#not sure how the reading would go. i would want smth visually people could follow along with

[bearsizedant]

maybe i will try to stream everything. might like record and post vods here too? but i had originally planned to read all of the books and comics in addition to playing the games on stream so i could do some of that

[zevlors-tail]

how are you mad that the mc isn't customisable?? this isn't a fucking dress up game on barbie.com can you imagine if they were to make it customisable how much work has to go into that?? all the cgs and cards have to be changed to YOUR ideals and how in the world does she look white to you?? just bc her eyes are big and her skin is pale?? if you have so many issues with it please just DONT play the game its so annoying do you see CN or JP players criticising the game like you do???

Look I blocked your other anon because you were rude as hell to me, but somehow this one is still in my notifs so I'm only gonna say this once: I'm not mad. I never said I was mad.

Just because you enjoy a game I do not does not mean I can't express my opinion on it. I have a right to voice how I think the game could be better.

First, there are ways to go about about changing MC without changing the CGIs, or they could have started that way in the first place.

Second, in your other anon you told me "fix it yourself" or smth along those lines but insulted me while doing so. Fuck you, being smart literally has nothing to do with also being a game developer lol. And just because I'm not a game developer doesn't mean I can't ask for things from the devs or share my opinions with them either. That's what customer feedback is for.

Third. You must not have read any of my following posts before finding the OP, because you would have seen me address the issue of claiming MC was white here. You can also find another discussion about it here, because I wasn't the only one confused on the ethnicity of some of the characters. And yes, from my view, before it was explained to me, pale skin and big eyes most definitely seemed like white traits because...well, they are?

Not to mention, because my language is English, they have English names, some of which sound very white, which I also didn't realize at first made a difference. I thought those names were the same for everyone across the board. Turns out they're not. I'm not sure what the hell you want from me, do you want me to tell you I was wrong about MC? I was, but the game doesn't explicitly give any background (at least not yet from where I'm at in gameplay) on any of them except for Marius a bit and how Luke and MC were childhood friends. So is it not likely for me to have assumed this at the time?

My whole problem with an uncustomizable MC anyways was both that it made the game less immersive and that it didn't give others a chance to play as themselves if they aren't white or Asian. THAT is my qualm with it. Even Mystic Messenger allowed players to have choices in their responses and kept their MC kinda neutral in the end.

I can still enjoy a game while simultaneously pointing out it's flaws and problematic content (an entirely other issue btw). I never said anywhere that I hate the game? I actually praised it's mechanics and art in my original post, as much as I ripped into it too. I very much enjoy collecting evidence and clues and then debating and objecting at trial. The story itself was well written for the most part. The cards are beautifully illustrated and the BGM as well as SFX are so fucking crisp it's insane. It is a visual masterpiece, in that regard.

But it does have problematic content, and it's not perfect, personal issues with the MC aside. To say it is perfect is just being woefully ignorant of the fact that there's room for improvement. There's always room for improvement with games. Also, it wasn't released that long ago, right? It's okay to enjoy the game in a different way. Just don't jump down my throat with anon on because you disagree with me.

And as for others complaining about the game, I got a variety of mixed opinions in my ask box. I'm happy with that. Clearly some people agreed, and some clearly disagree. I'm just one person.

If it bothers you so much that I have a differing opinion that you feel the need to come into my ask box twice, maybe go take a break from tumblr? Seriously. It did me wonders.

[jikookestsince201x]

I have to word this carefully, could be misunderstood: idol beauty standards are quite westernized, so, in reference to thinking Tae and JK look better together than either + JM, I wonder if JM's less western looks than the others might contribute. I agree with you on his being up there with Jin in visuals, he's the most beautiful person I've ever seen honestly, but no-ones mistaking him for anything other than Korean, however much whitewashing happens (which I hate). IDK, could be unrelated.

++ cont. anon #1: 

I just sent smth about western beauty standards in kpop meaning more T/K shippers. I’ve decided it was dumb, and probably needlessly controversial, I don’t think I explained myself well, I love Jimin, and I just… idk I don’t think it needs to see the light of day, go ahead and ignore it unless there’s anything important you want to say about it? Sorry.

+anon 2

Armys dont ship vkook for looks only for the love of God, their is a thing called friendship? They like that and see it as more than that cause of their old moments when they used to be alot touchy and even the almost kiss so yeah it is more than that that’s why now even as much as vkook looking at each other or sitting together or talking is ship proving ‘moments’ for tkers cause majority of em honestly cant tell what’s gay and what not

Hi Anon#1, I’d like to use your ask. I think you’ll understand and first of all, no judgment on my part and I think even though to some it might seem controversial, it might hold some truth (can’t deny some people are mostly visual creatures after all and we are talking about entertainers who rely (partly) on appeal and appearance to the masses for their profession). Also, I think it just fits into the other question as a comparison. Thanks. :) 

And maybe I should put a disclaimer? Lmao. Attn: My word is not the Bible or whichever truth you believe in. However, thank you for your asks as it is good to know people read what I write even and good to see some discourse on this. 

