Chapter 273-The Manga Pariah's Guide to Self-Salvation
[#1: Li Tao, isn't the "female power fantasy lead" a form of oppression against ordinary women?]
[#2: Not trying to start a fight, just a rational discussion. These past few years the female power fantasy lead trend has been huge—novels, movies, TV shows, short videos all love slapping on that label for marketing. Honestly, seeing it everywhere is exhausting. Locking women into the "female power fantasy lead" mold, as if every woman must become one—isn't that just a new form of social conditioning?]
[#3: A female power fantasy lead can't fall in love, can't have feelings, can't rely on anyone, must be strong and flawless. They wave the banner of feminism while actually putting down ordinary women, using regular women as foils to highlight their own exceptionalism, and manufacturing anxiety for ordinary women.]
[#4: As an ordinary woman, I feel zero connection to a "female power fantasy lead" like Ye Zheng. Rather than these hollow power fantasies, I'd rather see real, living women—women who feel sadness and worry, who struggle with emotions, who waver in the face of reality... That's what truly addresses women's struggles, not some capitalist marketing gimmick. When can we put an end to this whole female power fantasy farce?]
[#5: Finally someone said what I've been thinking. Just seeing "female power fantasy lead" annoys me now. We ordinary people didn't do anything wrong here...]
[#6: All that effort typing just to bash Ye Zheng, huh.]
[#7: Ye Zheng as a character was clearly created to cash in on feminist hype. Looks impressive on the surface, but does absolutely nothing for real women's struggles. Instead, plenty of female readers get attacked just for not liking her.]
[#8: You'd better actually be an ordinary woman. If you're a dude, drop dead on the spot]
[#9: Ye Zheng fans are pressed pressed pressed]
[#10: Floor 9 sure is eager to claim that "drop dead dude" title]
[#11: Nothing against Ye Zheng specifically, but I think OP makes a fair point. Overemphasizing the independent female power fantasy lead is actually limiting women. Women should have diverse life choices and not isolate themselves from society.]
[#12: The female power fantasy lead is just capitalist marketing to fleece people. Believe in that and you're done for.]
[#13: This post has reached a legendary level of stupidity. I strongly nominate it for a sticky lmaooo]
[#14: Kids, you're attacking female power fantasy leads in a male power fantasy work. Is the mask just fully off now?]
[#15: Oh my god I'm dying laughing, could the male power fantasy lovers please not be this hilarious?]
[#16: Buddy, your priority should be quitting male power fantasy works. Do you know that you people consuming male power fantasies are oppressing ordinary men? No—you only care about yourselves.]
[#17: Originally had no issue with the female power fantasy label, but Zhengzheng's mom fans running around planting flags everywhere ruined the term]
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[#129: ...OP and some people in this thread feel like the type who'd say Wu Zetian ruined women's chances of ever becoming emperor again]
[#130: Has it occurred to anyone that female power fantasy works and works exploring women's real-life struggles are two non-conflicting genres? If you can't relate to one, go find another—instead of attacking the entire category.]
[#131: The Zheng fans in this comment section are way too patient, still earnestly debating and reasoning. OP, did you think slapping on the woman-loving label would hide the fact that your heart belongs to your precious boy?]
[#132: Some people love bashing the woman-loving sis label on normal days, then the moment trouble comes they play woman-loving sis to seize the moral high ground. Aren't you afraid of giving yourself whiplash?]
[#133: OP you're done for. You've provoked the most fearsome group on this forum. They're coming—I'm running first.]
[#134: Now that you know Zhengzheng's mom fans aren't to be trifled with, how about getting lost? Sticking around like this is just begging for a lesson.]
[#135: It's only after loving Ye Zheng that I realized some people are astonishingly creative when it comes to attacking female characters. Truly breathtaking.]
[#136: Not taking sides in the character wars, but looking purely at what OP said—there's some truth to it? People demanding every work feature a female power fantasy lead is restricting creative freedom, right?]
[#137: Certain game official pages have daily campaigns demanding more for male characters, but somehow creative freedom is conveniently forgotten then (eye roll emoji)]
[#138: Careful sis, rolling your eyes might hurt some people's fragile egos. When men roll their eyes it's called "queen energy," but when women do it, it's oppression (crying emoji)]
[#139: Anyone who thinks OP has a point, please head to the hot thread next door. Swap the genders and see how funny it sounds.]
After reading the post with morbid fascination, Tang Mingxi fired off a sarcastic new thread that instantly replaced the original as the hottest post on the forum's front page.
[#1: Li Tao, is the existence of male power fantasy works a form of oppression against ordinary men?]
[#2: We all know men in this society are repressed and suffering. A manga like King of the Demonic Domain, flying the male-oriented banner, creates a protagonist like Percy who couldn't possibly exist in real life—a guy from the bottom who effortlessly gains friendship, fame, and power to stand against top-tier elites like Ye Zheng. This fantastical character does nothing to reflect men's real struggles, and actually makes real men look even more pathetic by comparison.]
[#3: Can men actually relate to this kind of character? The plot is obviously written by those ××× girlies next door to manufacture anxiety in men. The fact that male-oriented works are flooded with this stuff proves it—it's definitely a capitalist conspiracy to harm ordinary men!]
[#4: I propose King of the Demonic Domain should focus more on the real struggles of ordinary men. Men shouldn't be boxed in. Don't cowards, turtle-men, and ugly losers deserve the freedom to be protagonists too? Isn't that oppression of ordinary men?]
[#5: Male-oriented works shouldn't obsess over the male power fantasy label. So-called male power fantasy leads should also have the freedom to get one-shotted by a female character, and the freedom to sacrifice their screen time and glory to play support for the heroine. That way ordinary men can come to terms with being outperformed by women in every aspect of life, reducing their anxiety. The genre can diversify instead of being held hostage by capitalist-marketed toxic masculinity and "boys will be boys forever" slogans.]
