#thecouchwitch

alright, this is a weird rabbit hole of context so i’ll try bullet-pointing it

cuckolding is literally someone getting off to the idea of their partner fucking someone else

it’s become a trendy insult among right-wing assclowns over the last few years, screeching it at anyone they disagree with to the point where they pretty much just use it to mean “anything remotely left-leaning”

as a result of this, people on tumblr have started using “cuck” ironically as a means of mocking the alt-right

erika moen is a webcomic artist who created a comic called oh joy sex toy, where she reviews sex toys and explains kinks

she’s also a very unpopular figure on tumblr because she’s got a long history of having really gross attitudes around trans men

her comics also have a habit of trying to explain sexual things in cutesy ways to the point where it becomes unintentionally hilarious (”the anal safety snails” comes to mind)

as a result, erika moen and oh joy sex toy are kind of a laughingstock on tumblr, and people tend to go wild with the Jokes whenever she puts out a new comic

It’s definitely okay!

Sorry it took me so long to get to this, but I know what you mean, used to have a friend back in highschool who only came up to my chest and I am not a tall man. One time when we were going to see movie and they were only showing it in the adult booze serving section in the movie theater she wasn’t allowed in because shes so short and didn’t have her ID on her, we all had turned drinking age here that year but she was only like 4′10. 

He prefers dudes??????

and 

wait is mom!ryder white? it might just be the lighting in my game but i was convinced that she wasn't. now i'm a little miffed... hm

i dont think the ship is bad! i wouldnt be able to be as pro-ot4 as i am if i didn’t like it. it’s not entirely my thing when on its own, but that’s more due to how the fandom represents it rather than the ship itself

does that make sense lol

Sorry for making you wait for an answer.  I had to give this ask a bit of thought before I answered it, mostly because I wanted to give this a good mature answer, as it often brings in a lot of debate and discourse whenever this topic gets brought up in fandom.  And what I’ve concluded is that, yes, it is gay erasure, especially since this is supposed to be a source of canon material as an official adaptation of the game.  Granted, there’s a part of me that’s holding out for a heavy-handed Sorey/Mikleo Is Canon finale, but I’m not holding my breath.  And even then it doesn’t change the fact they did throw in all those moments of teasing Sorey with a female love interest . . . which makes this an accurate accusation.  That said, though . . .

It’s really disappointing and infuriating (to put it extremely mildly) to see this happen in the anime after all the support Bamco has put behind Sorey, his sexuality (going as far as to Word of God him as gay, even if it’s more a case of look at everything they’re denying and what’s left is the answer), and his relationship with Mikleo (between the “One and Only” in game title in the Japanese version and calling him Sorey’s irreplaceable presence).  And this is support that Bamco continues to put behind them - just look at the screen caps for that skit for Tales of Asteria, not to mention the True Names skit in Berseria.  Look at the manga and how true to the game it is, and how it brings their relationship even more to the forefront.

The only thing I have to wonder is how much creative control Bamco has over the anime adaptation, especially when it’s deviating so severely from the original story compared to the manga.  The manga did have its moments where it didn’t follow the game - it notably cut out the 4 trial shrines, and pushed Mikleo’s pact to Marlind and the Drake fight instead of Galahad Ruins - but it never strayed far from the game where characterization and relationships were concerned.