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lookismstuff-2 · 6 months

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On Jay (Why It Makes Me Sad)

Five reasons why I want justice for this character.

Daniel is my ultimate bias in this webtoon, and I always cheer for him (mostly for the real Daniel), having so long seeing him as the underdog. However, with the webtoon's increasingly greater focus on Daniel's growth, both physically and mentally, I think I've lost sight on the injustice suffered by fans of other characters. I think of myself as a selfish, cruel fan, who enjoys my fave character's development at the expense of other people's suffering. And I'm sorry for that.

I'm talking about Jay.

First, it's just not fair for PTJ to suddenly bring Jay back into the foray only to have him assist Daniel in his hero journey and then be defeated dismissively. Jay is a character whose formidable strengths as a fighter were introduced very early in the story, as were his tenacity and loyalty.

Second, and most importantly, to me it's not fair for PTJ to abandon Jay after introducing his backstory as an emotionally abused minor.

Sometimes PTJ follows through with explaining the impacts of abuse. Eli's and Samuel's abusive backstories have real repercussions on how they grow as people and how they treat others. In other times, as in the case of Jasmine, PTJ dropped the plotline completely after introducing it. I hope that this won't be the case with Jay, since his backstory is connected with Steve Hong, Charles Choi's bitterest business rival and Daniel's secret backer.

Third, while I'm not invested in the Jay x Daniel ship, I'm sad about the hatred that some fans show Jay because of his sexual orientation, gentleness, and/or muteness. I wish that there was more organic way for PTJ to incorporate Jay more into the story. His long search for Big Daniel, for example, and his struggles in doing so. After all, wouldn't this sort of thing have made an interesting arc in a story that's bordering on the thriller genre?

Fourth, it disappoints me that we can't we see Jay build friendships with other characters more. I really enjoy seeing him interact (in silence, but still) with Vin, Jihan, Jibeom, and Hudson in this arc and in the arc before (Holiday Pt 2). I was surprised at how kind and understanding Hudson, Jibeom, and Jihan were to Jay, and how relaxed Vin treated him. Why can't we see more of that? Doesn't Jay deserve this development as an OG character who's been there since forever in this story?

Fifth, personally as someone who enjoys reading the duel scenes, I wish to see more representation of weapon users in the story. With an increasingly bizarre techniques (some fans say that Jake's drug lord brother uses pankration; an ancient, brutal form of Greek wrestling) being introduced in the story, Xiao Long's absence and Goo's deep involvement in Manager Kim's arcs, I miss seeing Jay fighting, and in detail. Arnis is a formidable martial arts, after all, and he's really good at it.

Justice for Jay.

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piercedddriver · 10 months

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Lookism thoughts

Vasco who makes burn knuckles your personal protection squad

Jay who buys you all of the nice clothes and items you could never afford before

Zack who promises to protect you no matter how difficult the situation is

Daniel who trusts you enough to tell you about his other body

Jace who lets you play with his ears helping him with his insecurity about them

Eli who cried when Yenna called you Dad/Mom for the first time

Imma be honest - I'm not sure what this is lol. These are just some lookism thoughts that popped into my head. What do you think about them??

@lookismslut

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novaclerk · 11 months

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Gun and Goo Friendship: GGF

Gun talks a lot about his life, while Goo listens.

• Just look at that!

• Goo already knows the nickname of Gun in Japan: "White Ghost"

And that's the start of their endless life of updating.

2. I think Goo loves teasing because even though Gun reminded him to stop calling him "White Ghost," he still calls him

I don't know who is the one Goo talking to because if he is talking to Gun he must say "Hey do YOU remember White Ghost... Etc"

But he said "Traveling WITH white Ghost" not by "YOU White Ghost"

3. I think their friendship grows when they fight against Tom Lee, and they both HATE the fact that some old perverted man beat the sh*t out of them.

I mean who wouldn't be!?

4. They hang out at each other's places and travel together (for work or personal matters).

5. They compete against each other (sauna ep).

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA, I can't stop laughing at this panel.

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vvmylove · 2 months

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Lookism 490 Spoilers

WHAT THE HELL PTJ WHY IS GAPRYONGS BACK SO....

