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Light Haired Uke Stereotype - Agree or disagree

forreal August 18, 2023 12:58 pm

So I recently received a note from someone regarding the comments I made about Light haired person most probably being the uke in BL. They obviously disagreed saying that it's not true and there are plenty of manga with are dark haired ukes.

While I agree that there are manga with dark haired ukes, these are far few in comparison with manga with light haired ukes. Based on what I have seen so far and I have read a lot, 8 to 9 out of 10 manga have light haired uke.

What do you think about this? Do you agree or disagree and why.

Responses
    Crimson Bites August 28, 2023 5:44 am
    I've been thinking about it a lot too but never decided to actually discuss with a lot of people since I'm afraid I might receive backlash from it, also because I'm not good at phrasing words just like you. My ... Crimson Bites

    Might be because the more I see the same thing over and over again, the more I get tired of it. :(

    Kittencaboodle August 28, 2023 5:49 am
    I've been thinking about it a lot too but never decided to actually discuss with a lot of people since I'm afraid I might receive backlash from it, also because I'm not good at phrasing words just like you. My ... Crimson Bites

    You explained your points very well, don’t worry about that.

    The hair colour preferences of authors doesn’t bother me but it makes an interesting debate. I can understand using visual stereotypes to get points across easily, and I also respect an authors personal preferences and choices, so whatever their motivation, I don’t let it carry any power to upset me, especially to the point that I would not read a story.

    We are all different though in what bothers us, and what doesn’t. But it’s always interesting to challenge old views and have a friendly chat.

    forreal September 7, 2023 1:53 pm

    I think I went too deep into this discussion. My original intension with this question was just to see if people recognize that most ukes are light haired. Nothing to do with personal preferences. People will have preferences and I am not in a place to question that.

    What I do want to know even now is, if people see the pattern of ukes being light haired most of the time.

    Kittencaboodle September 7, 2023 2:06 pm
    I think I went too deep into this discussion. My original intension with this question was just to see if people recognize that most ukes are light haired. Nothing to do with personal preferences. People will h... forreal

    Yep, we were just giving reasons and thinking about it. It is something you can’t help but notice when you read a lot.

    forreal September 7, 2023 2:08 pm
    I've been thinking about it a lot too but never decided to actually discuss with a lot of people since I'm afraid I might receive backlash from it, also because I'm not good at phrasing words just like you. My ... Crimson Bites

    I think you explained it very well :)

    But I do have to clarify that my original question was not about whether people care about uke's hair color or not. It's more about if you see the pattern. I just went too deep into the discussion.

    forreal February 8, 2024 10:02 am
    I think I should add more context in this case. Hair is just hair, but hair says a lot about a person's ethnicity. Since these BL are mostly Japanese, Chinese and Korean, genetically they are supposed to have b... forreal

    Just my rotten luck. Found another piece of shit work with child rape without any specific trigger warnings. The seme was tortured all throughout his childhood and has severe anxiety attacks due to it. And guess what? Surprise surprise (not really) the seme has light hair. This stupid disgusting trope needs to stop.

    https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/phase-me/list?title_no=122102