I am mlm and this is something commonly enjoyed by mlm in Japan and other countries too. Big age gaps and teacher/student romance is also quite common for straight couples, even in mainstream media, and that doesn't get nearly as much backlash, which seems more homophobic to me than the existence of this does. I understand your viewpoint, but I think if somebody reads a manga (especially one intended for adults) and suddenly thinks pedophilia or homophobia is okay, they definitely had issues to begin with. People should be able to read a piece of fiction and still acknowledge that it wouldn't be okay in real life. And I'm saying this as someone who's mainly here for the secondary couple (no age gap) rather than the main.
of course! i am in no way trying to stop someone else from enjoying it, i just wanted to address that big age gaps in consumable entertainment involving wlw and mlm where the person is a minor is very concerning and can ultimately harm the community due to the spread of stereotypes.
i thought it was cute at first and enjoyed looking at stuff about the secondary couple, but unfortunately im just very strict on stuff that portrays relationships between a minor and a grown adult, mostly because theres a sort of power dynamic because of maturity and such!
I didnt mean to rant but thank you for your response :D
My parents have 11 year age difference same goes foe many people i know i think its just you being weird
you missed my point, was one of your parents a 16 year old minor when they started dating? Because i have some news for you... they got groomed!
if your parents met once they were legal adults that’s completely fine. the issue is when one of the persons is literally an underaged minor. there’s the issue of maturity that sets everything off. youre the weirdo for thinking its okay.
i hope im not the only one but as cute as the story looks that large of an age gap was unnecessary... 12 years isnt fun
before y’all try to argue against my point unless you’re mlm or nblm your opinion is invalid. Age gaps as large as this further the “pedophilic” stereotype homophobes use against gay people :/
it would’ve been fine if the ml was younger and the mc was a little older