>this is kanji's shadow>kanji's shadow represents part of himself that he cannot accept>kanji's shadow is a stereotypical effeminate homosexual man>you: "but he's totally not gay tho"i dont get it
>>743231084you don't get it because you're a fucking tourist who hasn't played the game
>Kanji’s shadow carries both a male and female symbol in the remakeFucking ruined.
>>743231084>represents part of himself that he cannot acceptShadows are insecurities, they do not fully represent a person but they do lash out because of the way said person perceives themselves.Kanji "thinks" he's gay, he's very insecure about it because of his tastes and hobbies, therefore his shadow cries about being accepted as a gay man, thinking that will make him be "true to himself" and finally be accepted by other people.
Ego and Shadow are like two extreme poles, but your actual self isn't equivalent to either, it's somewhere in the middle
Kanji is afraid he might be gay because society says a man who likes cute things and sewing must be gay.In reality he's probably the straightest guy in the party. It's not a message about accepting your homosexuality, it's a message about not letting society force its definitions on you.
>>743231084Doesn't Kaiji literally breathe a sigh of relief when he finds out Naoto is a girl (and thus his attraction to her isn't unfounded/homosexual)?
>>743231084liking and making cute things does not make you gay
Persona 4 Shadows do not represent an objective aspect of a person's personality, it was all about media/masses misinterpretation and how that affects the individualIf he was gay why was he only ever shown having a boner for a girl
>>743232048Yes, that’s also pretty much the moment when the whole “Kanji makes Yosuke flustered with his accidental innuendos” gag dies. He’s completely smitten with Naoto more so than any other male character is towards a female in that game.
>>743231084Shadow is your bad thoughts trying to take over your personality, they tell you that in the game multiple times.
>>743232269This poster is wrong btw nobody listen to him he post this misinformation every thread
>>743232303>Being Gay is a corruption of self and is evil
>>743231084>shadows twist and pervert the truth of the insecurities to whoever they shadow>"This one MUST be truthful."
>>743231775Amazing how people will cry for the opposite to happen. Nuance is not tolerable in a tyrannical society.
>>743232461Yeah what the fuck. Why are people so aggressively simple minded now? Why does everyone especially here on 4chan glorify the "based retard" and call any measure of consideration or intelligence pretentious? Pisses me off.
>you: "but he's totally not gay tho"
>>743231140I'm brown btw if that matters
>>743231084Kanji is a bisexual. But his Shadow is actually about gender roles and what it means to be a man which is why he's an overcompensating Bara man on the outside and an effeminate flower boy on the inside.
>>743232412The midnight channel and what the shadows say is not exactly true, it's colored by collective conscious. But the transformed Shadow selves are 100% true
>>743233068Fuck off faggot.
>>743231084Shadow Selves are not really a confirmation of who they are but the fears they have.Which is why by the end of the social link the true self comes up.Chie doesn't actually thinks she has dominion over Yukiko. She cherishes her.Yukiko doesn't actually want to not inherit the Inn (Hence leave Inaba) but she just hated to think it was forced upon her.Kanji isn't actually gay. He just thought he might be one because if his girly hobbies.You quite literally were fooled by the fog.
>>743231235Why do they feel the need to ruin things? How hard is it to just not change stuff?Maybe we should start calling it vidya bookburning? Woke people love nazi references, maybe they will start to understand a little?
>>743231235>Search out for the truth.>No not that one!Funny this is the game they decide to censor.
OP spends 6 hours out of his day sucking cock, but he continues to claim that he is not gay because he only does it for the pay. What he's neglecting to tell us, however, is that he's not getting paid. That's right, OP is slurping old man penis for zero monetary compensation. He does it because he enjoys it. He does it because he's gay.
>>743231084Can someone tell me why the filename is inorganic?
>>743232395yeah gay niggas are evil
>>743233178>Can only defeat a shadow by accepting that they are you>"Duuur, but duh its not actually you".Play the game, cocksucking tourist
>>743235047They accept the insecurities you retard.Do you really think Yukiko actually wants to leave Inaba to not inherit the inn? The actual resolution of her social link? That she inherits and is successful by P5?Or that Naoto really wants to become a man? Did you actually play the game?