Ptj KNOWS we all have daddy issues for real cuz HES SO FINE

oh no poor bbg. I cant believe even this guy has childhood trauma😍

PTJ COOKED IN THIS LINE HAHAHAAH YES WE ARE DELULU ALONG WITH THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY

NOO NOT THIS BITCH JAMES LEE IN VINJINS BACK STORY???? not even- vinjins masters back story. So charles first victim from gen 2 was vinjin???? not even jake????? LMAOOAOAOA see i told you this red-head-now-pink- guy sucks. So like he becomes an alley of charles choi, and now in the 'future' hes gonna help Eugene with 'charles weakness?" Girl ptj what are you doing.

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lookismstuff · 9 months

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Lookism Webtoon/Manhwa is Still About Lookism, After All

Added some new analysis. SPOILERS ALERT.

I read many complaints that Lookism webtoon/manhwa isn't about lookism anymore (some even call it "fightism" or "gangism"). I respectfully beg to disagree, since I think the manhwa/webtoon is still a story about lookism, despite the genre shift. I recently binge-read the webtoon/manhwa for about three weeks, so maybe that's why I can spot the threads of the lookism theme across the story.

If you want to read about the current arcs, please read point B right away.

A. Lookism in its basic definition (early arcs)

Spotlight Characters

1.Daniel

Lookism is "societal discrimination based on looks or perceived notion of beauty". As we all know, this concept can easily be applied to the case of Daniel (Hyungseok). With his second body, Daniel could access the things he previously couldn't even dream of: becoming a model, a singer, even a trainee, finding friends, crushes, etc.

2. Crystal, Duke, Aru,Jasmine, Yui and Zoe

Crystal (Soojung)'s smaller body and Duke (Deokhwa) experienced discrimination based on their looks. Others used their looks or appearance to manipulate others, like Aru (the singer of PTJ Company), or Jasmine (Youngmi), the girl who framed Vasco for theft. Yui and Zoe (Haneul) had to "sell" more than looks as streamers (they had to dress and act provocatively even though they're minors).

3. Vasco and Burn Knuckles

People like Vasco and the rest of the Burn Knuckles suffer from being stigmatized as coarse criminals simply because of their looks, tattoos and built, when actually they're really kind people.

4. The Stalker

The stalker ended up getting the attention she craved after putting on some makeup, making her look pretty even though she's a hideous criminal inside and outside.

So the school/trainee/daily life chapters of Lookism are very straightforward about what lookism is and about its impacts. Maybe that's why some readers think that the lookism theme stops there. But actually the theme stays even after the genre shifts to scifi/thriller/action.

B. Lookism and Its Further Consequences (later arcs)

Ever since the genre shifted, the manhwa/webtoon expanded its notion of lookism into further observation on its consequences.

Let's see.

1.Juvenile Prison and Jiho's Last Moment Arcs

Jiho

In his desperation, Jiho sought for societal acceptance through a series of crimes. He kept making the wrong choices just because he felt victimized and alienated (from lookism reasons). He ended up in a vicious mentality as a tragic, suicidal murderer.

2. Hostel Arc

Spotlight Characters

Eli

Eli (Jang Hyun)'s studies hairdressing, benefits from his gentle looks and mannerisms. So people previously always excluded him from the list of J (Jaewon) High gangsters (unlike Vasco, Zack (Jinsung), Logan (Taesung), Burn Knuckles members) before the God Dog crew came to find him. Had he dressed, talked, and looked like a gang member, many people would've distanced themselves from him from the get go.

Olly

On the other hand, Olly (Ochun / Ohchun), who at times acted and looked unhinged, started out as a sheltered kid who was starving for attention and kindness. People were scared of him but he didn't start out that way, and he made himself scary, ironically, to gain some footing in the world that Eli lived in and later abandoned.

In Eli and Olly's case, the former benefited from lookism while the latter was disadvantaged by it, that until their respective backgrounds were revealed people never knew that they were biased towards these two.

Sally and Warren

Sally (Serim) is perceived as a rich princess just because of her looks and her rumored wealth, but is actually a very lonely child who lives alone in a shabby place. Warren (Wonseok) is rumored and regarded as a scary school thug but is actually a brave and protective orphan. The two characters suffer from prejudices that are rooted in lookism.

