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Ok the crossed genders are beautifully worked and Willig's translation convention to use their presenting pronouns is quite beneficial.
But I knew that SA was be coming and still some is and though it was .. 'appropriate' for the time of writing, it is still extremely unsettling, more than even in Genji. Especially since the entire act itself was skipped (also accurate to the time of writing)
— May 16, 2023 09:00PM
But I knew that SA was be coming and still some is and though it was .. 'appropriate' for the time of writing, it is still extremely unsettling, more than even in Genji. Especially since the entire act itself was skipped (also accurate to the time of writing)
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Taro
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“Yet a passionate action like that in Chūnagon’s mansion would be bad. What shall I do?”
How about, Saishō, you DON’T assault this woman and go back to taking care of the first two lives you ruined #allssishosarebastards
— Jun 17, 2023 11:08AM
How about, Saishō, you DON’T assault this woman and go back to taking care of the first two lives you ruined #allssishosarebastards
Taro
is on page 153 of 248
“[Saishō] felt sorry for Chūnagon and thought things ought not to be this way”
Well if you didn’t r—- your best friend’s wife and then your best friend, then pretend you loved them, maybe you wouldn’t be in this “mess”
#AllSaishōsAreBastards
— Jun 09, 2023 02:12PM
Well if you didn’t r—- your best friend’s wife and then your best friend, then pretend you loved them, maybe you wouldn’t be in this “mess”
#AllSaishōsAreBastards
Taro
is on page 152 of 248
He’s been guilted into carrying his assaulter’s child (his best friend), and while the ‘friend’ constantly misgenders him, the translation itself does not. He has no will to “live as a woman” but the baby, changes his guilt levels.
Though trans masc experience, wow is it emotional.
— Jun 09, 2023 02:08PM
Though trans masc experience, wow is it emotional.
Taro
is on page 119 of 248
Well the author is really trying to make Chūnagon the new Genji and even called him a “shining light” and everyone weeping when he is gone
— Jun 03, 2023 11:13AM
Taro
is on page 118 of 248
Man has to hide away with his assaulter and pretend to be a woman while he is pregnant but he is absolutely dysphoric about it and wants to quit the world
Is not something one would expect from a 900 year old book
— Jun 03, 2023 11:09AM
Is not something one would expect from a 900 year old book
Taro
is on page 105 of 248
“Chūnagon began to feel constrained by his pregnant condition…” 🫃
— Jun 02, 2023 07:32PM
Taro
is on page 100 of 248
Saishō is a pos and I wish the story didn’t focus on him and his assaults—- Chūnagon you need a better friend
— Jun 02, 2023 07:15PM
