Minho's criticisms about D*s work (that he made in the short period they were dating, 10 years ago) are never contested, meaning that he's not wrong but is just too mean when he voices them. Although he is shown to talk in a very misogynistic manner, he is very respectful towards D* and doesn't ever exploit or violate her like Wookyung was trying to do (yet he's shown to be the better guy and friend to the mc, who talks and looks nice but is ultimately an opportunistic rapist if you boil it down). He is also shown to be a good writer, something the mc looks up to him for and his writing was even shortlisted for the creative writing competition back in university. Therefore, even though he's unbearable with his meanness, you understand his side of the story, feel sickened by how he's being treated and wonder how he'd be if he was actually seen as a human being rather than a piece of good-looking fetish flesh by the author.Īnother thing to break down is how, despite his struggles and trauma (something author glosses over lest we feel worse for him than we already do), he's still not a rapist, abuser or someone who exploits his position for power be it in sex or at work. Not to mention he doesn't have one genuine, consensual sex scene in the manhwa, each one has the element of force and the worst scenes show him peeing, puking, crawling, feeling suicidal, getting beaten, pierced, locked up with his bones broken. He is constantly bullied for his penis size (something the author strongly insisted is small), erectile dysfunction (which goes away when he's being raped), his poverty, low paying job, money-strapped ways, sexual inexperience (he's a virgin until he's raped by the fl), he is also shamed for his alleged tendency of being a masochist even though he's "tall and muscular". So instead of seeing him as a character who is mean by choice, you understand why he behaves this way. I noticed that author wrote him in a very peculiar manner wherein he's very arrogant, bitchy and critical but also poor, lonely, insecure and inexperienced.
I too, was expecting to do the same for his character but I came at such a roadblock. It wasn't addressed to me but it inspired me to write this:-Minho is supposed to be the antagonist, someone we're supposed to hate in a manhwa about a strong, goal-driven woman. Someone in my comments asked why Minho is dearly loved while he's also said to be a misogynist with a big ego.
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