I liked that too but at the same time I kept hoping they would stop referring to it as “the woman’s role”.. Hibiki doesn’t identify as a woman and no gay man should be referred to as taking the “woman’s” role if that’s not their gender identity, they’re taking on their role within the relationship and that should have nothing to do with gender roles
True! I mean from the few gay friends i have, they use "bottom" and "top" as a general term. I was too focused on the "woman's role" for women in general, that i didn't think about in Hibiki's usage as a gay (although, he was crossdressing or like being trans so it became easier to just relate it to a woman's perspective as well)
I've always found it weird as well, but it does seem slightly more natural when I'm reading in Japanese, so it could be that the terminology is less offensive by Japanese standards. Could also be that I simply read too much yaoi though, so I can't say for sure. ^^
I lovr how he addressed that a woman's role isn't demeaning at all and questioned Sakurai for even thinkinf about it like that.