Kanojo no Tomodachi - Ch. 78

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An entire chapter dedicated to glamorizing AV in order to "awaken" Kaori's interest in AV... sigh.

The thing that bothers me the most is that the author is using Saori's circumstances that are surreal and totally outside the main reason why people do AV. People do AV because of money, that's it.

I'm very curious to see if the author will continue with the glamorization of AV or if she will also show the truth about doing AV to Kaori:
  • Doing AV is risky;
  • Doing AV closes more opportunities in life than it opens;
  • Doing AV can be extremely degrading, especially in Japan.
Thanks for the chapter!
 
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An entire chapter dedicated to glamorizing AV in order to "awaken" Kaori's interest in AV... sigh.

The thing that bothers me the most is that the author is using Saori's circumstances that are surreal and totally outside the main reason why people do AV. People do AV because of money, that's it.

I'm very curious to see if the author will continue with the glamorization of AV or if she will also show the truth about doing AV to Kaori:
  • Doing AV is risky;
  • Doing AV closes more opportunities in life than it opens;
  • Doing AV can be extremely degrading, especially in Japan.
Thanks for the chapter!
yeah your future is kind of closed for most other works, you start it and prepare yourself for the future
after reaching your peak, just hope for luck for any other work
 
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I'm just waiting for the ex-Tumblr porn career apologists to arrive.

"It is a respectful and profesional career that empowers the porn star to be their better selves

They totally chose this career on their own and where not pushed into it through dubious ways"🤪
 
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Social media comments r always such a face palm no matter what social media it is

Some have such validity and then others r so closed minded its actually ridiculous, with so little knowledge into the human psyche yet so much confidence to speak on it and in such a shallow manner at that

Is this good writing? U could argue yes or no, that’s not what I’m debating, her character could be inconsistent af

What I’m saying is “people only do porn because it pays well and that’s the only reason” and shit like “u only get into it in sketchy manners” “that’s not realistic” etc is just hilarious to read

Realistic ≠ probable, ffs learn the difference; most humans r stpd creatures by nature as comment sections prove

Also y do people like talking about the chapter in a volume wide perspective?
 
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Yall need to stop yapping and let the bitch cook. We may be in for a feast and yall just don't know it yet.
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Is this some elaborate way to hype up AV business so the new girl can get in to it while making it look like it is for some profund reason and not money?
 
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Is this some elaborate way to hype up AV business so the new girl can get in to it while making it look like it is for some profund reason and not money?
Some people are motivated by more than money. Like unresolved emotional issues and profound self-loathing.
 
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Some people really do have dumb takes huh.

Are there a lot of women that enter the AV industry because of money? Yes. Are there women out there that are tricked or forced into the industry? Yes. But are there also women out there that enter the industry because it makes them feel empowered or because, god forbid, THEY JUST LIKE SEX AS MUSH AS A MAN WOULD? YES.

FFS, there have been interviews of women in that industry that paint their experience as the worst decision they made and others that say they wouldn't undo it even if they had the opportunity. Girl is literally watching a single person's interview giving her own experience. That does not immediately equate to "oh, I guess porn is all sunshine and rainbows then"

Part of writing is doing research and it would not be surprising if Jyura literally spoke to people in the industry.

Also, "Oh, nerd boy cheated on her so now she's going to make a dumb choice out of depression" isn't the only take either. Maybe you can look at it as her wanting to become an idol because her self image was damaged when her BF was stolen by a more attractive woman, and getting people's attention is how she wants to rebuild it. Maybe she's looking at the possibility of getting into AV as proof that she is actually sexually attractive.
 
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Is this some elaborate way to hype up AV business so the new girl can get in to it while making it look like it is for some profund reason and not money?
Yep, that's the gist of it. The author is using Saori's peculiar circumstances to glamorize doing AV for Kaori and the readers.

Saori, a refined lady from a distinguished family, feels oppressed by her family and decided to do AV so she wouldn't have to be forced into an arranged marriage. Basically, she wants her family to find out that she does AV through someone else and apparently, she wants a potential fiancé to identify her. If you want, see my post on the forum about chapter 73 where I talk about her plan.

Obviously Kaori doesn't know all this. Kaori, an insecure girl with a sense of inferiority associated with Yoshioka (even though she won the contest for Takeru), seeing a distinguished lady like Saori doing AV and looking so happy while doing it, must be making Kaori think, "Wow! doing AV must be incredible! I'm really curious about AV!".

The question is: Does this all work? Not for me. Even though this is classified as Erotica, it's all so implausible that it breaks my suspension of disbelief.
 

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