>>743231084No, Kanji is insecure about his own sexuality because his masculinity does not coalign with society's strict and judgemental standard of it. His shadow is a gross visualization and representation of that. Kanji must accept his insecurity so that he can realize it's not correct. He isn't defined by society's rigid view, only he himself can define himself. Kanji is not gay, he's just a teenage boy trying to find his masculinity and the courage to show it proudly to the world without the fear of it being judged and "incorrect".
>>743231084If you actually had any reading comprehension you would know that he was confused since his hobbies weren't seen as masculine and he was afraid of being called a faggot so he overcompensated with the way he dressed and acted instead. The shadow represented his insecurity but not his desires, which when resolved allowed him to express himself and open up to the rest of the cast without being an actual homo.>but he liked Naoto when she was crossdressing! He has to be the subject of my fujo sensibilities!Naoto is a shortstack girl with big tits that acts more like a tomboy than Chie ever could. Kanji saw right through her bullshit and even INSISTED she should express herself as girl. Bro is straight.
/v/ needs to read some Jung
Its clear that Teddy and Yosuke swung both ways at least.
>>743231084iirc, it represents his insecurities, not who he necessarily is deep down, but I could be misremembering.
>>743240762Kanji is bi, Teddy is straight and completely comfortable with his sexuality, Yosuke is gayer than Jun
>>743231084I played that shit years ago but i still remember him blushing and getting flustered when rode his bike with yosuke
>>743235404Please stop speaking to gamingcirclejerk raiders. Let them yap, do not give them attention. Tranny suicide rates say every single day is a literal coin flip on if that child predator will kill himself. Just let it happen
People also forget that Kanji lost his father at an early age, so all he ever had was his mother and all the stuff dyes, and textiles and shit, he also attempted to help a classmate by fixing her schoolbag and was treated poorly for it, so of course he over compensated by acting like what he thought a hyper masculine man would be.He was further confused about Naoto cause he was attracted to her but at the time he didn't know he was talking to a girl.Fuck man, it couldn't be more clear, its been 18 goddamn years, how are we still having these discussions
I feel like one of the reasons Kanji trips people up is that his coming to terms with the idea he can be like sewing without being a faggot comes with the implication that it would be unforgivable if he WAS actually gay. It's easier for the average Western player to imagine Kanji's secretly gay than accept that the game's saying Kanji would deserve being ostracized and bullied if he was a faggot. And that it's basically screaming "Thank GOD you're not actually gay, Kanji!"
>>743231084Lol it went over your head, tranny
>>743241194That whole debacle of "you don't have to play the games to be a fan" has really exposed the fanbase. Seriously we will never recover from it.
>>743231084All of their shadows are taking shitty surface level "outs" to the problems they actually want addressed.Yukiko doesn't want to run away with a man, she just wants to be something other than "the nth owner of a historical business".Rise doesn't want to become a fucking stripper, she just wants to have a life other than being an idol.Kanji doesn't want to be gay, he just wants nobody to look at him funny when he does arts and crafts.
>>743241614Naoto is not even ATLUS first rodeo.
>>743241484>le japenis special cultural way to view sexuality because japenis are so auspicious and superior to "the west"(*gasp*) and they're little special snowflakes I need to protect from the degeneracy of "the west"(*gasp*)
>>743231084Your insecurities create the shadow but their form is shaped by how society views those insecurities.Kanji has insecurities about his feminine hobbies, society views feminine men as homosexual, so his shadow is a flamboyant and hypersexual homosexual.Naoto is insecure about being looked down by her adult and male peers, and society sees policework as a man's job, so her shadow wants to turn into a man.
>>743231084>kanji's shadow represents part of himself that he cannot acceptShadows in P4 are an insecurity wrapped up and exaggerated by the shallow perceptions of the masses, it's why the whole thing is framed with TV imagery
>>743232752he is 100% not gayhis entire arc is about his fear that his involvement with his family trade make him a fairythen some short haired bint comes up to him all horny and they/them but in 2006 so of course the bro doesn't know what to do
>>743241837Kaoru no Kimi is gold as dirt
>>743231084Guess that makes Chie a dominatrix, or Yukiko a bird, or Yousuke a giant frog
>Kanji holding 2 male symbols meant he was using his literal masculinity as a weapon>Now that's gone.Wonderful.
>>743233127Yeah Chie is a dominatrix and Yosuke is a evil disco frog and Naoto is a flying robot with a ray gunMoron
>>743232617Because "the other side" is full of based retards, thus to "defeat" them you must become a based retard yourself.The only winning move is to not play.
