It should have gotten more attention . I don ' t remember the specifics but I doubt his dad was ever around at all . It could also be possible Tsubaki didn ' t know the extent of the abuse . I agree that it was kind of glossed over , and it deserved a bit more focus in the first half of the story . <| sep |> THOUGHT YOU HAD A NICE FLAIR BOI AGGHHHHHHHHH <| sep |> TBF it ' s a shite sod of turf . <| sep |> Because race , as a social construct , has more to do with lineage than it does religion . Doing what you propose would make racist a meaningless term . Racist has a specific usage . You ' re looking for the word bigot . <| sep |> Dude what ? In Tempe it is absolutely not weird to see a blonde co ed with basically any kind of guy . I ' m a hispanic dude who ' s lived in the Phoenix area for 33 years and what you ' re talking about is NOT normal whatsoever .