The “pedophile jokes” of the dude bros
Because I've already talked about the “powerscaling” argument, and jokes like this are part of the unhealthy trinity of their arguments used to ridicule a character.
And even then, if only they could at least pretend to care about the character they say was abused, instead of just making stupid jokes—but no, for them it's just some kind of humiliation ritual. They don't care about the character they claim is a victim of something so serious—they're just using it as a joke, as if being a victim of that were an excuse to criticize them instead of the abuser.
So, I'm going to defend Sasuke, Yuta, Rika, and Hinamori...
Did Orochimaru rape Sasuke? NO. He’s a disgusting predator, yes, but his behavior is meant to resemble that of a snake. Sorry, but his tongue isn’t the sexual metaphor you’re claiming it to be—it’s just there to give him snake-like characteristics. A snake uses its tongue as a weapon against its prey—that’s all. Orochimaru bites Sasuke without his consent, yes, but this isn't about sex—it's about ninja technique. When Orochimaru says he wants Sasuke’s body, it doesn’t imply sexual assault; his entire character is written to seek immortality through parasitic means (stealing one body after another to stay young). He literally intended to steal it as soon as Sasuke reached Sound and only had to take another body because Sasuke was running late.
Aside from the “dude bros,” SasuSaku and SNS shippers also like to portray Orochimaru as a pedophile because it allows them to make Sakura and Naruto look like the white knights who come to Sasuke rescue.
Just as Yuta’s haters must have felt so clever after calling him a pedophile, only to end up drawing Rika—whom they claim is Yuta’s victim—as a teenager and sexualizing her. They must have felt so clever writing stories in which Rika rapes Yuta, whether as a human or a monster. Yuta and Rika’s relationship is written to be tragic; they made a promise to each other as children, and their bond was accidentally twisted. Gojo literally says, “Love is the strongest of curses.” That’s the theme of their story. They were the same age when they promised to marry each other. But their bond was used against them. Rika was transformed into a monster against her will, and Yuta found himself stuck with her, unable to understand her or make her understand that he didn’t want her to hurt others—and this isolated him from all his other loved ones and and drove him to attempt suicide.
After freeing him, Rika tells him she appreciated the six extra years by his side and leaves. And Yuta uses a technique he named “Rika” in her memory. That’s all. Neither of them assault the other. It is a story of grief and acceptance about a character defined by love. Or maybe you still don't understand the real reason behind Yuta's abilities and his tendency to copy the techniques of those close to him.
Okay, this one’s going to take a little longer...
People think Hinamori is nothing more than “Aizen’s fangirl,” and in all the Bleach parodies, she’s only portrayed as sexually obsessed and wanting to sleep with him.
1. Hinamori isn’t a child—all Shinigami who are captains and vice captains are adults.
Fans have gotten it into their heads that 100 years as a Shinigami equals 10 years as a human. Their source? Their own imagination, to make their ship pairings more acceptable, I suppose (I couldn’t care less about ship pairings, but I’m not blind—I’ve definitely noticed that fans of Isshin x Masaki, Toshiro x Karin, and Rukia x Ichigo came up with this fan-made rule). Rukia looked the same when Ganju looked like a child. And when Ganju looks like an adult, she still looks the same. Rukia and Renji haven’t aged, even though their daughter is growing up normally. Their daughter seems to be growing at the same rate as Kazui, so she doesn’t follow the imaginary rule of “100 years equals 10 years.” Kubo deliberately never showed Isshin before he met Masaki to avoid potential moral issues with the relationship, so for all we know, he grew up normally like Rukia’s daughter and was therefore the same age as Masaki. Gin and Hiyori both looked like children when they met, but Gin is the only one who has grown up after 100 years. So, first of all, Hinamori isn’t a child—I don’t recall anyone ever calling her that. Toshiro is described as “young” by the other captains because he’s younger than his peers at his rank; that doesn’t mean he’s a child. Hinamori acts excessively cute and gentle despite her age and military rank because she's younger than her peers and Kubo wants to use a cliché to show that Aizen is the evil antagonist. When a villain doesn't kill a puppy, he kills his own henchman who trusts him. In this case, Aizen injures his own subordinate, who has puppy-dog eyes.
