as someone who read a lot of str8 ABO romantasy before BL ABO became big, sad to say that yes, they do both have menstruation and heat- not that they explicitly mention the menstruation (except for that one that I can't remember the title where the menstruation thingy was used to embarass the FL coz she didn't know her pants are soaked), it's alway...... 1 reply
people don't fetishize yuri as much coz lots of those works weren't really made as goon/fetish materials like yaoi in the first place; they were made mostly by queer women too so it tends to focus on their own experiences + trying to paint queer women in a positive light (for me, this part is what makes those works so boring and lukewarm, a bit pre...... reply
There are only 2 types for me that can survive/avoid a breakup after the happy ending- one is any couple with good relationship and communication dynamic which is really just how a healthy adult relationship should be, it's boring but steady and sure to last long.
The other is any couple where both of them has streaks of obsession for each other ...... reply
it's true, and it's not a new thing either (almost a decade already), many authors were already doxxed and jailed, some are released on bail, while others with more influence and money are able to hide better/go overseas, but it still persists and not slowing down. People became complacent due to the trending release of chinese BL live adaptations ...... 1 reply
earning from making fictional boys kiss is such a big offense but inhumane and poor working conditions to their people (even to their own mainstream artists) is a-ok LOL, I hope the fertility rate of countries as retarded as them plummets to hell and they don't ever recover, better yet why not just go extinct for good with their backass "culture" reply
Genuinely curious about this one specially with the recent takedowns on pirate sites, I ofc am all for the preservation of sites like this if possible, but it really makes me wonder if gatekeeping it actually works? coz even if no one shares the site, one google search of the title generates it anyway, it's even topping the actual legit platforms in most cases. If anything, I think the trend of illegal sites being gatekept is actually creating more attention to it which spawns countless accounts who wanna get attention and feel special by spilling it. And if we go back to years ago where sharing of illegal sites was common, it's even worse. So if neither works, I wonder if there's actually a way around it somehow aside from going full black/dark site.
Is it just me or is like 90% of BL pairing nowadays usually consists of older bottom x younger top? I really can't complain, I have favorite pairings that belong in this category, my only insignificant issue is it (sometimes) generate overly puppy-semes which can get pretty boring for me. I also understand that it's like retaliation to the former yaoi trend of the reverse coupling where it's the top who is older and has more power.
But really, it's starting to feel like the big-tit uke trend 2.0 wherein the authors are really just in it to emphasize the uke as replacements for the female readers, by that I mean, since the market for these works are usually women who are nearing their middle age, or maybe the author themself is one, they might've leaned more into this for relatability?
Again, nothing against this, I just like getting insights on trends. For instance that big-tit uke trend can be correlated to the body positivity movement at the time + that ahegao meme where busty hentai characters were subtly incorporated to jokes, so the marketing for publishing those works were effective for a while but not really for long. And yes, there are still beefy ukes nowadays but rarely do I see one with pecs that can be mistaken for milking tatas lol.
I genuinely like that more BL pairings are older, god knows how rampant ageism is in queer communities irl, so to create stories that treat this development as normal and beautiful is good in my books, I'm just wondering why the older one gotta be the bottom almost everytime?
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