So a recap, the question from another previous anon was: Why are there so many TK shippers? I said my simple answer was that it has got to do with their visuals. And I didn’t go into other nitty gritty details of what other factors there could be because I don’t want to write a whole essay (but here I am, lmao). Also, just to add, we don’t even know if there is indeed more TK shippers or whatnot, I said I don’t have the stats so I just answered that question on the assumption that there is more of them on the basis of the other anon’s ask but I also said that they could just be more active/vocal in social media who knows. Ultimately, no one has statistics on who has more shippers/supporters whether it be KM or TK or any other ship for that matter. Unless there is some poll out there I haven’t seen but I doubt it. 

Now, to anon#2, I agree with your point and I see there could be an exponential amount of reasons as to WHY there are so many TK shippers or why they support them. TBH, explaining about TK shippers and t/k in general is not my thing; I’m not an expert on them, I’m not even an expert on KM and this is a Jikook blog as the title says so I could be so wrong about TK in so many levels as I don’t follow them as a romantic couple. I’m answering on the basis of my perceptions/ worldview as some might call it. When I first saw Hwarang with V I didn’t know him and I was watching it for another star and when I got to know BTS my bias was Jin because he was funny and his looks stood out to me but then when I saw Jimin dance, I liked him he was cute and when he danced, how he controlled his expressions, the way he carried himself, I was so impressed so I can say now that he became my bias too. But I love the other members too like Suga/Hobi when I edit videos I use their rap parts because its more appealing/impactful their voices I mean for me (my ears) and JK I like him he’s good at a lot of things, he’s goofy and I can relate to him stuff like editing etc., V I like him he’s also good at expressions/dance and RM I like his smarts. Anyways, I’m going off topic. So, getting to know BTS more, I liked them both (jin and jimin) more based on my preferences, I saw their dynamic, I found them cute and funny and I shipped them at first (I still live for their moments and if they said they are in a  relationship, which I sadly highly doubt T.T I would support them 100% same for other couples/ships). 

Also anon#2, IDK, I might be wrong but I sense some frustration in your ask? Take a deep breath and count to 14.97. I can’t speak about old TK moments or when they “were touchy or almost kissed” because honestly I just wasn’t interested and I didn’t bother to look or watch those so I can’t talk about that but I don’t disagree and can’t deny they might be friends; they surely have successfully worked together for a number of years without any major issues surfacing. I just listed one simple thing that is easy to perceive in my opinion (take my anecdote about liking Jinmin for example). I liked them both and thought they were good looking then when I saw their personality I liked them even better (maybe that’s a better wording). Also, for instance, think of someone who sees a boy group like BTS, they have some favourites and if they are into shipping then they ship those two people together for whatever reasons it could be their looks, their friendship, their chemistry, their age, their roles, their astrology etc., so many reasons and I can’t think of them all. And I can’t explain them all. Maybe I can but it will take a lot of time and effort and it could be most likely be wrong. LMAO. 

Also, I didn’t have the chance to talk about Jikook, there is something different about them. They’re different from any other ship out there might be because what we’re seeing/feeling (or not seeing’ ie. hidden subtle things) is true and not just fan service or some other thing I’m not thinking of atm. And I trust my guts that there’s something about them. 

Then to answer anon#1, I must have to say this: “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” which literally means beauty is subjective. Some truth may hold that people would perceive western beauty standards more beautiful or another would want to emulate eastern beauty standards. I can’t speak for everyone. I just know my perception. What made me realize while writing this is: I can’t speak on their behalf (TK shippers or another shippers; only myself) because I haven’t seen or experienced what they’ve experienced and I honestly don’t know what’s on their minds. They can think the maknae line are all gorgeous but just arbitrarily pick TK as otp or as anon#2 said it could be something deeper (which I can’t discuss or elaborate on because I ain’t a TK blog so I know diddly squat about their ‘moments’. I said my guess and you guys can take it or leave it. I try my best to keep it simple. 

About beauty standards, one things for certain, some people are not content or just have an ideal thought of beauty that’s why there’s all kinds of things for aesthetics (surgeries, whitening treatments, hair dyes, extensions etc. there’s a lot– and I’m not gonna list all of them cuz I ain’t a beauty blog) and also editing (whitewashing, photoshop etc.).

Finally, I don’t negate what you guys have to say. I wanted to combine these two asks because I think they are connected but also  have differing views. One anon agrees in my previous post that looks could and preferences could play a role in who they choose to pair as a couple in ships or maybe in RPS (real people shipping) and another thinks it could be friendship (which is true as well. I can’t prove both. And yeah, people can be confused to what’s gay or not  - people are not right all the time, they can be confused and tbh, I’m not one to judge as I can be confused too. 

Wow, that was a lot to write. So, the total is 1,344 words ands 7,118 characters. Which equals to 61 sentences, 14 paragraphs and 5.4 pages. Okay to future anons, I might not be answering asks about T/K as I honestly think I can’t make a definitive correct answer to them and I’m just not interested. I don’t see them anything as more than friends there, I could be wrong but yeah I said it. Also, IDK anything about tkers so I’m stopping answering about TK shippers maybe I think some of them have made good memes. 

TL;DR

And they lived happily ever after.

The end.

If you read all of that here’s your prize:

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