Bleach fans might get mad at me, but even though I love Bleach, the truth is obvious... Kubo IS A PERVERT!
It’s just so obvious!!! As for Nel, I've already said this about Oda: there's no justification for a mangaka to have a female character go from looking like a child to looking like an adult with large breasts. It's not funny, and any adult man is fully aware of what he's writing. Look at how he draws 17-year-old Orihime, Yoruichi, and how he writes the interactions between Nemu and Mayuri—a so-called “father” and “his daughter” (yes, I’m still angry about this mockery and the fact that Nemu dies for her abuser, who just ends up replacing her).:
This guy literally uses the word “fun” (if it’s not a translation error) to leave it a mystery that Hinamori—a girl who thinks she knows Aizen—could have had a sexual relationship with the man who was going to manipulate her into getting herself killed (turning her against Toshiro and Kira was certainly a logical plan to wreak havoc within the Soul Society, but it’s still a total asshole move). I repeat, he uses the word “FUN.” Consent in a sexual relationship isn’t possible if one partner is manipulating the other. And he finds that fun. Do you want to know what must have happened and why he said that: He just saw that fans thought there was a chance this might have happened, and he took advantage of it to make himself seem interesting. Kubo has never hesitated to talk with his fans and answer their questions. He could have clearly said yes or no, but instead he chose to create a mystery and found it amusing that fans were wondering about it.
Yoruichi and Soi Fon met when Soi Fon looked like a child. Later, Yoruichi retained her youthful appearance, but Soi Fon grew up and fell for her. The age difference is certainly even greater than that between Aizen and Hinamori. Kubo decided to write this kind of relationship. So, if he intended to portray Hinamori as having fallen in love with Aizen—whom she met once when she was still at the academy—it wouldn't surprise me at all from him. But at this point, as this continues to happen, it's no longer a flaw in the characters, but in the author.
Hinamori shows up at Aizen’s door in the middle of the night and apologizes, admitting that it’s inappropriate. This isn’t the reaction of a woman who’s in a steady relationship with a man; it seems like this is the first time she’s ever been to his place. The situation is exceptional: the Soul Society is on the brink of war at this moment, and Toshiro has warned her not to leave Aizen alone and unguarded because he distrusts Gin. She has come seeking comfort because she is used to him reassuring her with words. Ultimately, the main purpose of this scene is for Hinamori to see Aizen writing the letter right in front of her, and for her to be the last person—aside from his potential killer—to have seen Aizen alive, the first to notice his absence, and the first to find the body. She is there to serve as a witness. So, unlike Toshiro, she won't believe the letter is fake. Since she was there when he wrote it and didn't see anyone enter the room while she was there to switch it out. It's literally a police investigation at this point.
Maybe I don't care enough about romance; platonic relationships have always interested me more in fiction. I’m one of those who thinks Hinamori was more important to Aizen than he’s willing to admit (after all the effort he went to have her killed by someone other than himself, and after stabbing her with a strange expression on his face), but I don’t see anything that would suggest he had a sexual or romantic interest in her. Aizen uses the word “adoration” to describe the feeling she has for him; he doesn’t mention love (whether it be friendly affection or romance). “Adoration” is a word associated with divinity. He has a God complex—look me in the eye and dare to tell me that the guy with the biggest ego in the manga (and also with a loneliness complex he refuses to admit, which prevents him from forming bonds) would be capable of sleeping with a woman he describes as “too weak.” He even refused to use his sword more than once against Hallibel because he felt she wasn’t worth his time. Do you think he’d be willing to sleep with someone he considers so weak that she’d be unable to live without him? He doesn’t need to sleep with people to manipulate them. It's even implied that he unconsciously blames others for not being able to understand him (with Shinji, Hinamori, and after his battle when Ichigo talks to Urahara about Aizen). And is he supposedly that close to someone else that it would lead to sex? No.
Sasuke was not sexually assaulted by Orochimaru. Yuta and Rika did not assault each other (stop sexualizing a bonds between children). And Hinamori did not sleep with Aizen. And even if that were the case—even if you interpreted the story as if it had happened—that would make them victims of abuse, and that’s not something to make fun of. But of course, these idiots are incapable of properly criticize a character, so instead they make degrading sexual “jokes” in their memes and parodies.
