There has been some criticism about the final scene of the first episode of #TharnTypeTheSeries where Tharn kisses Type in his drunken state with people arguing that it's unforgivable transgression and that the drama is romanticizing a non-consensual physical act. #TTAnalysisEP1
*Before I start, the purpose of this analysis is not to assign blame but to put into perspective all the aspects of the given situation. Please, read until the end before you get triggered*

There are several problems with the abovementioned arguments:
First problem, they take Tharn’s kisses as an isolated incident without taking into account any context and circumstances leading up to it, claiming that whatever Type did to him previously is irrelevant in regard to Tharn’s kissing him.
That is so wrong because if Type didn’t bully and provoke him, Tharn would have never done something like that.
Second problem,and perhaps most glaring and telling,is that while there is such a harsh backlash of Tharn’s actions barely anyone condemns Type’s treatment of his roommate.Why?Because Type has heartwrenching trauma and fear that stem from a tragic experience driving, his actions?
Yes, he has a serious reason,which definitely counts as a mitigating circumstance, but doesn’t excuse him of harrassing an innocent person who has never hurt him and always treated him with every respect he deserved.
In this case, Tharn is the victim suffering for something he didn’t do. Most of the negative comments I read bash Tharn for kissing Type without his consent; however, ironically, no one mentions the lack of Tharn’s consent when Type bullied and harrassed him,
destroying his precious possessions, called him deragatory, vulgar and demeaning names, disrupted his life, never leaving him in peace… - those are all the definitions of a hate crime. o whose offense has been objectively more serious?
Type’s stolen kisses or actual hate crime and offense against basic human rights? The latter would be subjected to criminal proceedings in court while very few lawyers would dare to go to court over few stolen kisses. There is no easy answer to that question.
However, criticizing one wrongdoing and disregarding the bigger problem and taking it completely out of context show huge double standards and a very narrow-minded POV.
I also read arguments saying that the kiss was stupid of Tharn since he knew Type hated gays and something like that would not improve ths situation. The thing is that at this point Tharn isn’t doing it because he wants to make Type to like him or make him less angry,
he only wants to give him a hickey to mess with him for all the bullying. Moreover, when he kisses Type he doesn’t know the reason for his aversion towards gays because if he did, it’s obviously he would have never chosen a hickey as a payback method and opted for something else.
People are so fixated on those few stolen kisses that they completely forget all the other things Tharn did and the things he didn’t do; they forget that he too has been suffering since the moment Type started his bigotic campaign against him.
What’s important to realize is that Tharn only retaliates when Type harasses him and he constantly makes attempts to make up with Type, always ready to forgive him and that really shows his true quality and how mature he is. He could have done much worse.
He even has tangible proof and witnesses and could easily drive Type not only out of dormitories but also get him kicked out of school, yet he only repays Type using the same measures and it’s only right as he is standing up for himself since giving up would mean admiting
he’s done something wrong and denying who he is. It’s only natural for Tharn to feel wronged and after weeks of constant harressment and neverending torment it’s only natural he finally snaps because a person can only take so much mistreament before he’s had enough.
Tharn and Type are hurting each other and there is a huge conflict between them, with a misunderstanding and emotional baggage at the center of it. They are not perfect, they both make mistakes and that what makes them human because real people and their relationships are flawed,
imperfect, messy and problematic with many misunderstandings. However, they can also admit to their mistakes, learn from them, apologize and forgive each other. You can imagine a person reacting in real life like Type did and you can also see another person react like Tharn
if treated the same way because even the most patient and tolerant people have their limits. Yet, neither of them did something truly unforgivable, moreover forgiveness is not an equal exchange or something you receive only when you deserve it.
Just look how Tharn is always ready to forgive Type for his mistreament of him.
Some people are judging the characters by some impossible standards of human perfection that don’t even exist in the real world. The characters and relationships in TharnType The Series are not picture-perfect, just like they are not in the real world.
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