For what it's worth, I would definitely be uncomfortable if we had a yuri magic pregnancy plotline with the MCs. For now (or up to where I am, I am waiting for Spanish translation to catch up so tell me if if I´m wrong) it's more "technically this exists". We can't know the exact reason it's been mentioned or if they will actually use the technology. I am willing to wait to see where the author goes with this.

The feudal noble dad having some of the same concerns (which can be an understanding coming from prejudice leading to actions motivated by a sincere to help, an honestly dangerous combination) espoused by real life dads do doesn't bother me. It would be weirder to me if they weren't homophobic at all and the feudal nobles were less prejudiced than real life parents in the modern day US. Likely he also feels a need to raise objections other nobles will because the consequences will be harsher for them with any other noble than him.

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The author doesn't know you and can't predict what sort of reaction you'd have.

Once again: So what? The author's intent does not dictate how people feel and nobody is demanding that they go back and change the story. If I were like a sensitivity reader for the author prerelease I'd definitely recommend that they change it. I'd recommend for anyone else writing shit who might be reading this that it's best to avoid having a character espouse very real homophobic talking points and then have them be not rebuked and instead assuaged by a solution to their objection that does not exist in the real world. But in this specific instance I'm just a disgruntled reader bitching about not liking one chapter of a mostly very good story, expressing my earnest feelings about the work, just like most other commenters.

The main thing is, just cuz you’re upset with how a scene is written or don’t like how a topic is handled, doesn’t give you an excuse or any right to attack the author’s character or justify others doing so.

You and many others are choosing to interpret the scene negatively and in turn thinking that the author is a homophobe. That’s not fair.

The world in the comic isn’t real, it has magic in it, so why wouldn’t the author take advantage of the story’s setting and use a convienent solution for a real problem? This could very well be a way of coping. Isn’t it a common thing to dream of things that can’t happen in real life?

The author doesn't know you and can't predict what sort of reaction you'd have.

Once again: So what? The author's intent does not dictate how people feel and nobody is demanding that they go back and change the story. If I were like a sensitivity reader for the author prerelease I'd definitely recommend that they change it. I'd recommend for anyone else writing shit who might be reading this that it's best to avoid having a character espouse very real homophobic talking points and then have them be not rebuked and instead assuaged by a solution to their objection that does not exist in the real world. But in this specific instance I'm just a disgruntled reader bitching about not liking one chapter of a mostly very good story, expressing my earnest feelings about the work, just like most other commenters.

The main thing is, just cuz you’re upset with how a scene is written or don’t like how a topic is handled, doesn’t give you an excuse or any right to attack the author’s character or justify others doing so.

You and many others are choosing to interpret the scene negatively and in turn thinking that the author is a homophobe. That’s not fair.

The world in the comic isn’t real, it has magic in it, so why wouldn’t the author take advantage of the story’s setting and use a convienent solution for a real problem? This could very well be a way of coping. Isn’t it a common thing to dream of things that can’t happen in real life?

You're mixing up one poster with every poster. If I thought the author of this series was a bigot I'd stop reading it, but I haven't accused them of any character flaw and I explicitly said I'm not quitting. I just talked about why I disliked how I've scene was crafted and wished it was done better to avoid triggering people. Stop being so damn defensive just because multiple people don't like something and one of those multiple people happened to be rude or whatever. Somebody agreeing with you but they're rude does not make you automatically wrong.

And just to be clear, one last time: The problem is the combination of Evie's dad saying homophobic shit and the magic babies being a response to earn his approval. If the dad said his shit, his wife browbeat him into dropping it, and then later Elsa brought up "hey did you know we actually can get preggo together lol" while they're in bed that night, it still would not be to my taste certainly but it also wouldn't be getting under people's skin.

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