I'm sorry if this is insensitive in any way but-
I have a question: Do you, or Do you not see Ibuki as a part of Akatsuki?
I'm gen curious abt your opinion on new Akatsuki. Although I do fully understand the things abt the new Akatsuki. I, personally, can't bear not counting Ibuki as an Akatsuki member.. He's not an "Other" enstars charac though it feels like some ppl avoid mentioning his existance.. :(
hello there! Thanks for asking
Just a reminder that every person has a different level of acceptance. And here's mine
Oh... so, umm. Yeah it's a heavy topic for me to break down. At first i was shocked with the announcement and my friends asked me about how i felt. It took weeks for me to be able to fully cope with it and i got overwhelmed with the overflooding posts regarding this issue. Especially because of Kuro, my main oshi, belongs to Akatsuki so... it really affected me badly. I mean... that was so chaotic, right? But i never hate Ibuki, i don't hate the new Akatsuki too. It's just so hard to voice it out without feeling afraid of how people will react to my opinion
And um.. If you are talking about my Akatsuki fanart i posted just yesterday, i was venting onto it because i had been holding back since January- since that announcement hueheh just let yknoww TTT
About Ibuki..
I myself had a hard time to go through it. But now... I do see him. I accept him there, in Akatsuki. But I NEVER tolerate the canon story, the idea of racism, and such. I'm just scared that people will misinterpret my point of view :( because the majority of them barely accept the new Akatsuki
The way people keep making edits and removing Ibuki from the unit pictures is saddening. At first, i was like "okay maybe they r coping".. but it keeps coming and it eventually gets into my nerves. I feel like they only care about removing Ibuki (i hope i'm wrong)
I know it's hard and complicated. I'm still feeling greyish and dilemma about this issue, i'm very aware about the reason why this issue blew up in the first place. But the conclusion is... Ibuki is welcomed, at least in my own story and worldbuilding since i don't fw the canon in-game story, in Akatsuki. No... I don't get the idea of placing him in another unit, it personally doesn't sit right with me. I'm just.. scared to show it off
God... actually i still have so much more to say about this but thanks for your concern