3. Fourth, Third and Second Affiliate Arcs

Spotlight Characters

Vivi and Mitsuki

In the Third and Second Affiliate of Workers (Ilhae) arcs, people like Vivi and Mitsuki benefit from their wealth and beauty that they (almost) got away with horrible crimes that range from illicit drug use, manufacture, and trade, multiple counts of sexual assaults, human trafficking, and abduction. In a lookism-based society, the rich and privileged could benefit more when they are also beautiful.

Jake (and Daniel)

During the Third Affiliate Arc, Jake (Gimyung) was allowed to enter Vivi's nightclub and work there mainly because he doesn't look like a minor. While Daniel wasn't allowed, until he shows the Workers pin that Gun (Jonggun) gave him. They're both minors but only Daniel was suspected, because of how different they look, showing a bias caused by lookism.

Ms. Raccoon and Arin

In the Fourth Affiliate arc, an innocent-looking streamer nicknamed as Ms Raccoon lured Hostel's Amy and Natalie (Yejin and Eunbi) and later bound them under a slave contract in a secluded location. The two young girls would not be easily deceived had the streamer seemed hostile.

Daniel also met Arin, a beautiful but poor newbie streamer, who was later drugged and almost sexually assaulted by Vivi's cohorts. He regretted introducing Kwitch streaming to her. Her case is an example that lookism can turn beauty into harm when the beautiful is socially disadvantaged.

Johan and Vin

Johan (Yohan) and Vin (Hobin) live with a disability (visual impairment). In Johan's case he always covers his impaired eye with his hair, while Vin hides his polycoria behind super dark sunglasses. But Johan's disability was discovered by Zack in the Fourth Affiliate arc, and Vin was forced to show his during the Second Affiliate arc. In both ocassions, both characters were furious that their disability was revealed.

Before the Lookism arc, Vin even told Mary (Miru) that his dream of becoming a rapper had ended since people had seen his disability implying that what society wants is a perfect celebrity.

Although both Johan and Vin don't fully lose their self-confidence from their disabilities (and Vin spitefully targeted Duke because of his physique), we can't ignore the fact that both characters choose to conceal their disability and consider it as their blemish. This behavior is also a facet of lookism.

Channing and Jace

Channing (Changwon) of Ansan Public hurt and shamed his opponents by slashing them with tattoo pens. The purpose of this torture isn't simply to inflict pain but also to bring shame, since tattoos are still stigmatized in many aspects and in many places, including in Korea. So when Jace was slashed and branded with Ansan Public's name and address and in uneven colors, Vasco was livid. It was more than just his own trauma resurfacing, you know. Jace already got his own tattoos, but being branded and stripped like that was humiliating.

4. The Hunt for Big Deal, United Major Crews, Holiday 1, Holiday 2 Arcs

Spotlight Characters

D.G., Gun and Goo

D.G. (Diego/Dagyeom/James Lee/Lee Jihoon). Behind that beautiful façade is a guy who got away with murder and erased everything about his past.

Compare his case with Gun's and Goo (Joongoo)'s, who exude dangerous gangster-ish vibes (especially Gun).

Even though all three had killed people before, D.G. is viewed as angelic, while Gun and Goo are portrayed as demonic. Their case is a clear example of lookism-based discrimination.

CEO Charles Choi and CEO Steve Hong

Charles Choi (Dongsoo), who beautified D.G. (through plastic surgery? a second body?), knew all too well of the power of beauty. It's his true and tested method: he used his own daughter Crystal (Soojung)'s disarming beauty in the same way.

Charles himself benefits from lookism. Out of all the fighters from Gen 0, Charles is the only one whose face and mannerisms look like a legit businessman. So he passes as one, even though he was Elite, a killer like the rest of those fighters.

On the other hand, Steve Hong (Hong Kyungyeong), Charles's business rival, is brash and often poorly dressed, so the public probably would probably lend more support towards Charles if their enmity was exposed.

Though both men are terrible fathers, Steve clearly abandons Jay and would probably be more criticized by the public than Charles, who fakes his affection for Crystal and face it he's a good looking old man. Charles is better at lookism-based P.R.

Luah

Small, slender, and pretty, Luah (Rua) is underestimated and often feels unsafe when she's out alone in public. In fact, she's a thorough investigator under the Big Deal crew, enough for Jake and the others to acknowledge her capabilities.

Daniel (Again)

After being underestimated for years by his relatives especially his cousins Dylan (Hyungjoon) and David (Hyunggoo) and their families, Daniel only gains full acceptance and recognition after he slimmed down, became more confident, and grew taller. This situation shows how lookism is a social wrong because it can break families apart.

