinking. They acknowledge the fact that what they’re reading is wrong. But when someone defends it and tries to stop that criticism with mindless excuses, they start to see it as normal. I don’t and will never read rape fetish slop like this, but I know there is a majority of readers who love it, and that’s why it becomes popular. But if you’re reading it, at least acknowledge the harmful part. Defending the rapist doesn’t make it okay, that’s fucked up. I still don’t understand why these rape fetish enjoyers try to silence criticism by calling it “whining” just because someone doesn’t like a rapist.

So yes, you went on a long tangent about the manhwa industry and how readers react, but you entirely dodged the one question I asked which changed the entire logic of "it’s just fiction, it doesn’t reflect my real life morals"

So sorry that i didn't make a comment that caters to you