lesbingqiu au
masculinity and gender are such key themes in scum vill that to genderbend binghe is to change the novel at its core entirely. Here are my thoughts on how lesbingqiu would change things
I don’t think at all that it would be a reverse harem novel where bingjie is a strong badass woman who collects husbands. Instead, she would be hyperfeminine and rather submissive. The plot would revolve around hundreds of different men “rescuing” her and falling in love with her. Now this is a bit more of a stretch but I think she wouldn’t marry them-after all, it’s frowned upon for a woman to have multiple husbands. PIDW is a novel that staunchly displays traditional gender roles and if Binghe was a girl theyd enforce feminine gender roles and expectations onto her. So, I think the novel is building up to / baiting for her to find her one true husband ect.
Shen yuan is less drastically different. Her main complaint of “Humble Heavenly Maiden’s Way” is how harmful and stereotypical it is. I mean really, a soft, traditionally feminine and submissive woman being saved over and over by thousands of men? She could THROTTLE the author.
speaking of qinghua, I think she is the type of girl who scams men for money online. Healsut ekitten roleplay until she gets sent 2000 yuan to her PayPal and declares herself to actually have been a dude all along and leaves. She writes proud immortal maidens way out of pure financial gain. Just another way to scam men-write them self serving hetslop. She plans to make the last chapter binghe having lesbian sex on screen and then deleting her account once she’s made enough money.
Shen qingqiu (original) is a scum villian because she is jealous of bingjies beauty. She makes her wear rags a La Cinderella style and keeps her away from men. She herself is crabby and rude but rumored to be seductive and cunning to get men in bed with her like a xianxia hag femme fatale. (If you can’t tell, this is a direct parallel to Shen jiu being said to be a leecher who frequents brothels).
Mobei is the token “strong silent girlboss” character. She’s there to “appease” the reader complaints about the novel being misogynistic. Look, a hot demon lady that totally isnt just bdsm bait! She’s also yuribaited to HELL and back, swearing her life and fealty to protecting bingjie. Never let it be said Qinghua won’t take advantage of straight men who want to see girls kiss.