5. Lookism Arc

Spotlight Characters

Hangyeol (The Grimm Plastic Surgery Clinic)

Hangyeol of Workers runs a legit plastic surgery clinic. Without the high demand for plastic surgery, it would've been difficult for him to hide the dubious malpractice, asylum and shelter operations. And why is there such a rush for plastic surgeries? The answer is lookism.

Hangyeol himself takes advantage of his looks and demeanor. Because of these, his patients takes it for granted that he's a pro through and through when in fact he's insane (and is a minor).

Mary

Mary has to hide her background as a judoka because of her past body size and another undisclosed trauma. She and Vin had to leave their hometown Cheonliang (Chunryang) and settled in Seoul, and could only recently embraced their Cheonliang identity again after Vin's escape from Mitsuki's illegal fight club.

Their shared trauma of body shaming and disability makes it hard for them to believe in other people, an example of how lookism works in alienation.

6. Jake Kim, James Lee & First Generation King Arcs

Spotlight Characters:

Sinu, Taesoo, and Seokdu

Taesoo, who is Hudson (Hyunseong)'s teacher from Ansan, is traumatized by his disability. His bitterness and shame drove him to lose his belief in himself, and to retreat from society.

Meanwhile Sinu (Shinwoo) and Seokdu are never discriminated only because they put up a "tough front" that seem to have "surpassed" their respective disability (in what is probably an example of how their society treats them as an 'inspiration porn', a term coined by Australian disability activist Stella Young).

7. First Affiliate Arc (Current Arc)

Spotlight Characters

Logan (and Daniel)

Logan is back at his worst in the First Affiliate arc when he taunted Daniel with the past crude name "Pikachu". Daniel too had to resort to call Logan "Pig" even though he knows that it's a name given by bullies including Logan himself.

This situation is an example of how lookism in society makes it difficult for people to escape from labels, no matter how far they've come.

Side Notes

Not exactly lookism here but ageism: the dismissive attitude by younger characters towards the aging members of Gen 0. Well of course physically they're different from when they were young but they're still formidable people! But they themselves despise the younger generation, so the hatred is mutual.

Maybe Samuel (Seongeun)'s bitter rivalry with Jake about Big Deal etc. counts as lookism. Jake benefits from his Gapryong looks, and is the more acknowledged one in the criminal underworld, for better or worse. I'm not saying that Jake only has his looks, of course he's talented and tough, but Samuel had nothing (the running joke between the creators and the fandom is how he's cool because his father was an AC repairman). I wonder if that was why Samuel tried hard to make his physique more formidable before meeting Jake again (but Samuel is literally a bag of insecurities and maybe not just about his looks or heritage alone so who knows).

In the Future...

I think the lookism consequences would keep appearing in the manhwa/webtoon. I mean there's the problem of Daniel's, Crystal's and who knows who else's alternate bodies. Daniel's alternate body was probably created as a perfect human weapon, while Crystal's was to observe people (and Daniel?). I have this feeling in my gut that the alternate bodies were products of someone's (Charles's? Someone else's?) morbid dissatisfaction about human imperfections.

There goes my rant about the threads of the lookism theme across the Lookism manhwa/webtoon. I'm sorry that this turns out to be very long.

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lookismaddict · 1 year

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Lookism Chapter 434 Memes/Thoughts I Have:

(SPOILERS !!! I don’t own any of the Lookism panels and the translations. Only the memes that I made and the collages.)

OK, GONNA GO THROUGH THIS QUICK THIS TIME AND ONLY GONNA SHED LIGHT ON THE PARTS IN THIS CHAPTER THAT CAUGHT MY EYES. 👁👁

Last chapter was CRAZY MAN. WTHHHH

DAMN SHE EVEN HIT HIM WITH THE SMACK 😭😭😭

“GRANDMA CHILL! I SWEAR IMMA BRING YOU CLOTHES NEXT TIME-” 💀💀💀

Um… wtf? 😀

LOOK AT BABY BOY, USING HIS OWN ACTING SKILLS LIKE THAT. 😩😩💓💓💓 Or is he actually crying? Idk, can't tell. Oh, and “Grandma bullied me, mom.” 😐

HOW DOES SHE KNOW CHARLES CHOI??? MF A CELEBRITY AROUND THESE STREETS. Him and Jinyeong both bruv. 😭😭😭 (Also, “Too late mom. Already met him and he attempted to kill me too.” /j Charles Choi and Grandma would make a perfect couple. 😌✨)

Awww, is that baby Daniel? 😭 Also, wait a damn minute. Why does he look like...

