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Yurinsijdisjdijs
joined Oct 15, 2011

Nice tanline.

Tomoko_kuroki__by_djvm4god-d53x3z6
joined Nov 9, 2012

this reminds me of suntanned summer.. i mean both of the characters look just like the ones from suntanned summer XD

this should have a dark skin tag

MrEngenious Admin
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joined Oct 8, 2010

I'll add it for now, but considering removing that tag as a whole.
Also there's a suggestions thing for that very function you're requesting!

last edited at May 6, 2013 12:46AM

Troid Uploader
Wheels150
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joined Jan 28, 2013

Why remove it? I understand the tagging system isn't supposed to be stupidly specific like a booru's, but like big breasts and futanari, dark skin seems like a fetish-esque element people might be looking for.

MrEngenious Admin
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Well alright, it'll stay then.

230px-ray_the_animation
joined Feb 2, 2013

perhaps i'm saying something stupid, but the dark skin tag appear racist to me,

well, i'm italian, and the ex-president of my nation said that obama was tanned...

41066419
joined Nov 11, 2010

Well, that wasn't much of a "translation" at all, huh? Haha.

I would agree that 'tanned' would probably be a bit more accurate/sensitive than potentially making a race out to be a fetish. On the other hand, before that comment, I didn't even notice the issue for it to be a big deal.

Overall, this oneshot was kinda 2lewd4me but I guess the ending did try to be somewhat interesting. The implication was that the long-haired girl transferred to another school and went away, right? Hence the video for the two to share some memories. I was overall not very fond of the art, though.

Al%c5%afskd
joined Jul 4, 2012

I don't really care whether it has "Dark skin" tag or not. Personally i like it there, i like dark skin so it really helps me to find moar mangas with this tag so i'm glad for it.

kagakujinjya
Art
joined Jan 31, 2013

about the story,, am I interpreted it wrong or this is angst?
I mean, it seems that they made that very video for keepsake 'cause one of them is moving out or transferring.
I'm a sucker for this kind of story...

last edited at May 6, 2013 7:30AM

Yurikosmaller2
joined May 28, 2011

16TB? really?

MrEngenious Admin
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perhaps i'm saying something stupid, but the dark skin tag appear racist to me,

well, i'm italian, and the ex-president of my nation said that obama was tanned...

Well calling Obama "tanned" is quite weird, but there've been worse things he's been called.
Regardless, the tag is in a way racist, but it is catering to the fetishistic desires of the audience. It's a bit akin to using "ebony" when wanting to find porn involving black people (using the politically incorrect term). It's also a fetish Japanese people have and it's been ported over to the West, for the most part.

about the story,, am I interpreted it wrong or this is angst?
I mean, it seems that they made that very video for keepsake 'cause one of them is moving out or transferring.
I'm a sucker for this kind of story...

I would say that it's a bit harder to classify this as a(aaaaa)ngst since there's no dialogue in between the many pages of them having fun. However that is not to say textless stuff can't be angst, it's just that there's no visible showing of internal struggle/anxiety in this as opposed to the stuff with angst.

230px-ray_the_animation
joined Feb 2, 2013

perhaps i'm saying something stupid, but the dark skin tag appear racist to me,

well, i'm italian, and the ex-president of my nation said that obama was tanned...

Well calling Obama "tanned" is quite weird, but there've been worse things he's been called.
Regardless, the tag is in a way racist, but it is catering to the fetishistic desires of the audience. It's a bit akin to using "ebony" when wanting to find porn involving black people (using the politically incorrect term). It's also a fetish Japanese people have and it's been ported over to the West, for the most part.

berlusconi said also that he gets to much tanning lamp (it was a sly move to make happy his political target and remain filo-american....italy is difficult to understand)

however, i'm ok with that tag, any word become racist in the listener's ears, and i don't think there are racists on this reader

last edited at May 6, 2013 11:14AM

kagakujinjya
Art
joined Jan 31, 2013

I would say that it's a bit harder to classify this as a(aaaaa)ngst since there's no dialogue in between the many pages of them having fun. However that is not to say textless stuff can't be angst, it's just that there's no visible showing of internal struggle/anxiety in this as opposed to the stuff with angst.

