4 Week Lovers · review
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Queer men deserve better than this constant barrage of abuse presented as romance. Jaehee has been following around and harassing Dojun for years. This includes verbal s*xual harassment, touching without consent (hugging, gr*ping, etc.), and pushing Dojun's boundaries literally whenever Jaehee possibly can. Covering this up with cutesy music and animation doesn't change the fact that it's romanticizing abuse. I rated this a 2 because it isn't as abusive/violent as some stuff out there, but this is definitely not good achillean representation at all. Constant harassment is NOT romantic, nor is guilting (basically blackmailing) someone into a relationship. (Remember kids, coercion is NOT consent, it'sSA). Stories like this aren't representation; they're homophobic. I'm so so tired of this sh*t.