Doesn't yaoi's meaning stem from something like "no point"? Like english PWP.
I don't know what the word means in japanese. But I guess that "no point" meaning would make sense if the first people using the name didn't find these graphic novels enjoyable. If I would have named this genre I would have used something that stems from "highly enjoyable, erotic and addictive". ;)
Is there a word for it when one is a " heavy user" of yaoi? Yaoi-otaku? :) Fudanshi/fujoshi are fans of yaoi but does it imply the amount of yaoi read? :D
Well, everyone anyway might have their own use of terms. Like sometimes I wonder if people ask "what's your favorite yaoi" does that mean all guyxguy or just the ones with sex scenes. I actually noticed someone else commenting earlier about the term "Yaoi is short for yamanashi ochinashi iminashi. It means "no climax, no point, no meaning".
Hm I wonder, haven't heard :D
basically yaoi is gay hentai and it doesn't change the fact that that's what it really meant. nowadays, we see story-driven erotica stories that people get confused (especially the intl. fans) to its real meaning.
Art is ok but there is no story. This was hentai because sex wasn't erotic. Yaoi has a thicker layer of story in them and then sex is a lot more meaningful... At least I think so.