@SolarDTM: Have you ever wondered why Yor...

Have you ever wondered why Yorozu is naked? me too but ill explain that more clearly in this thread 🧵

honestly i originally viewed yorozu wanting to be naked as autonomous and just "wanting to set them free" (obvs her tits) but this really does not match heian-era logic at all, especially within the clan shes in and how unfree women were during the period.

for those who dont know yorozu is actually a member of the fujiwara clan, a historical japanese clan known for aristocratic logic and incest for politics, the incest factor is interesting, since, yorozu was taken in despite being unrelated for her strength.

yorozu being taken in after defeating members of a group already breaks traditional fujiwara logic.

she's not really operating inside aristocratic legitimacy but rather sorcerer dominance logic.

so knowing this we have established 3 things:
1. yorozu is strong
2. yorozu has been taken into the fujiwara clan
3. strong sorcerers seem to be exempt from aritocratic logic

these factors combined are pretty interesting to me because it causes me to believe they were less strict with yorozu since she is frequently cited as one of the strongest of the heian period (obviously not as strong as sukuna)

you may be like, okay what does this have to do with yorozu being completely fucking naked? well, as mentioned the historical fujiwara clan was pretty strict with women, they were shut-in, they had to follow rules set on them, they barely did anything, and had little freedom..

yorozu doesnt really follow many strict rules and beauty standards of the heian period, its honestly very interesting because clothing during this period was traditional in the way that it was actually rude to look women in the face rather than their clothes, yorozu wears none

and actually the beauty standards itself is pretty interesting, i found that yorozu follows a few, but lacks certain distinctive features such as having black teeth and painted white faces and necks (which i will come to think is aesthetic choice rather than historical accuracy)

however yorozu actaully follows a few beauty standards for the time, one distinct appearance she shares is the common practice of painting over the eyebrows

this particular piece in general really striked me, since it has both the painted eyebrows and long hair standards of heian era women, this leads me to believe for design choice/aesthetic factor gege just wanted to prioritize these rather than the paint on face and teeth

and honestly from the small tidbits we did get of yorozu she seems to not go out much, typically, heian era women would be able to go out for only things for like festivals (which is what she went out for), so im curious as well if shes truly self-governed to where she can just do whatever she wants or if theres still some limitations of what shes able to do, being completely naked even if shes isolated form most people genuinely seems like a personal choice

she seems to have complete freedom over her wardrobe too, since, the person she was talking to in the sneak-peek of the heian period tells her to put on anything, even informal

so now in general im wondering here, is she free from the fujiwaras? is it like a toji situation to where she can kill the entire clan but chooses not to? i honestly think shes not as free as it seems, heres why:

with someone like toji, the point is explicit: hes structurally outside the system. no cursed energy, no clan obligation that can meaningfully bind him, and his livelihood depends on contracts he chooses. he can walk away from any family structure because he already exists outside its logic.

but with yorozu its different, even though she has overwhelming strength, she still seems situated inside a clan framework rather than completely detached from it. the fact that she is “taken in,” observed, and at least loosely associated with the fujiwara clan implies she is not purely self-standing. what’s more important is that nothing in her portrayal suggests she is actively rejecting the system the way toji does. she isn’t escaping hierarchy she’s bending it around herself (likely for her attachment)

so now the question is why would she stay with the clan instead of eradicating them?

the manga doesnt give a specific political reason (like ambition or clan allegiance). but it frames yorozu through obsession. her attachment is almost entirely centered on desire and fixation especially her on her worship of sukuna. in that framing, the fujiwara aren’t a “home” or a “system she respects.” they’re basically background infrastructure that allows her to exist in the era without being erased.

to me, yorozu reads less like someone navigating aristocratic power and more like someone who has already mentally stepped outside social meaning entirely. that’s why she feels hard to pin down as “oppressed” or “rebellious” she’s not really engaging the system in either direction.

so what do i think in general? i think yorozu is semi-autonomous, in the sense that shes free to do MOST things within these systems to her own will, but i do generally believe she is not autonomous in nature, her entire existence is dependent on another individual and i do think that part of the reason she is even involved with the fujiwara clan is to get closer to sukuna (or maybe something similar to this, since they are having whole ass harvest festivals for him)

honestly in general i just dont think she cares about her freedom as long as sukuna is involved with it