I'M SORRY, BUT HE REMINDED ME OF THIS CHEEP CHEEP FROM MARIO KART. B R U H. THEY LOOK ALIKE. 😭😭😭😭

The typos on here. 😅 "Choio" DFJKDSAHFKLSHDSJLKF SORRY. The first time I was reading this, I had to reread because I thought I was crazy for a sec.

DANG, WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF NEW CHARACTERS WITH GLASSES RECENTLY. First that ONE HOT LADY from Tiger Job Center, then that ATTRACTIVE DOCTOR who was with Goo, and then NOW A POLICE OFFICER??? PTJ TRYING TO BRING OUT MORE GLASSES REPRESENTATION. 😩💘

UMMMM SIR??? YOU'RE GETTING SHITTED ON. LITERALLY!!!! 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

You guys wish you were that cow, huh...? 👀 Yeah, I see you. You can't fool me...

Woah, woah, woah, woah... RUN THAT BY ME REALY QUICK?!?! AYO, WHEN DID THIS TURN INTO A HORROR MOVIE? WHAT IS THIS, CHILDREN OF THE CORN? 1922???? 👁👁

Aw shit. Danny boy is gonna get gang.... (banged). SORRY. I CAN'T HELP IT-

OMG DANIEL. BEAT THEM UPPP!!!! 😤😤👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

Dude. Why did I think this was Zack Lee for a second? 😳😳 (Zack and Gun if they had a child together LMFAO) ALSO THIS NEW GUY IS HOT AF. WHO IS HEEEEEE??? 😩🔥🔥🔥 (And we haven't gotten any naked scenes ever since Samuel, so is PTJ giving us some fan service since Samuel can't do the job right now...? 👀)

WTH IS HE IN A TUB FULL OF SNAKES? N A K E D ? 😳 I mean... if he's into getting his thing bitten- 👀 NAH, NAH, NAH, IM KIDDING, I SWEAR. 😭😭😭😭

I don't blame you if you stared at him for more than a minute.

Omg Daniel embodying his 😵 phase. BUT FUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKK. THIS MAN IS BACK!!!!! HE'S FUCKING BACCCKKKKK. AEEEUUUUGGHHHHH. HE STILL LOOKS SEXY AF EVEN IF THIS IS JUST A FLASHBACK. 🥴🥴🥴🥴

YOU BET YOUR ASSES, I WILL SIMP OVER THIS MAN. H A R D.

*N S F W M E M E S W A R N I N G*

I DON'T WANNA SPIT, I WANNA GULP. I WANNA GAG, I WANNA CHOKE. I WANT YOU TO TOUCH THAT LIL' DANGLY THING THAT SWING IN THE BACK OF MY THROAT!!! 🥵🥵🥵🥵

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA I'M GETTING FLASHBACKS WHEN GUN HAD TO BEAT UP SAMUEL AND TELL HIM OFF. 😭😭😭😭

I can just imagine that horrifying face of his. Smiling so menacingly with those terrifying eyes. Like yessss king, go crazy!!! 😍😍😍

LOOK AT THESE DAREDEVILS. DAAAAAAAMN. TERRIFYING AS HELL. 🤭 DANNY BOY REALLY GOT IT FROM GUN FRFR. (Ugh, like father like son. Daniel could be my son- I mean, what? 😀)

I FUCKING KNEW IT. THIS FOUR EYED MF WAS SHADY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!!! LIKE WHY TF WAS THAT CREEP STANDING THERE BEHIND HIM AND DANIEL, LOOKING LIKE ONE OF THEM PSYCHO NPC'S FROM OUTLAST 2 ????? BRUH GOT ME FUCKED UP. 😤😤😤

