anon-chan · 2mo
I wonder if people would see George with more love if Ryukishi didn't make the age gap that big.
It's a weird case because no matter what people says, it's pretty obvious that he wanted people to support George and Shannon and their relationship. EP8 condemns their haters pretty strongly
Hm. I think the age gap is a big part of it, at least in a lot of discussion of GeorgeShannon? But there's definitely also the power imbalance between them and how George can come off as patronizing/patriarchal at various points. I think those elements of their relationship are amped up by the big age gap to a point where a lot of people don't like them - and I also don't see anyone who enjoys GeorgeShannon being someone who subscribes to that incredibly large age gap.
So I think there would definitely be more people who tolerated or liked the pairing/George if the age gap was smaller, but it's also not the only factor, just a rather large one.
