agreed, this manga is basically a condensed version of the reddit r/notlikeothergirls thread. its like, manhwa thinks the only way to get a guy is to live in a world where all other women are bitches with no talent. Also the guy looks like he has a stick up his ass everyday, hypocritically judges other people, while he himself is a pretty snobby with a phD in Asshole Studies at Harvard.
But he's sooooo hot, high status and rich! So like, who cares about him being a misogynistic prick, who doesn't mind slavery and kills people without mercy.
He's just misunderstood and the FL's love with SURELY cure those small flaws.
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The obsession with status and money across these kinds of stories is really obnoxious.
It hasnt occured yet but its getting there here. nine out of ten, the stories just focus on women marrying rich. Only a few manhwas focus on the main characters wanting to be with a commoner or turn commoner. Even then, the commoner life is seen as a stepping stone to bagging an eventual well off man. Its the ultimate form of escapism for the day to day woman.
woman goes to another world, gets a guy cos shes so quirky and not like other girls and other cringy stuff. I dunno why we have to bring down other women just to make one girl look good.
then the story is more centered on the guy showering her with gifts and things. cos somehow getting insane amt of luxury items, shiny things and gourmet food is a MUST, a hallmark of romance, to indicate that a woman is loved and its different from the rest.
This is why i find mangas like this quite elitist. All focusing on bagging a rich guy from nobility like dukes and kings, living the life of luxury that the rich guy gives while fighting another woman who wants the same thing. Basically I call these kinds of manhwas, innocent golddigging. Using the "I love him for who he is" dialogue to differentiate the main character's talentless or boring ass from the rest of the women, but at the end of the day, goes back to the same "Let me buy the whole store for you. Let me give u this cos I have so much money i have no idea how currency works even tho I literally run an estate. Let me give you all the money for you to use on ur own or else I will get insulted" kind of fantasy sugar daddy Male leads that you wouldnt meet in reality, Ever.
Absolutely.
And the trope leans on the sexist idea that women can't do or be anything without a man.
I'm really considering dropping this... I mean, the artstyle is pretty and all, but god...! The story and characters are bland.
I really hate how so many WT in this genre needs to vilify all other women than the protagonist. Either by making them directly mean to her, or by painting them as shallow or less-than humans, thus making our mc fall into "not like other girls"-trope... As in: All other girls suck, but dw the mc is not like that - she's better.
This also really seems to be her ENTIRE personality; That she is not like other girls. And it's also the SOLE reason why the ML is beginning to become interested in her.
I get that with these perfect-to-a-fault kind of ML's the FL needs to have something special about her, to draw in his interest and make the romance aspect make sense.
But if the only way you can make the mc special, is by dumbing everyone else down, you've not written a very good character.
And it's not like the premise is bad. Cloe has some pretty outstanding medical skills and a kind, carefree personality. But when everyone around her are "mean", "shallow" or "manipulative" it actually makes her admirable qualities stand out LESS.
Sorry, I'm done ranting. This trope just really bothers my feminist heart (≧∀≦)