[Amirali]

There have been a few references lately in bleach that could be interpreted as sexual or racial in nature(note: I said racial, NOT racist)

Spoiler for manga latest:

Some of the gross material in bleach draws on real world stereotypes and genres:

For instance, the reference by espada 7 (who coincidentally happens to be black) referring to the discrimination against hollows. That ties in with the racial equality movement.............and not in a flattering way.
Another example is Szayel's disturbing power to impregnate his victims. Or the BDSM privaron. That ties in with the need to spice things up with references to sex. I have no problem with sex and beautiful women in stories(what guy does?), but its annoying when its done as complete character gimmicks, or for shock value alone.

Should we have a separate thread to discuss whether or not these references are bad for bleach, and how exactly they tie into pop culture and history? I certainly have a few rants about these cheap gimmicks that Kubo someti