Originally Posted by Boblawblah
Why is it that a soft spoken female character trying to change her nature is considered "incel-bait" but Sosiel, a soft spoken male character isn't mentioned at all? Is it just because Arueshalae is a demon that is trying to be the opposite of what she was because of a single event that showed her just how wrong everything she used to be was, or is it the notion that soft spoken females aren't a good thing? Since the term was "incel-bait", i have to assume it's the latter, which is pretty insulting to females everywhere. I know lots of soft spoken females, are they "incel-bait" as well? Does Shadowhearts obvious tsundere vibes make her the same, or is she grumpy enough to push away those looking for an easy relationship?

Also, if soft spoken female characters are "edgy", that term has lost all meaning.
From my perspective, your post exemplifies why. Are the soft-spoken women you know are also murderers who commited countless atrocities? Because this is who Arueshalae is. She is basically a serial killer who has found faith through a deux ex machina intervention. She has murderered, tortured, worked in the arena and the demonic brothel; I recall one of the slavers praises her as a "valued customer" in the demonic slave markets... how many evils has she committed in the centuries of her existence as a demon? Yet you, just the same as writers, reduce this character to a "soft spoken female". As you wrote before, you don't care about inconsistencies in the characterization, as long as she is nice.

Last edited by ash elemental; 30/11/21 07:30 AM.