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Rant, what are your opinions on this?

Isabella May 29, 2026 6:03 am

I’ve noticed action manhwa fandoms & just manhwa fandoms in general get weirdly defensive the second queer ships are mentioned. Nobody is forcing a canon relationship, but people react to BL/GL ships like they’re ruining the story, while straight ships in the same fandom get treated as normal fandom behavior. And the “all BL/GL is slop” argument is especially ridiculous considering romance exists in every genre and there are plenty of well-written queer stories.

It’s especially obvious in fandoms around works like The S-Classes That I Raised or Special Civil Servant where people will insist the series is “pure action” while simultaneously getting angry over fans interpreting character chemistry differently. Shipping has always been part of fandom culture people only seem to treat it like a problem when it’s queer.

Action manhwa fandoms act like queer ships are some kind of attack on the genre. Straight shipping is “fun fandom content,” but the second someone makes it BL or GL people start ranting about “slop,” “ruining the story,” or “forcing romance.” It’s such an obvious double standard. Like nobody forced you to ship anything, nobody held a gun to your head and made you read queer fanfic. people will see ONE gay ship edit and suddenly start screaming about “fetishizers” “slop” “keep romance out of action” meanwhile straight ships have existed in fandom forever and nobody says shit.

and the way some people talk about BL/GL or queer media in general is actually so weird to me. calling all queer romance “slop” or acting like gay people existing in fandom spaces is some kind of contamination is weird. especially because half these action manhwa have more chemistry between the male leads than the actual canon romances anyway

people are also getting way too sensitive over preferences. if someone likes BL, GL, or queer ships more than straight romance that literally does not affect you. fandom is supposed to be fun, but some of y’all act personally offended the second queer people participate in it. it essentially gives insecurity & sensitivity.

Responses
    Pluto May 29, 2026 6:25 am

    Wait till you see the anime fandom it's even worse

    Isabella May 29, 2026 6:31 am
    Wait till you see the anime fandom it's even worse Pluto

    Trust me, ik those Naruto and one piece fans are insane. Sensitivity on max

    i swear my name is not bob May 29, 2026 6:32 am

    they be actin like queer characters/queer ships keeps on popping in their shows when straight ships are too..like there's romance in between action,fantasy,horror shits and they js keep a blind eye, but when it comes to queer characters they shit on it..
    *ehem ehem windbreaker anime fans having a breakdown when a queer character shows up*

    Isabella May 29, 2026 6:35 am
    they be actin like queer characters/queer ships keeps on popping in their shows when straight ships are too..like there's romance in between action,fantasy,horror shits and they js keep a blind eye, but when it... i swear my name is not bob

    exactly, all of a sudden when someone even WHISPERS a queer ship it’s, “oh I prefer no romance in my action ikyk ….” Like okay… the closet will literally be glass and the actionbros will still be in denial

    Lazy_Potato May 29, 2026 7:15 am
    Trust me, ik those Naruto and one piece fans are insane. Sensitivity on max Isabella

    Jjk dudebros are insane as well

    Isabella May 29, 2026 7:17 am
    Jjk dudebros are insane as well Lazy_Potato

    omg bro this, they will literally doxx you for shipping itadori x megumi

    dragmeup May 29, 2026 7:22 am

    wth? isn't it even weirder for an action manhwa to have romance? I especially hate when an action manhwa have romance. And the s classes that I raised and Special Civil Servant IS NOT PURE ACTIONS AT ALL, IT IS QUEER BAITING. Like in s classes that I raised, Yoojin HAVE BABIES THAT LITERALLY LOOK LIKE HYUNJAE AND YOOHYUN, ITS GAYER THAN ORV. AND DONT GET ME STARTED WITH SPECIAL CIVIL SERVANT, THE ARTIST LITERALLY DREW OMEGA MARU COUNTLESS TIMES!

    It's not like the shipping of the same gender will change the fcking plot of the story, they're overreacting

    Isabella May 29, 2026 7:38 am
    wth? isn't it even weirder for an action manhwa to have romance? I especially hate when an action manhwa have romance. And the s classes that I raised and Special Civil Servant IS NOT PURE ACTIONS AT ALL, IT IS... dragmeup

    THIS!!! EXACTLY… like trust me you will liveeee. Some special civil servant fans are so incredibly insufferable when it comes to people shipping anything but him and kang Chana. ( mind u he has more dynamic with nachal who is literally his supposed enemy ) Literally more people complaining about queer ships than people actually shipping queer ships. And s class that I raised the actionbros are actually so insane, I’ve seen people say it’s slop just because it has queer undertones and a multi-shipping fanbase. Like how does the fanbase affect you as a reader at all? Just read and get on with your day. Naruto and sasuke all over again

    dragmeup May 29, 2026 7:50 am
    THIS!!! EXACTLY… like trust me you will liveeee. Some special civil servant fans are so incredibly insufferable when it comes to people shipping anything but him and kang Chana. ( mind u he has more dynamic w... Isabella

    the thing is the queer ship make so much sense than the straight ship!

    Pluto May 29, 2026 8:10 am
    Trust me, ik those Naruto and one piece fans are insane. Sensitivity on max Isabella

    People were literally trying to cancel which hat atelier coz of that one canon gay couple
    People be saying tartah is coco's husband and shit I HAVE EVEN SEEN PEOPLE SHIP QIFREY AND COCO COZ THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ORUFREY

    Jet May 29, 2026 8:15 am

    I'm not someone who reads action (I kind of want to but nothing ever catches my eye), but this genuinely just reminds me how weird the internet is cause I actually see the OPPOSITE more often as someone who only reads the romance genre (BL and straight).
    Like those people call anything straight "slop" or "male-gaze" but get upset if you don't read queer/BL/GL stories, or go on a straight story and say they wished it were BL.

    I gen don't understand how seeing any sexuality in a piece of media is such a life or death problem to some people?? If anything some genres (Imo) just don't need romance at all, like horror.

    Isabella May 29, 2026 8:28 am
    I'm not someone who reads action (I kind of want to but nothing ever catches my eye), but this genuinely just reminds me how weird the internet is cause I actually see the OPPOSITE more often as someone who onl... Jet

    Exactly, if you don’t like it then don’t read it and get on with your day. Lesbian, gay, straight, what does it matter they’re still people it really shouldn’t affect your life or make an impact, if it does it just says a lot about you as a person. Het stories have gems & so do queer stories. They all have their ups and downs and you shouldn’t be oppressed for liking one more than the other. And same, I’m actually not too big of an action fan. I only read the ones that truly catch my eye, and this is coming from someone who doesn’t really like romance in action. I don’t think it matters what the fanbase does or ships because your entitled and free to have your own opinion… it’s never that serious tbh

    Isabella May 29, 2026 8:32 am
    People were literally trying to cancel which hat atelier coz of that one canon gay couple People be saying tartah is coco's husband and shit I HAVE EVEN SEEN PEOPLE SHIP QIFREY AND COCO COZ THEY REFUSE TO ACKNO... Pluto

    That’s actually gross I haven’t been too caught up in the witch hat atelier fandom but shipping a literal minor x adult just because ur too much of a wuss to accept a queer ship in 2026 is insane. Some people are just so stupid. Any ship is fine as long as it’s legal

    Jet May 29, 2026 8:32 am
    Exactly, if you don’t like it then don’t read it and get on with your day. Lesbian, gay, straight, what does it matter they’re still people it really shouldn’t affect your life or make an impact, if it... Isabella

    Literally It just feels so weird that there are people capable of going out of their way to act like that yk??? They look so silly when they crash out over something so feeble.