All I can see that she's useless! come one! when will she have powers? I'm bored of he always being protected.
Honestly I meant to downote ur comment (▰˘◡˘▰) she's not being protected bc she's weak, she's being protected bc they love her. In that world women r weak so they dont give her time to be strong
DW I gotcha. I downvoted it for you ..,.and me lol now there are more downvotes
can't really fight in a world of misogyny because everyone is against you
I never think that its easy to change a "deeply rooted sexist society". Neither do i think that what Sanghee is doing is also realistic. I dont want a mary sue, but a story should progress when it needs to progress. The premise of a sexist society should be a motivator for main character to become better, not be used as a constant excuse for 167 chapters to why she is uselessly weak and why the plot is basically just bland aegyo vomit. I can understand that being cute is needed to survive her initial years, but that should be just a stepping stone. Its appalling how for all these chapters, the only thing she can do is to be an appealling pet and without any scheming for the future. By strong, meaning she uses skills and allies to retaliate. A good example is Generation's queen ling. A battle of the wits and alliances.
Also, Sanghee was already clingy to Jinsu the moment Freesia came into the picture. Im like "that woman could be an ally!" But nope, Sanghee didnt even bother getting close to her, getting worried that she'd have to share Jinsu with her. And I'll say it again, Freesia being trapped in the empire as a prisoner is yet ANOTHER excuse to make Sanghee isolated, and lack allies. Its like everytime a good potential plot comes up, the story gets triggered that Sanghee will be able to retaliate to the men using that ability and thus the potential plot gets crushed and discarded and her ability gets forgotten. She could have used her Korean or her academic abilities (math and science in the kingdom is shit as everyone relied on magic. wouldnt it be cool if she uses that to her advantage, taught women, build stuff?) and slowly plan for a secret movement. But nop, she live the high life getting pampered like a dog while she mopes around about how she's so oppressed and can't do anything to help the women. If u say, "its just a sexist world, its hard to change", well I've got news for you, its the author's job to help the protagonist through her hard times and write in plot devices and allies and skill arcs that makes her stronger (again, it doesnt need to be physical strength). Avatar Aang started out as a kid who only know air bending, and the kid who indirectly caused his entire tribe to die when he left. Hes a fucking run away in the entire land, and he still found his journey, his allies and his teachers. And he doesnt go aegyo the fucking Fire lord until the fire lord likes him LMAO. How unrealistic is that.
You can't pretend like u are too oppressed to change anything, while literally just standing in one spot. Just re-read all the action parts and u will see that she just stand around and hardly even utter a word like a background decoration. Imagine if game of thrones was like this plot and all the time Daenerys just use aegyo and expect her brother and husband to give her independence and do everything for her lmao. then all the seasons would be absolute shit. She was given three dragon eggs, which over the course of the story, she became mature and wise and uses all the skills, allies and assets etc. She didnt need to fight directly, she got herself to command the entire unsullied army using her wits. Imagine if Harry Potter never got into Hogwarts and he used aegyo to survive his uncle and aunt, and aegyo to defeat Voldemort. Lmao. There's a huge difference between being a mary-sue, and being a decent interesting MC that can do things independently. A mary sue would be Adelaide from La Dolce Vita Adelaide.
I wouldnt even trust sanghee to toast a piece of bread, for fear that she will collapse from the oppression. This entire story is just sexism but with extra steps.
Honestly there are many things I want to comment on in this reply but it's too tiring and the whole situation isn't really worth the argue (￣∇￣")
I mean, u can like the thing sure, but u cant make excuses to why its stale. fans like twilight and fifty shades of grey, but that isnt gonna stop critics from analyising it. Korea is already quite an unequal society for gender in terms of social attitudes. Its quite obvious that the mindset would get in the way with the premise of the story with the constant expectation for women to be docile, cute and non threatening to men, no matter how shitty a male character is. It also paints a dangerous expectation that you can change an abuser just by accepting everything they do and pleasing them. Thats why i call it aegyo vomit.
I do think that if you mean that, and I do wish for female leads in these unequal societies mangas to try and be more stronger, show there strength more and not be all "I'm cute you can't do anything I love you oppa~". It'd be taking actual effective steps to changing society, but her being the first female to be taken care of in such way might actually bring light to females in general.
However I wish for her (just like I think you do too) to (and now that she somewhat secured their relationship before) to be firmer and participate with opinion as an important individual, and not always be the one to need protection.
The last chapter updated was probably the first time she ever shown any anger (excluding her lover from her past life). She should try to show the female strength to the people more and more, act in a bigger circle that not only includes her close family and a couple of knights but others too. Heck even her class. I really hope she'd not only depend on her cuteness technique to get whatever she wants. After all, she wants to change the society doesn't she?
To stand up to herself more and more. I want her to drop the little harmless lamb a little more.
I hope the next chapters would do that. I do want to stay until the story ends, that's why whatever happens happens. The author would've determined the story by now so nothing we all say will change that. Not talking about the general criticising, it's just kind of pointless to say anything now but yeah.
actually this is not where you comment "Glory to bish god" it's on M A N G A D E X
I think he's thinking shit I've fallen in love with a soul of a man. lmao.
But whyy you kissed him on the mouth? Creep!