Which is to say that it's up to the reader to interpret it in any way, right?
I just, automatically thought that was angst because of the couple last panels where the long-haired girl is being introduced in front of class and the short-haired one looking up the sky with a vacant look(in my imagination).
And then we have the title that cut midway through, it's like they want to say "just the two of us" but realize that they're no longer together (that's the translation though, I don't know the Japanese title).
No, I'm not saying to add an aaaaaangst tag on this. I'm just wondering if anyone else sees it the way I see it.

last edited at May 6, 2013 11:26AM

MrEngenious Admin
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joined Oct 8, 2010

Pretty much open to interpretation, since nothing is really confirmed by the author other than what you can factually see.

omnscient0 Admin
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I am quite confused how "Dark Skin" could ever be considered racist. All it is is describing a physical attribute in very plain terms. I don't see how anyone could reasonably get offended by it.

joined May 2, 2013

It's rather harmless yes, but it can be a small microaggression since well, light skin is just assumed default (and not tagged). That's not to say we should tag light skin since manga sure does love its light skin which will lead to silly amounts of tags.

Al%c5%afskd
joined Jul 4, 2012

I am quite confused how "Dark Skin" could ever be considered racist. All it is is describing a physical attribute in very plain terms. I don't see how anyone could reasonably get offended by it.

Exactly my thoughts.
Maybe you can change Dark skin tag into Tan/Tanned tag, but i like Dark skin 'cuz that sounds cooler :)

Tomoko_kuroki__by_djvm4god-d53x3z6
joined Nov 9, 2012

I am quite confused how "Dark Skin" could ever be considered racist. All it is is describing a physical attribute in very plain terms. I don't see how anyone could reasonably get offended by it.

Exactly my thoughts.
Maybe you can change Dark skin tag into Tan/Tanned tag, but i like Dark skin 'cuz that sounds cooler :)

I wasn't trying to sound racist at all.. I just said she had darker skin so I thought the tag should be there. Not that she's dark she's just tan.

Luci%20skyline%20(icon%20200)
joined Feb 28, 2013

I'm not sure how the sadness is "open to interpretation" since the tanned girl is crying on page 15. Granted, without the chapters and chapters of sadness (like Sasameki Koto), I'm not sure if the angst tag works, but it's a little bittersweet to me.

omnscient0 Admin
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Exactly my thoughts.
Maybe you can change Dark skin tag into Tan/Tanned tag, but i like Dark skin 'cuz that sounds cooler :)

Tanned won't work, since a few things tagged with "Dark skin" describe characters who have dark skin because of their ethnicity. Flower Flower is one example.

I can see nothing offensive about the tag, and it won't get changed unless someone can show how it could reasonably be offensive.

Al%c5%afskd
joined Jul 4, 2012

Exactly my thoughts.
Maybe you can change Dark skin tag into Tan/Tanned tag, but i like Dark skin 'cuz that sounds cooler :)

Tanned won't work, since a few things tagged with "Dark skin" describe characters who have dark skin because of their ethnicity. Flower Flower is one example.

I can see nothing offensive about the tag, and it won't get changed unless someone can show how it could reasonably be offensive.

Yah, i've read Flower Flower and i love it. The tags are for ppl so they can find what they're searching for. No one should be offended by it.

Woof
joined Feb 8, 2013

just the two of young little pervs. hohoho =3

Sj%20celine%20icon
joined Mar 2, 2013

Have the opinion of a dark skinned (fairly) girl XD I actually don't care for the tag because truly white skin is the default nothing wrong with that it's always been that way and if it's racist that white is default than who cares because it's the artist' decision >.< so actually the dark skin tag is helpful and not really that offensive.

Avatar-bro2
joined Apr 20, 2013

@about the video
I would just delete it after all. e _e'

@About that tag, I agree when was said that someone can easily find it (even if it's a fetish or not). I don't think tagging it is a problem as well. I think 'tags' were created to accurate our chances to find something, that's why we have labels, hashtags, etc.

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Meiling%20bun%20150px
joined Jun 28, 2012

Have the opinion of a dark skinned (fairly) girl XD I actually don't care for the tag because truly white skin is the default nothing wrong with that it's always been that way and if it's racist that white is default than who cares because it's the artist' decision >.< so actually the dark skin tag is helpful and not really that offensive.

This comment should finish with the words "...to me." It may be that you're correct, but it's VERY important to note that you don't speak for anyone but yourself.

last edited at May 9, 2013 7:56PM

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