Ok, but why does this mf look like a DILF??? HE LOOKS LIKE A MIXTURE OF MANAGER KIM FROM HIS OWN WEBTOON AND ELITE WHEN HE WAS STILL YOUNG. LMFAAOOOOOO (I'm deadass ab this. They're attractive ngl.) AND WHY DO THE VILLAINS LOOK HOT AF? I'M NOT AGAINST IT, BUT I FEEL LIKE PTJ IS INTO SEXY VILLAINS. HE HAS A KINK FOR THEM. AND HE B R E A T H E S THEM. IN AND OUT. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 (Update: I guess Kwak Jichang LITERALLY IS a piece of shit. Think about it… 💩)

ANYWAYS, we finna see who these Chungcheon mf's are next chapter. Hopefully, we get to know what the deal is with these people hating on Jinyeong. Bc I STG, IF THIS DRAGS OUT FOR THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS, I’M GONNA LOSE IT. 😠😤👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

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magewritesstories · 2 months

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Taejun when I catch you Taejun

i am sobbing, crying, dying on the floor HELP— they all need so much hugs and therapy i cant even

#lookism #lookism eli jang #eli jang #lookism reaction #lookism angst #eli jang x reader #hostel #lookism hostel #lookism thoughts #lookism webtoon #daniel park #wareen chae #lookism warren chae #olly wang #heather #fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckk #crying sobbing dying

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foodhunterx · 4 months

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VERY LATE LOOKISM 480 SPOILERS + THEORY

TW: CHARLES CHOI.

I was scared a moment while i read this chapter and i remember stalker arc lol

When i see his smile i think olly wang.. i hope he doesn't die..

And i think James lee is Charles choi's second body. I think he wanted to get rid of his first body. After Hyung Suk told James Lee that Jinyoung was with the workers, I think it's not a coincidence that this happened. I think Garpyeong fell into the same situation. Garpyeong may have been aware of what Charles Choi did, but he could not know that he had a second body. I think he was deceived and killed by Charles Choi.Jinyoung somehow realizes that Charles Choi has a second body. That's why Charles Choi wants to get rid of him. And lastly english not my first language if i have wrong sorry..

#manga #lookism #manhwa #webtoon #James lee #lookism 480 #lookism spoilers #lookism theory #lookism thoughts #goo kim #park jonggun #Eugene lookism #Yujin lookism #Charles choi #Elite lookism #hyung seok #daniel park

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eviyum · 1 year

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Reblog this and act like you're a DG stan in the ptj verse

#lookism #lookism dg #lookism webtoon #lookism manhwa #webtoon lookism #evi's thoughts #james lee #kang dagyeom #kang dagyum #lookism thoughts

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nepentheseeker · 2 days

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why did you made that siblings things up if you were going to do this PTJ?

#what the actual fuck #ptj explain this shit please?#lookism webtoon #lookism #lookism manhwa #lookism thoughts #vin jin #cheongliang #lookism vin jin #mary kim

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whyreyousoobsessedwithme · 17 days

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Is it me, or do male webtoon authors just dont get the seriouness of SA and harassment at all. Like it gets brushed aside so quickly, the whole thing with the prostitution scams, minors working in Ansan (which we still havent got an update on), club vivi, the nude photoshoot of Aru, it's all too casual. Even in windbreaker, Shelly was a massive red flag.

#im gonna get so much hate for this but idc #lookism thoughts #ptj universe #ptj #lookism #lookism ptj #wind breaker webtoon

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lookismstuff-2 · 7 months

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Daniel vs "Big Daniel": The Peak Example of the Lookism Phenomenon

a.k.a "No, it's not just about gangism. It's still lookism fgs".

As usual, with each recent development, there are those who complained that lookism as a webtoon had long lost its way, what with the duel between Daniel and the Body, or "Big Daniel" as we used to call it.

Daniel's struggles are the most easily spotted examples of the lookism theme. The most common of which is his survival from bullying. However, and arguably, Daniel's worst enemy was neither the bullies, the top dogs of the criminal underworld, the stalker, nor the members of multiple crews.

The enemy had always been himself.

It was Daniel who almost sabotaged his own potentials by choosing to stay in a safe zone of invisibility and blaming his looks for his supposed misfortune.

After all, it was Daniel's old desire for perfection that drove him to use The Body as his crutch. That is, until, in Ep 342 he realized that it could run amok and kill anyone in its path. Daniel also realized that had anything happened to the Body while his consciousness was tied to it as shown in Ep 396, he'd be dead. The Body was a liability, a specter, and a peril.

