We don’t call BL yaoi the only reason people do cause most BL are full with yaoi and stuff and some are jus full on the dating plots or there student life and shit but because there are many sex scenes and yk dirty naughty stuff goin on lmaooo people say yaoi (from my opinion)
I thought this was normal? Like BL is an umbrella term that encapsulates yaoi and shounen ai, but yaoi implies that it's a bit more sexual? Is yaoi outdated?????
How exactly is the word "yaoi" outdated? Many people still use it
Yaoi is used more though. I do prefer calling it BL, i never knew yaoi was considered outdated.
BL is the all encompassing term for any romantic or sexual story in any form of media between two or more males. Yaoi is specifically male x male manga from Japan that has sexual content. Shounen Ai is male x male manga from Japan that doesn't have sexual content. It's not outdated it's a specific term for a specific thing. BL can be shows, movies, manga, mahwa, webtoons, and other media. Yaoi is only Japanese manga. Also the categories on most manga sites list yaoi and shounen ai not BL.
Truth!! You explained it all..
I still use the terms because I wanted to be more specific...
Yaoi= boy x boy that has sex in it..
Shounen ai= boy x boy that has NO sex in it..
Honestly If someone wants some recs and they are asking for BLs I don't really know what they exactly want. So using terms like yaoi or shounen-ai it makes it easier to understand. It just a term for me nothing more nothing less...
Same as you cause not everyone who reads BL just wants the smex in it
let me clarify i meant to say that "yaoi" is an outdated term in japan, it literally was only used for basically porn. just the fact that we are still using it is like :/ cmon if you want to read a BL with sex scenes, just say spicy or mature or even 18+
thats why they call them mature BL or For all ages BL or Fluffy or even Smutty!!
we are the only ppl who still use the term yaoi, its a dead asf term and one thats just stupid
Oh!! So that is how you do it now??? Did not know... Reading BL since 2014... I am pretty much an oldie
I still don't get the problem... Is it somehow offensive? If not, why is it outdated? Who are we hurting by using those terms?
Soooo just b/c Japanese ppl stopped using the word......we have to stop using it as well?
Hopes this helps everyone(btw I did not make this)
Just because the term is outdated in Japan, doesn’t mean that we can’t use it here. And the meaning is the same as mature BL, so don’t really get how it’s stupid. It’s just an easy way to convey the same thing. I genuinely don’t get why this is important to you.
Thanks
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Why. Do. Yall. Still. Call. BLs. Yaoi???????? Its just a really outdated term, instead just use BL(boys love) or GL(girls love).