In Japanese there are different kinds of "no', but there's no equivalent to convey this in English, so we have this unfortunate situation that people who are unaware of this will find the majority of sexual depictions in manga 'rapey' as a result...

Different “No’s” in English: Kinda, kind of, maybe, maybe not, not really, and Ouch!

For the sake of the reader, stick to “No”… the universal safe word.

This is a PSA by your tongue-in-cheek Yuri commentator.

Actually a fan of this, I like how she forces herself to Sakura and whisper to her ears.. got me weak, lol. (Just to clarify, I want to be in Sakura position, not Asahi)

I understand how many people would get repulsed by this, tho. Just want to add that some people actually have a fetish of "being forced", and having it in fiction is one way to fill it "safely" so honestly I'm kinda thankful that there is still a mangaka that do this kinda plot. A yuck for someone is a yummy for other. I feel like people forget sometimes that "Rape" is actually a fetish for a lot portion of people, especially women.. tho obviously if it was a stranger forcing things to you, it's a big no.. but then again kinda depends tho, lol. If it's like the one in "I wish her love could come true", I despise that. It's confusing tbh

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were the seekers even seeking cmon

uhh....

Actually a fan of this, I like how she forces herself to Sakura and whisper to her ears.. got me weak, lol. (Just to clarify, I want to be in Sakura position, not Asahi)

I understand how many people would get repulsed by this, tho. Just want to add that some people actually have a fetish of "being forced", and having it in fiction is one way to fill it "safely" so honestly I'm kinda thankful that there is still a mangaka that do this kinda plot. A yuck for someone is a yummy for other. I feel like people forget sometimes that "Rape" is actually a fetish for a lot portion of people, especially women.. tho obviously if it was a stranger forcing things to you, it's a big no.. but then again kinda depends tho, lol. If it's like the one in "I wish her love could come true", I despise that. It's confusing tbh

Yeah, my taste for non-con and dub-con stuff varies so I just prefer to talk about how the work in question made me feel. In this case I still think I enjoyed it and saved the story, but the way it went made it that I can't file it under my "hot stories" folder.

I think this story could legit be used in a literature class to illustrate how one story can, without any alteration, evoke different reactions not only from different people, but even actually the same people.
I mean, get a classroom of 30 high schoolers, have/make them read it, make them swallow their homophobic proclamations, ask them to raise their hand if the story was cute and then if the story was creepy. Then ask one student from each group to explain why. Make them read it again and see if their outlook has changed or if they at least understand the other viewpoint.

Not the most elaborate ploy, but I think it wouldn't be the worst thing to do with a lesson. Except if you're in a rather prudish country where the mostly-over-the-clothes action would cause a shitstorm... I mean we watched La Boum (for French class) and The Name of the Rose (for German (native) class) in like 8th grade...

Imagining my English class featuring yuri with dubious consent as material…

Majestic…