What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[CrownySuccubus]

This includes overlooking and not naming that Hien's father was overseeing the country as these abusive systems, sex trafficking included, flourished - Hien continues to hero worship and do things in honor of his father unabashedly after Yotsuyu's story comes out - and making sure Hien only needs to say the absolute vaguest "oh we'll make the country better" platitudes, and nothing concrete, no real plan of action or indication of exactly how Yotsuyu's story may have impacted him.

And, of course, the fun bit where Hien's comment on Yotsuyu's rapist amounts to: "Well, as far as I've known him he's a good person, so I can't judge him" is the lovely cherry on top. Get out of here, dude.

.....And here's the part where I force myself not to go into another diatribe about certain real-life parallels and events.

In all seriousness, though, that is a very well-articulated and thoroughly-explained reasoning for something that I always felt gnawing at me on the Yotsuyu plotline, but just couldn't quite put my finger on. As someone who is aware of those certain real-life events which mirror this (and the story seems to be trying to justify to uncomfortable levels), I'm actually ashamed and humbled that I didn't notice this until you pointed it out.

But yeah...that is some major whattheeff-ery.

[Brinne]

.....And here's the part where I force myself not to go into another diatribe about certain real-life parallels and events.

In all seriousness, though, that is a very well-articulated and thoroughly-explained reasoning for something that I always felt gnawing at me on the Yotsuyu plotline, but just couldn't quite put my finger on. As someone who is aware of those certain real-life events which mirror this (and the story seems to be trying to justify to uncomfortable levels), I'm actually ashamed and humbled that I didn't notice this until you pointed it out.

But yeah...that is some major whattheeff-ery.

I mean, I've really enjoyed and feel like I've gotten a lot of insight from several of your posts and thoughts, too, so I hope that feeling at least doesn't plague you for too long!

(Hien sucks soooooo much, though)