Has it really -never- occurred to you that fiction could reinforce someone's misconceptions the same way it might reinforce your worldview?

That argument is familiar to me. I've heard it many times.

It never convinced me.

A kid ties a red blanket around his neck, jumps from the top of a building and is seriously injured. People demand that all superhero comics be outlawed. Another kid plays violent action games, and one day shoots someone. People demand GTA and Saints Row be outlawed. Another kid watches Bugs Bunny cartoons and becomes unruly. People demand that the wascally wabbit be outlawed.

Hundreds of millions of kids read superhero comics, play shooting games or watch Bugs Bunny and it has zero effect on their daily lives. These kids can tell reality from fiction. A few kids, however, try to imitate irl the fictional behaviors they see. Are they mentally challenged? Are their parents to blame? I dunno. What I do know is that it's not a good excuse for censorship. Those who let fiction and reality get mixed in their heads need to learn the errors of their ways. You should teach them, instead of accusing whatever work of fiction messed them up. This is how it goes, for all kinds of fiction.

Or a boy let a black widow bite him so he can become like Spider-Man
https://nypost.com/2020/05/25/boys-let-black-widow-bite-them-in-hopes-of-turning-into-spider-man/amp/

well shit, really didn't expect it all to go down like this

Or a boy let a black widow bite him so he can become like Spider-Man
https://nypost.com/2020/05/25/boys-let-black-widow-bite-them-in-hopes-of-turning-into-spider-man/amp/

Darwin was right sometimes?

Or a boy let a black widow bite him so he can become like Spider-Man
https://nypost.com/2020/05/25/boys-let-black-widow-bite-them-in-hopes-of-turning-into-spider-man/amp/

Darwin was right sometimes?

Yes lol
The news is actually worse than I implied since it was three brothers instead of just one boy...

I, too, came out of the closet after jealously slashing my best friend with a box cutter. Doesn't everyone?

shadesofgreymoon posted:

I, too, came out of the closet after jealously slashing my best friend with a box cutter. Doesn't everyone?

It's par for the course.

I wouldn't imagine anyone coming out without their box cutter ready.

By the way, who is Kohitsuji-chan and where is she on the spectrum?

"hi gay, i'm bleeding profusely"

The box cutter is a brilliant metaphor. Blondie is coming out the closet this chapter. You know what is shaped like a closet? A box. Hence, why Blondie is using the box cutter: to cut himself free from the closet. Absolutely brilliant /s.

"hi gay, i'm bleeding profusely"

I'm staggered at how much this manga mixes up the order of human behaviour, like,
you don't usually calmly carry on explaining to another person that lesbianism isn't wrong after beating them to a pulp...

shadesofgreymoon posted:

I, too, came out of the closet after jealously slashing my best friend with a box cutter. Doesn't everyone?

It's par for the course.

I wouldn't imagine anyone coming out without their box cutter ready.

LMAO

the pacing in this chapter is wild

Can't wait for the chorus of angry voices complaining that the definition of "coming out" is all wrong.

By the way, who is Kohitsuji-chan and where is she on the spectrum?

She's from chapter one, one of the MC's followers. I don't think she's on the spectrum

By the way, who is Kohitsuji-chan and where is she on the spectrum?

She's from chapter one, one of the MC's followers. I don't think she's on the spectrum

If this goes like you'd expect, she's a fashionista and Gin falls in love with her, or other way around. Maybe even both if the author doesn't want to just mine salt here.

herenowforever posted:

By the way, who is Kohitsuji-chan and where is she on the spectrum?

She's from chapter one, one of the MC's followers. I don't think she's on the spectrum

If this goes like you'd expect, she's a fashionista and Gin falls in love with her, or other way around. Maybe even both if the author doesn't want to just mine salt here.

I now know what Kohitsuji is, even without reading the next chapters.

They are intersex, most probably.

That speech about the moth was an anvilicious foreshadowing. I should have known the author would continue with his catalog.

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I would except that as well, yes.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/giniro_no_genders_ch23#11

The way they sit... hurts me.

herenowforever posted:

By the way, who is Kohitsuji-chan and where is she on the spectrum?

She's from chapter one, one of the MC's followers. I don't think she's on the spectrum

If this goes like you'd expect, she's a fashionista and Gin falls in love with her, or other way around. Maybe even both if the author doesn't want to just mine salt here.

I now know what Kohitsuji is, even without reading the next chapters.

They are intersex, most probably.

That speech about the moth was an anvilicious foreshadowing. I should have known the author would continue with his catalog.

I just really enjoyed how Sumon only realised psycho-kun was weird when he picked up a dead moth to keep. Y'know the slashing with a box cutter was totes normal behaviour

Kohitsuji and MC wahoo can't wait to read about this straight couple that probably will have the most normal romance ever

My senses are telling me this is gonna be the best arc. Chapters up till now has really made me uncomfortable, but it was worth the wait for this chapter alone. HERE WE GO!

This manga was pretty terrible from beginning to end, but hey, I still ended up reading the whole thing, so maybe that counts for something.

What, its over?? aw, I wanted more. Was really hoping gin was trans too, but it was a pretty fun ride over all. It was cool seeing a manga with a transman in it. v surprised that the author was straight

v surprised that the author was straight

Really? I thought it had "straight author" written all over it. Like, I'll give them credit, judging by that note at the end, he does legitimately seem to care about LGBT issues, but he REALLY should have spent more time polishing his writing and fleshing out the story a whole lot more. Also Gin should have been completely reworked as a character, I can think of two simple changes that I would prefer, 1) just go full clueless straight cis guy without all the hinting that he may be something else, 2) make Gin gender fluid, it would make a lot of sense. Also I'd completely remove the nurse as a character, she served no purpose beyond last minute het hookup.

for the way it started and was at first i'm kinda shocked it had a good ending lol

v surprised that the author was straight

Really? I thought it had "straight author" written all over it. Like, I'll give them credit, judging by that note at the end, he does legitimately seem to care about LGBT issues, but he REALLY should have spent more time polishing his writing and fleshing out the story a whole lot more. Also Gin should have been completely reworked as a character, I can think of two simple changes that I would prefer, 1) just go full clueless straight cis guy without all the hinting that he may be something else, 2) make Gin gender fluid, it would make a lot of sense. Also I'd completely remove the nurse as a character, she served no purpose beyond last minute het hookup.

not just that but the "lesbian" couple didn't even feel like a legit couple at all. It was just like "oh, u actually like me, well i guess we should date" but besides that they don't show affection for each other like a normal couple would. The only time we see them kiss is when they're doing their "goodbye kiss", besides that we don't see them kiss or cuddle like lovers should. While i love the representation, it made me really uncomfortable and just felt like "oh ya, here's a lesbian couple"