and shounen ai basically means boys love. if you think it's fetishizing then maybe you use it wrongly.
it kinda isn’t... https:// futekiya. com/what-is-shounen-ai/ op is right to call the term outdated and it’s origins ARE gross and pedophilic
oh, and thanks for the update!
np!
Thanks! I'm glad you left some sources on why we should stop using the term "shounen ai" instead of just calling us disgusting and coming at us with no explanation (￣∇￣")
np! i’d rather help educate people who want to learn then just get into unproductive fights for the sake of my pride and internet ego lol
Oops, means to like
idk why people make a big deal out of it. i always use "yaoi" and "shounen ai" simply to refer to the genre, by saying "yaoi" means it's a bl that contains sex scene in it. while shounen ai is a bl that's just like shoujo, no sex in it. and both of them are bl bcs it's boys love, love between two males.