A couple of months ago during one of my many bouts of loneliness, I joined a yuri fan group on Facebook. It went about as badly as I expected.

I mean okay I was only there for a week then had no internet for a month (and I don't have a phone) but for some reason I got really upset when I realised that no one had noticed I was gone. I tried Really Hard to get to know those people and make new friends, but it feels like they didn't even care.

I'm ready to just give up on socializing entirely because it always feels like a complete waste of time and effort.

That's kinda the problem. If you have to try hard then you're probably not acting like yourself and won't find people you connect with. Having a shared interest is a good start though. The reason people socialize online is usually because they care about the same thing (in many ways) so you shouldn't do it because you want to be noticed, but because you actually wanna talk about the thing you like. The rest comes naturally.

And yeah... if you don't have that much contact with them for a long time of course they won't care that much.

I think you should read more actual anthropology before trying to make nonsensical comparisons and then trying to explain them away with woolly generalisations.

I think you overestimate your own understanding of the world just a tad. Again, if you need to keep going on this ridiculously futile topic go to the spam thread.

The End.

You're welcome to point out misandry in any of the actually documented, non-mythical examples that can even vaguely be described as "matriarchal".

Drawing parallels is kind of hollow if one point of comparison is entirely fictitious you know.

See, that's why I didn't want to have this stupid conversation. When one group is in power over another, there is always discrimination. Abuse of power is the most common human flaw. If women control the workings of a culture, misandry is unavoidable.
Both of these aren't fictitious things and are closely related. Just like patriarchy and misoginy.

If you need to push the point any more, let us go to the Cafe I guess. sigh

Just like misandry was in matriarchal cultures.

The what where now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriarchy

I won't even bother having this discussion. Matriarchy is ill defined and not prevalent enough to be well known. Many people question whether such a system ever existed. But there is enough evidence of it existing to some extend in many different forms.
And no, I am not talking about the stupid feminist version.

Either way, equal relationships are the healthiest and I am glad Riko and Miyako are happy with each other.

The "demure and obedient" ideal is mostly an Asian thing these days. Their culture is based on such things. Never forget the ideal Japanese woman cliche lol

It's sad that misogyny is a huge part of most patriarchal cultures, especially here in Asia. It's bad enough that there are men who would turn violent when any women in the family (wife and children both) aren't obedient. What makes it worse is that some women actually still believe that they have to shut up and nod when they're told to.

Just like misandry was in matriarchal cultures. In the end all should be equal and act the way they like. If someone likes demure girls and the girl is just passive or thoughtful in general, then let 'em be happy. Just don't let people act like it's the golden standard, that's how I see it.

And anyway, not having any fire or clashes in your relationship is boring~

Yeah. I was going to say, she's bisexual.

All that aside, this was cute. I also do not like super obedient girlfriends. It warms my heart when manga show strong female characters as opposed to the wishy washy types who can't make decisions.

The "demure and obedient" ideal is mostly an Asian thing these days. Their culture is based on such things. Never forget the ideal Japanese woman cliche lol

That was a neat chapter tho. I almost wanna see a actual side series on them too. Gotta be interesting being a lesbian teacher. I assume she's closeted at school, which must be a issue.

I don't think she's lesbian, lesbian is the one who likes females/women only, Riko had heterosexual relationships before and is giving it a go with Miyako, if anything Riko is Miyakosexual

That makes sense. We can all agree on tha- What is this? I just got this piece of paper. But all that's written on it are two letters...

B I

Whatever could it mean? ┐(´∀｀)┌

^You might even say Senpai is a jerk~

So I really noticed the budget shift this time.

Sorry, what's this about? Decreased or increased? Because of ratings?

Heavensrun mostly covered it already. In episode 9 specifically you can really tell that most of the first half was either outsourced animation or rushed. The budget was instead used on the race and toolshed scenes to make them look as good as possible. Hope the context helps.

Ratings cant change the budget that was used to make the season, because it's finished before it even airs.

That was a neat chapter tho. I almost wanna see a actual side series on them too. Gotta be interesting being a lesbian teacher. I assume she's closeted at school, which must be a issue.

Seems to me like she keeps private and work life as seperate as possible. That's pretty common among teachers, especially in stiff ol' Japan. So she would probably hide it even if she had a boyfriend.

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matsuri_wins only likes to complain's, rant's, nick pick & bad mouth series. That doesn't match their ideals & doesn't even try to understand the most of thecharacters in a series.

Sheesh and I thought I was too harsh.
It's not like she is going on real rants (I have seen real rants). She just doesn't get it. That happens to a lot of people who have different interests or preferences.

It's just a fact that a majority of readers have a very shallow viewpoint and simply want fanservice/mindless gratification. YagaKimi isn't that type of manga, so that creates the clashes here. Hence why I said not to keep feeding the conversation with someone who has no interest in understanding. Believe me, I'm an expert on that now after having like 5 pages of discussion with her...

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I can't even fathom this ship in the slightest, but Mode Red and Cake are both great in their own right.

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Disgust-splosion

^And where did I say I didn't like it? You gotta follow your own advice about strawmaning people.

LOVE HIGH
SURVIVAL LOW

She is undressing her hand with her mouth! How lewd.

Yeah that ain't a guy.

Ahri: Yee

Yuu kissing Touko, eh? Funny that. Who knows what would happen...

I don't even find lactation very sexy, but YuriWhale never fails to deliver the milk truck in front of my house, so I'll buy it anyway.

Confidently cradling your GF's head makes you ten times cooler

The only thing Reimu can't get on top of is a pile of money.

It's just that usually the manga has sound effects (like "ba-dump" or "doki doki") when a heartbeat sound should be heard, so if there wasn't one in the chapter, I can't blame the anime staff for not adding it.

Lol. Why I’m laughing at this? Next time put the “doki doki”

That song they played during it was really nice. Wonder if it's sung by the same singer from the OP.

Yes. The same singer, Riko Azuna and the song is called Rise.

Yes, my ears are not completely numb yet! (tho to be fair, that voice is pretty unique)

Exactly. It would be nice to let the viewers hear it too. Maybe, that’s probably the reason why I felt there’s something lacking in that scene, or I’m just expecting it too much to happen? Lol. But, anyway, the Relay Race scene made up for that lack. They really nailed Yuu’s realization there right.

It's just that usually the manga has sound effects (like "ba-dump" or "doki doki") when a heartbeat sound should be heard, so if there wasn't one in the chapter, I can't blame the anime staff for not adding it.

That song they played during it was really nice. Wonder if it's sung by the same singer from the OP.

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I would have liked to hear an actual heartbeat during that scene, but beggars cant be choosers

I feel the same. I’m actually waiting for it...but... no.

After checking the chapter again I realized that there were no sound effects in that scene either. Basically it was supposed to be all inside Yuu's head blending out all other sounds. The anime was fairly accurate, even if I still feel that addition would have been nice.

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So I really noticed the budget shift this time. They were defnitely backloading the episode as best as they could. It's completely legitimate, but it does still take me out of it a bit.
I'm glad the moment Yuu fell for Touko and the toolshed scene were done without shirking any expenses though! This director knew exactly how pivotal it was~

I would have liked to hear an actual heartbeat during that scene, but beggars cant be choosers