unlike murder, rape is usually being "normalized" and seen in a "romantical" or "hot way" in lots of yaoi stories so i think there's a lot of difference between the two in this context and people are just speaking about this issue i think (sorry if i look like a know-it-all i just wanted to say my opinion here sksks)
Many don't have a problem with the rape but more with the people that are denying it's rape. And honestly those who can't take the fact that it's rape should go read something fluffy.
Thats probably because everyone has a grasp on how murder is bad, and so it can be in our culture, but APPARENTLY, not everyone knows what rape is, let alone whether it's bad or not. How are you gonna compare the two? If you say to someone "I'm gonna fucking murder him" they know you're kidding (probably) but if you say "I'm gonna fucking rape him" somehow you'll make them uncomfortable
The rape in this manga is portrayed very realistically, it's not normalized OR romanticized,
it's violent, it's raw, it's sad.
if this was any other Yaoi that argument might hold true but no...
this yaoi is actually doing something different and people are still complaining, what more do you people want. pretend that rape doesn't exist and never speak of it ever again.
The manga may not romanticize the rape, but unfortunately the people in the comments do. I scrolled down like four comments, and came across someone talking about their rape kink. It's not fucking ok, I don't get what the fuck is wrong with people
I have yet to see a single person deny that this is rape, but maybe I've missed some comments that you have seen.
No one has denied that this is rape, they just think rape is hit and that's not ok
You dont control what you are attracted to. AND I might add, if you dont act on it, and you dont do harm to anyone's well being, there is nothing wrong with it. This goes for every attraction
People need to stop judging people about what they read
If you read a manga where someone commits murder you will NEVER see comments like:
"you're contributing to murder culture" or "you are condoning real-life murder if you read this"
They seem to understand the difference between reality and fictional there
and it's not like murder isn't a serious issue.