Calling Hyunjae and Yoojin from S Classes That I Raised have something gayer or better than actual BL is such a bad take and it hurts more than you think. Queerbait friendship bromance only leans on ambiguity and close friendship vibes but never actually commits to being queer. Calling that "gayer" is nonsense because it treats queerness like it is just how much tension you can imagine instead of a confirmed identity and real romantic bond. It insults every author who puts real work into writing canon gay characters It also acts like queerness is something vague and shallow, like just bros being soft counts as equal or better than stories that actually canon. It makes people think "the gayer it feels the better" regardless of canon, so actual BL gets written off as too obvious, boring or forced even when it is the only real representation we get. It even waters down what makes queer stories special: the certainty and the freedom to be openly gay instead of hiding behind "maybe they are" forever.
Calling Hyunjae and Yoojin from S Classes That I Raised have something gayer or better than actual BL is such a bad take and it hurts more than you think. Queerbait friendship bromance only leans on ambiguity and close friendship vibes but never actually commits to being queer. Calling that "gayer" is nonsense because it treats queerness like it is just how much tension you can imagine instead of a confirmed identity and real romantic bond. It insults every author who puts real work into writing canon gay characters It also acts like queerness is something vague and shallow, like just bros being soft counts as equal or better than stories that actually canon. It makes people think "the gayer it feels the better" regardless of canon, so actual BL gets written off as too obvious, boring or forced even when it is the only real representation we get. It even waters down what makes queer stories special: the certainty and the freedom to be openly gay instead of hiding behind "maybe they are" forever.