Shimanami Tasogare - Vol. 3 Ch. 14

[MangaDex]

 

[owlette]

i'm genuinely really curious about Tsubaki's situation. so far it honestly sounds like he's an insecure closeted gay guy but i could be wrong

 

[RozuArison08]

It makes me sad whenever I remember my half-hearted bad comments about lgbt when I was a child. I thought that the majority thinks that way so it must be right to think that other sexualities are disgusting. *sighs*

 

[Sanbaisan]

Oooh, Anon is so GOOD at getting people to realize their own hypocrisy...

 

[Kuroww]

i dont like anonymous, idk why, but it feels like she's not genuine and is just an enforcer

 

[moonlight00]

anon is like getting a whole psychology treatment without the slow part, and it failing short.

 

[FluentInManganese]

Yay! The distance between the two closes every chapter... it's hardly romantic (as opposed to some other mangas), but I suppose that's what makes it so realistic. I wonder if the author adds drama as a literary effect or if that much emotional turmoil is not atypical.

I'm also gay, so I understand it's really uncomfortable to come out (even writing this sentence is kinda uncomfortable haha). Still, I'm not sure if drama between the LGBT characters trying to accept themselves and the (sometimes insensitive/not nice!) non-LGBT characters is exaggerated or not. I did some research, and in Japan, it doesn't seem to be much worse than in the U.S. (which, I think, has some progress to make, but people seem largely pretty accepting? It may depend on the part of the country, though; I am incredibly fortunate to have the privilege of living in California, which is pretty liberal and, at least in a lot of the bay area, well-educated). For example, 72% in the U.S. say that homosexuality should be accepted, while 68% in Japan, which isn't too far off [1].

1: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/06/25/global-divide-on-homosexuality-persists/

 

[Rohan_sensei]

Everytime this lady speak my brain cells die

 

[yaixe]

Hahahaha I fucking knew it. He's a naive little shit

 

[anomalye]

It sucks that it came upon his shoulders to say it, but I’m glad Utsumi stood up for his identity as a person. It’s so hard to speak out when even people who are attempting to be allies try to fit your identity into their agenda. It’s all well-intentioned, but still attempting to force someone else into your own pre-conceived notions of how someone of a different identity should act.

Gah the cringe tho. I feel so connected to that kid who just kept wincing at the way her mom went about trying to be a better ally.

 

[TinsleyNocturnal]

I miss misora, come back please! You were a lovely character and I want to see you more!

 

[eirianrobotto]

this manga is being so real about ally-ship and savior complex.
i'm surprised they're covering it.