Hey! Would LOVE to join, but I don't actively use Line? Do you have any other platform you guys use? I frequent discord a lot. Either way, I can always give it a shot and see how it goes :) see you guys on the other side! 1 reply
Cool question and nice perspective :)
1. Why do people mistake 'yaoi' as 'gay' when you see it as only boy romance and only fiction and not real life?
I wouldn't say it's a 'mistake' but rather an identification. When people identify with a media, it transfers into real life. When people speak into words and into cultures about 'yaoi' concerning ...... reply
[Yeet, long post. Have fun :D]
As a fat person! Can I just reach out to all of yall and say that: We are BADASSES!!
In a world that wants to break us down, make us self conscious and feeling like we need to be 'thin' all the time, we are kicking ass! reply
There are 2 characters that I had to FULLY mourn their deaths.
First, chronologically, was Lotor from the 2018 Voltron series. I loved and was so invested in him, when he died I went through the 5 stages of grief. It was intense; I didn't even realize that was happening at the time. Only after, when I accepted it, did I realize I really grieved fo...... 2 reply
Of course you're not alone !! ^u^
To me, manga and comics were the first place that I could truly feel happy and understood. May seem uncommon, but so many people use fiction in many similar ways. To me, reading manga and comics, watching anime; they're all times and places where I feel like I'm truly myself, I'm not judged, and I can invest my un...... reply
Hey guys!! I just wanted to start a thread, and conversation about how we support authors as a community, how we do it individually, monetarily, and how those methods affect and shape our community! Please reply and comment your ideas <3 Thanks for stopping by!
So, I wanted to spark a conversation about this (Not a debate, please guys. Civility) because some of my favorite series have been dropped and picked up, been debated on, shared and privated, etc! This is not to call any certain ones out, of course not! I do want to share, however, how and why I wanted to start this conversation :)
Hidoku Shinaide was dropped by nnnscans very recently. It broke my heart, TREMENDOUSLY, and I was very conflicted over their reasoning. They wanted to support sensei in their work and to stop producing sensei's work for free, when it is a licensed product. Meaning, they are steering away and using sensei's content in ways that diminish the support sensei could be getting.
I was very conflicted because I knew the rationality of it, I supported it! But ultimately, I realized I was really bummed because it was no longer free and at the tip of my fingertips. (Not sure if this is similar to you guys' and your favorites, but if so please share). And realizing this, it got me thinking about how I treated creators, their works, falling into consumerism, and all the stolen content we're consuming. It made me want to start holding myself accountable, start a conversation about how we can better support our creators and at the same time still consume these beautiful content! <3
I definitely will never be able to afford the MASSES I've already read. And I am sorry I could never give the creators the support they would have gained from this. However, I TRULY want to start holding myself accountable for undermining their hard work. And maybe if enough of us begin to hold ourselves accountable, we can better support our creators AND boost our community in ways we've never realized we needed!
Can we find ways to support them in even little amounts? Can we find ways to guide traction back to them? Can we engage in conversations of holding ourselves and each other accountable for how we are affecting this community? I honestly hope we can, and maybe our actions can change our community positively step by step <3
I can't wait to hear from you guys. Thank you to anyone who read this far <3 I've just become so disheartened and quite 'alone' in what seems to be a long uphill path.
tldr: My favorite series was dropped and I realized I was mainly upset over the idea of no longer getting it for free. It disheartened me to realize how easily I fell into the normalization of free content. And now, I really want to start holding myself accountable. Maybe, some of you will join me? :) Hope to hear from you guys <3
[Oof, long post. Thanks to those for sticking it out (￣∇￣")]
Hi! I'm quite curious! I'd love to hear your responses!! I really want to gauge the dynamic of those in this yaoi community and I want to raise a conversation about being aware consumers :) can't wait to read your responses!! (also, i posted a discussion about this not realizing this and that are different functions. Anyway, would love to hear on this post [: )
How old are you? When did you start reading yaoi content?
What does yaoi mean to you?
and do you believe this content can be harmful to others (people, gay community, women, lgbt, etc.)? Why and how?
Lastly, what do you think it means to be an aware consumer of yaoi content?
want to do stuck my cock in a blender
