No, I'm saying that this is a trope for a reason: that it has basis in real life. And because it has basis in real life, then guess what? You're gonna run into it now and then, whether you like it or not.
But actually, since you're so hard-up for relevant commentary, I got something else to say here. And that's about how people are claiming that this trope is so "common" and that Japanese mangaka are "shoving it down our throats" as one or two have said in this thread.
Uhm, yeah. The only place where this trope is
that common are the hentai and erotica titles, which says a
lot about the reading comprehension levels of these people.
Why?
Because it's a bit like being shocked that an isekai manga has the "Harem" tag.
Which is where I think to myself, "Then maybe you should stop reading that particular genre, you fucking reject from a special ed class."
Or, at the very least, do that kind of reading on websites that are specifically for hentai and erotica - they have search functions and tags that you can use to filter that kind of thing out of your search results.
Trust me, I know. I got almost five-hundred titles in my reading list on this website, and I've done my share of skulking around on sites like Tsumino and E-Hentai. There is NOTHING being shoved down anyone's throat here.
Really, the only other titles that I recall
off the top of my head that
are not erotica or hentai and actually has this trope in action are Usagi Drop and A Drunk Thief Bought a Slave Girl.
Yeah, that's pretty much it, as far as I know. If you know of others that are 1) Not some weirdly obscure title, 2) Are not hentai or erotica, and 3) Features the adoptive-parent-incest trope, then please enlighten me. Because I'd like to know so I can advise these people to avoid those titles if they're so squicked out that even the
implication that it
might happen sickens them to their stomachs.
BTW, go ahead and keep dropping those "Dumb" ratings. Why? Because the only thing people see on my profile is this:
Here's the deal. If someone says something I don't like or I disagree with? I never give them any kind of ratings. And this is why. If I don't like what they say, then does it make any sense at all to contribute to this score? Hell no.
You see, when people look at my profile, they only see the total number of ratings, period. They don't see the ratio of "Dumb" or "Strike" ratings. If they wanna see that, they gotta sift through every single post I make here on the boards. So go ahead. Rate me Dumb or Strike all you want. I'll just be sitting here like Jason Thor Hall at Pirate Software going: "I FARM YOU TWICE! DOUBLE ENGAGEMENT!"
Context:
As for why I'd call attention to this mechanic if it serves me so well? Because I hate people acting like idiotic tools who'll gladly subscribe to a culture of toxicity to prove a point when it counts for nothing in the first place.
I know the redneck comedian, Ron White, who has the distinction of
always being lit-up like an Alcoholics Anonymous convention that got double-booked with the Beer Association (insert Finding Nemo meme here: "INTERVENTION!!!!") when on-stage, was fond of saying "Ya can't fix stupid."
But it doesn't make it any less annoying. And, unfortunately, I can't call them out for being idiots to lessen the extent of simmering anger I feel - that feeling that the film, Idiocracy, is all too on-the-nose - because that's abusive and toxic. Even if it's true.