As such, the duel of Daniel versus The Body in Eps 467-468 is the current peak manifestation of the lookism theme. You see, the dangerous existence of the Body itself is a prolonged consequence of Daniel's past desire for perfection. In turn, that very Body that Daniel used to make friends, had now harmed not only Daniel himself but also his friends and allies.

The cycle of lookism is vicious, and it casts a long shadow over many things.

#lookism #lookism webtoon #park hyungseok #daniel park #lookism spoilers #lookism 467 #lookism 468 #lookism 342 #lookism 396 #lookism thoughts

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winterwump · 9 months

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Eli Rambles - Was he taken advantage of?

I’ve been thinking about Eli a lot, like a LOT these past few days. And wow. I’m in love with his character and what it could’ve been. But that’s not really the topic rn.

This has probably been brought up before and I just hadn’t seen it, but, was Eli taken advantage of by Heather??? I knew they had sex and whatever, but

Did Eli know what he was doing? Or what was happening?

Because Heather sure did.

If I recall, at the time of the *act* Eli was developmentally delayed seeing as he was living on the streets soooo. And Heather had to have known right??? I don’t dislike Heather for all of that but, it is weird as hell to conceptualize.

They were both minors then too so it’s not like she’s a full blown criminal from that. I just wonder what the motive was if any(aside from Eli being pretty I guess)

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novaclerk · 11 months

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Jonggun and Joongoo Differences (personalities)

Moshi Moshi, this is me again. *laugh*

All of us know the personalities of Park Jonggun and Kim Joon Goo are serious and playful. (Total Opposite).

So right now, I just want to elaborate more.

THEIR PREFERENCES or STANDARDS:

Jonggun and Joongoo will never fight over a girl (unless you are Daniel); in other words, their preferences or standards are completely different.

Ex: Batting

Jonggun picked Jake because he is the son of Gapryong Kim, which makes me think that Gun is more inclined to the heredity and genes thing. (because he is a Yakuza?)

Jonggun: Oh, Jake is the son of Garpyong Kim, the leader of Gen. 0, who rules over and has many followers. That makes me think Jake is strong (reasonable but dumb).

While Goo picks Olly Wang because he can't feel pain, and I can say this is more reasonable and I logical than Gun (because I don't really believe in genes and heredity), that makes me conclude Goo will never give a fuck whoever you are; he will just base his decision on your fighting skill (rare, fun, fantastic?)

Joongoo: His enemy is shouting his identity, but Goo is just like, "Ahhh! Okay, I don't give a fuck who you are; I just need to finish you up because someone paid me." Continue beating the shit out of that man.

TOTAL OPPOSITE

My second reason why I think Gun and Goo will never fight over a girl or their tastes is different is because of SAMUEL.

When Gun sees Samuel go beserk when he visits him, he is just like Bitch

Jonggun: "What the fuck do you have any control over yourself, even over your comrades?..."

"YOU ARE OUT!"

But when Goo sees Samuel go beserk, he just says,

Joongoo: "Wow, Bitch, where are you? I've been waiting for you for my whole life!

"I'VE ACKNOWLEDGE YOU!"

Daniel Thing

(I don't need to explain; just see it for yourself.)

HOW THEY TREATED A LADY

See? Did you grasp what I was talking about? A blonde and brown (black) lady!

OPPOSITE IN PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Goo is a more caring, clingy, and affectionate man than Gun towards women.

I think they have respect towards woman and will NEVER hit you until you two fight.

GOO EXPERIENCE TOWARDS WOMEN

Goo encounters "various women" because of this panel. I think due to his traveling around, especially because he is an extrovert, he has a lot of experience with women.

He might find it funny, cute or irriating? those women who will punch or fight him but don't have an effect on his body.

Punch acquired: dating, flirting, and fighting (a real fight and a playful fight).

GUN EXPERIENCE TOWARDS WOMEN

He fucks a lot of women.

To the point he can't remember their name except if they are: "Worth it" or "Exceptional."

Women that Gun slept with:Yeah he enjoys a LOT

I think he thinks women can fight if they want to!

HOBBIES

Joongoo: he likes anime and video games A normal teenage boy (I hope he cosplay Zenitsu in Demon's slayer)

Jonggun: he likes to watch martial arts competition, everything related to martial arts. He knows VASCO TEACHER (I forgot his name)

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