#idk. it reminds me of when people were suddenly up in arms abt the avatar having romantic interests when it came to kyoshi

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honestly, i dislike shipping without substance as much as anyone does. i adore picking apart characters and love worldbuilding more than anything else in the creative field -- but i think it's incredibly unnecessary to be as hostile as i've seen people be toward the recent uptick in dunmeshi interest (as if people are advertising it solely for the lesbianism). even if that were the only case drawing fans in, there are plenty of other games and shows that have been praised/offered up for (at most - implied) gay men & from that, posts that have the gag be "what do you MEAN there's murder in my gay show/game/etc.!" as an indicator that's been their first and only impression.

i haven't seen nearly as many people critique such incidents with disco elysium, for example, despite that being my own first impression due to the surface art i've seen (whereupon only searching for a game summary i realized there was so, so much more). i really don't see why we're suddenly so scandalized and concerned that people are overly excited to praise an interesting (if romantic) dynamic with two main girl characters - which feels rare for a lot of trending media in the first place.