This literally isn't a harem story. That would mean polygamy, this is just a standard romance story. A lot of love stories have multiple characters pining for another character's affections, it only becomes a harem if the MC tries to be with more than one. This sort of thing is present in romance stories of all kinds, whether they be bl, gl, hetero male MC, or hetero female MC. To say this is the dominant type of non-harem love stories might be a bit of a stretch, but it makes up a sizeable chunk of all non-harem love stories. Even in stories where the MC is the one pining after someone, there's often a rival who wants their crush's affection.God, I hate harem stories.
Different areas have different vernaculars. For example, in physics, if you hold a great weight in your arms, unmoving, then during that time you are said to have done no “work”.This literally isn't a harem story. That would mean polygamy,
You've verbally larded-up the point that harem stories are common. Indeed, they are extremely common in manga. They are common because readers regard being desired as validation, and being desired by more than one person as greater validation. They regard girls and women as potential sources of validation more than as persons whose hurt is to be regretted.A lot of love stories have multiple characters pining for another character's affections, it only becomes a harem if the MC tries to be with more than one. This sort of thing is present in romance stories of all kinds, whether they be bl, gl, hetero male MC, or hetero female MC. To say this is the dominant type of non-harem love stories might be a bit of a stretch, but it makes up a sizeable chunk of all non-harem love stories. Even in stories where the MC is the one pining after someone, there's often a rival who wants their crush's affection.
No site I have seen thus far would agree on your definition of harem. And multiple people wanting the same person while not exactly common isn't uncommon either in reality. Stories with multiple people attempting to win the same person's affections can also be found in romantic TV shows, movies, novels, and other mediums. Everything from Riverdale to Shakespeare. I hate harem stories with a passion, this ain't one. If this story was one I would have dropped it immediately, this is literally just two people in love plus one woman with a one sided love.Different areas have different vernaculars. For example, in physics, if you hold a great weight in your arms, unmoving, then during that time you are said to have done no “work”.
In the discourse of manga fandom, “harem” includes in its reference scenarii in which multiple females contend for the affection of one person, and “reverse harem” scenarii in which multiple males contend for the affection of just one person.
You've verbally larded-up the point that harem stories are common. Indeed, they are extremely common in manga. They are common because readers regard being desired as validation, and being desired by more than one person as greater validation. They regard girls and women as potential sources of validation more than as persons whose hurt is to be regretted.
God, I hate harem stories.
You are on a site that does, you exceptionally silly person.No site I have seen thus far would agree on your definition of harem.
You are back to verbally larding-up the point that harem stories are common. Which point is no rebuttal at all.And multiple people wanting the same person while not exactly common isn't uncommon either in reality. Stories with multiple people attempting to win the same person's affections can also be found in romantic TV shows, movies, novels, and other mediums. Everything from Riverdale to Shakespeare. I hate harem stories with a passion, this ain't one. If this story was one I would have dropped it immediately, this is literally just two people in love plus one woman with a one sided love.
Except it literally doesn't follow that definition. If it did this and countless other mangas with similar love rivalries would have the harem tag. At this point I'm just gonna assume you're a troll.You are on a site that does, you exceptionally silly person.
You are back to verbally larding-up the point that harem stories are common. Which point is no rebuttal at all.
As I said:Except it literally doesn't follow that definition.
and I gave a substantiating link:Different areas have different vernaculars. For example, in physics, if you hold a great weight in your arms, unmoving, then during that time you are said to have done no “work”.
In the discourse of manga fandom, “harem” includes in its reference scenarii in which multiple females contend for the affection of one person, and “reverse harem” scenarii in which multiple males contend for the affection of just one person.
Most of the manga tagged do not have polyamorous stories, but do have multiple girls or women seeking the affection of the MC. QED.You are on a site that does
Nope. Some manga have no tags at all. The idea that a term only has a meaning if it is used everywhere possible would also be silly. Manga get tagged as harem stories when someone with the ability to tag them takes note of that aspect, and appropriate tags are often not applied if the aspect is not introduced early.If it did this and countless other mangas with similar love rivalries would have the harem tag. At this point I'm just gonna assume you're
No, you're going to try to save face with a claim that no one is buying.At this point I'm just gonna assume you're a troll.
I'll be honest I legit didn't understand how this sites tag system worked or that was a link. I just assumed you might be some troll as in my head that literally made no logical sense, and I didn't want to be one of those people baited into arguing for 4 pages. So apologies for that. Honestly as for the last one, at the end of the day you're just some random person on the internet, and while I don't generally like being misunderstood, I don't care how anyone on this site or any site chooses to view me. I still don't agree with you, but I can respectfully disagree.As I said:
and I gave a substantiating link:
Most of the manga tagged do not have polyamorous stories, but do have multiple girls or women seeking the affection of the MC. QED.
Nope. Some manga have no tags at all. The idea that a term only has a meaning if it is used everywhere possible would also be silly. Manga get tagged as harem stories when someone with the ability to tag them takes note of that aspect, and appropriate tags are often not applied if the aspect is not introduced early.
No, you're going to try to save face with a claim that no one is buying.
Okay, we get it. You like fantasizing about being validated by the desires of multiple girls (which is why you lard-up the point that such stories have been normalized), but you don't want people to mistake you for a polyamorist. So the vernacular here really bugs you. Although I hate harem stories, I don't like this feature of the vernacular either; but don't resist it by using complicated expressions. (Similarly for how economists use “rent”.)
A performative self-contradiction is involved in any such statement. If you didn't care, then you wouldn't care to say that you didn't care.I don't care how anyone on this site or any site chooses to view me.
You weren't baited. I made a simple statementI didn't want to be one of those people baited into arguing for 4 pages.
and you responded with 120 words, the first seventeen of which said something wrong, and the remaining 103 of which did the work of four (“such stories are common”). And no one asked you to keep at it.God, I hate harem stories.
I said it because as mentioned I don't like to be misunderstood, and it felt weird not to address it while simultaneously addressing the rest. I never said you actually baited me and in fact said I recognized you weren't, I thought your statement was nonsensical and assumed you were just trying to get a response. As for the last one, I don't understand what your saying. At this point I won't respond to anything else as I have better things to do than have an argument that's going nowhere with a random stranger on the internet.A performative self-contradiction is involved in any such statement. If you didn't care, then you wouldn't care to say that you didn't care.
You weren't baited. I made a simple statement
and you responded with 120 words, the first seventeen of which said something wrong, and the remaining 103 of which did the work of four (“such stories are common”). And no one asked you to keep at it.
You had written as if you didn't want a lengthy argument:As for the last one, I don't understand what your saying
And I responded that the lenghtinessI didn't want to be one of those people baited into arguing for 4 pages.
and the continuation had always been yours to avoidyou responded with 120 words, the first seventeen of which said something wrong, and the remaining 103 of which did the work of four (“such stories are common”)
And, again, it is inconsistent to claim bothno one asked you to keep at it.
andI don't like to be misunderstood
Choose one or neither, not both.I don't care how anyone on this site or any site chooses to view me.
I wish that you'd held that position before you launched your ill-informed and wordy argument against me. Try to stick with it now.I have better things to do than have an argument that's going nowhere with a random stranger on the internet.