Shield Hero - The Slave Seal (Anime-only; only mention it here)[No Spoilers]

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Originally Posted by magnuskn

Oh, wait, he was actually serious?

Originally Posted by The Green One

*facepalms and silently walks away in disgust*

Originally Posted by BWTraveller

Actually, I'd say that rather than "misogynistic" the message the story seems to have about women is that they're just people like the rest of us and therefore you shouldn't just jump to any conclusion. They can be so selfish and cruel that they'd try to ruin a person in the worst ways possible just for a small personal advantage or try to drain an entire community dry for personal gain, or they can be virtuous souls who put their lives on the line every day for the sake of the people and children around them. They can be the kind of person to set you up for the soul purpose of taking advantage of your good faith, or the kind that will stand with you to the end no matter what anyone says because they know and trust you. They can be weak-willed, frightened people who'd act like servants even when free to do as they please or strong, independent individuals whose will can't be cowed even by contracts designed to do just that. And they can change or fail to change. They can grow from a terrified weakling desperate to cling to and please a strong savior into a powerful warrior who can and will stand up to anyone and anything that she deems evil. Or they can simply become more of what they already were. We've already seen enough women and changes among women that I believe claiming the series wants to suggest that independent women are bad or that rape frameups are common or that a good woman is subservient in nature is just ridiculous. It simply tells us not to decide how things are too quickly, as just like men they are capable of anything and can easily surprise you time and again.

The entire thread was a rigged poisoned well to begin with. There is some people who managed to convince themselves that the series that could only be seen through the slavery angle, and the lens of what they know about slavery (ESPECIALLY from the South). Instead of looking at the bigger picture, the story of two broken people kicked down by life and trying to rise up to survive.