Tang Mingxi's new thread was immediately boosted by hordes of female readers. Everyone had a blast roleplay trolling in the comments.
[#6: Finally a brother who gets it. Just seeing "male power fantasy lead" annoys me. What did we ordinary men ever do to anyone? You can't read a single novel on Qidian without being conditioned by the male power fantasy.]
[#7: Exactly, I just want to be an ordinary guy. Why do they keep pushing me to be a male power fantasy lead? It's really oppressing my ×× here.]
[#8: Support you bro, I'm a man too. Male-oriented works are all about the MC getting cheats and ascending to godhood—can any real man relate? Only daydreaming grade schoolers would like that. A mature working adult like me prefers realistic stories. Male-suffering fiction generally has way better writing than any male power fantasy.]
[#9: Brothers, we must unite against the male power fantasy—it's all a ××× and capitalist scam!]
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What Tang Mingxi hadn't expected was that the roleplay trolling bait thread instantly flushed out a swarm of male readers, concentrating in the thread to throw tantrums.
[#59: Try that roleplay crap one more time? Go back to your romance-obsessed female fiction.]
[#60: You cracked me up, don't bring your sappy, small-minded female fiction vibes to male fiction. What cuck wants to self-insert as a loser turtle-man?]
[#61: Pull this creative freedom stunt in male fiction and watch it crash and burn. I'll doxx you tomorrow.]
[#62: Insane. See you on Tieba.]
[#63: The little princesses are huffing again. Only your female fiction has a masochism fetish. Male fiction could never write something as brain-dead as the MC commanding a massive army yet still getting abused to death by the emperor.]
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[#127: Oh my god, OP was kindly championing creative freedom for male fiction and got attacked by men???]
[#128: This is hilarious. The anti-female-power-fantasy thread got tons of support, but the anti-male-power-fantasy thread immediately gets swarmed by triggered male readers throwing punches.]
[#129: Some dudes spend all day kissing up to their advisors and bosses, then log into the forum at night and nearly foam at the mouth—how DARE anyone say they aren't male power fantasy leads?]
[#130: I will protect OP with my life. Some people must be about to report this thread into a smoking crater, right?]
[#131: The funnier part is that among those reporting, there are both men AND women.]
[#132: Protect!]
[#133: (Ye Zheng "chop 'em all" meme.jpg)]
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[#293: Flip the genders and suddenly the anti-female-power-fantasy crowd goes silent? Whatever happened to gender equality—why aren't you joining Zheng fans in opposing the male power fantasy?]
[#294: How dare you! Opposing the male power fantasy is literally a death sentence for men and their boy-moms.]
[#295: They call female power fantasy and woman-loving content low-traffic, yet every snake and grifter from male and female fiction alike wants to slap the woman-loving label on for clout. Then they turn around and bash the label for being too demanding, just casually whipping us woman-loving readers aside like cream...]
[#296: Babe, I know your type. Seeing the female power fantasy label annoys you. Seeing the male power fantasy label fills you with reverence. Even though the wealth rankings are dominated by men, even though men hold most of the world's wealth and power and have written male-first rules across countless industries—you still only feel oppressed by the existence of female elites, while male elites are your comfort blanket.]
[#297: Ye Zheng haters are hyper-sensitive when advocating for male characters, but suddenly develop superhuman emotional numbness whenever it's an uphill battle against male bias—just running forward with their ears plugged...]
[#298: Capital has marketed so many concepts that you all laugh off as mindless entertainment, but the moment "female power fantasy lead" comes up, it stings. What exactly is your trigger?]
[#299: Because some people can only self-insert from the inferior position. Asking them to identify with a powerful woman terrifies them—god forbid their precious male lead suffers.]
[#300: This is the 21st century. Who's still a serf?]
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[#419: Entertainment and social reality mirror each other. There are genuinely far fewer female power fantasy works than other categories, which itself reflects some uncomfortable truths. And yet people still find them an eyesore.]
[#420: Female power fantasy stories have even been repeatedly hijacked and rewritten into male power fantasy versions for the screen. They flopped so hard they lost their pants, yet still insisted on sacrificing the female lead to prop up the male lead. Who's really being bullied here? Gee, so hard to guess.]
[#421: Come to think of it, "female power fantasy lead" was originally a term Zheng haters used to mock Zheng fans for having grand ambitions as fans of a side character. The people who loved throwing that term around back then wouldn't happen to be the same ones opposing it now, would they? (screenshot)]
[#422: @Ye Zheng, it'd be rude not to grant these people's wish at this point.]
[#423: This is hilarious. They've genuinely realized Ye Zheng has a real shot at becoming the female power fantasy lead, and now the mere word makes them break out in hives.]
[#424: Remember when certain people thought Ye Zheng would be Percy's love interest and kept gushing about loving female power fantasy leads and wanting the heroine to shine? Well, wish granted...]
[#425: Stop @-ing Ye Zheng. What if she actually shows up, dethrones the male lead, and takes over as protagonist? Kind girls, please stop @-ing Ye Zheng.]
[#426: @Ye Zheng]
[#427: I'm already hyped. King of the Demonic Domain major arc incoming! Ye Zheng's lead-swap notice, dedicated to all the haters!]
[#428: I'm dead, careful what you wish for—Zhengzheng's mom fans might actually make it happen again]
[#429: Who gave Zheng fans such a prophetically perfect derogatory nickname? Zheng haters will be crying under the covers in regret at midnight.]
[#430: Fight fight fight fight fight! Women should always fight for more! If you can't stand it, just stare at our backs and cry!]
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