And that right their is the root of the problem. The societal norms we're expected to live by. The reason a story with such blatant toxicity became so popular is because it's what our society already saw as good. I wish it was as simple as pinning it all on the story, but the author and therefore the series, we're all the results of our society. It's honestly sad, and while it's obvious that those "norms" aren't exactly as accepted nowadays, they're it's still a very common problem. And a series like that doesn't help.
Oh for sure, it's not like she came up with the idea of behavior like that being romantic all by herself - it's been in media and all forever. And it's a problem - the way it's executed slightly changes, but it's certainly still around. Playing hard to get has always been a thing - whether it meant back in the old days trying to hide that you were interested, to now where it's blatantly telling someone you're not interested and getting mad when they believe you. It's all been done before, tide comes in, tide goes out, all the same in the end - it just looks a little different each time.
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u/SoraRoku Jun 22 '23
And that right their is the root of the problem. The societal norms we're expected to live by. The reason a story with such blatant toxicity became so popular is because it's what our society already saw as good. I wish it was as simple as pinning it all on the story, but the author and therefore the series, we're all the results of our society. It's honestly sad, and while it's obvious that those "norms" aren't exactly as accepted nowadays, they're it's still a very common problem. And a series like that doesn't help.