So I figured out something about myself.
See, I never liked Yuri. Not that I hated them, I just never found it appealing as I do with Yaoi. 15+ years of reading manga I've only read 3 Yuris (2 by accident and 1 on purpose), and found out something. First, I'll read Yuri if its Fantasy (specifically beastmen). Second, I'll read it if one of the main characters is built like a man.
Odd.
PS
I'm not a furry.
Edit:
Why are people disliking this lol
Its a harmless observation about myself XD
I’m in the same boat. I’m a pansexual woman and I love women but I tend to like bls more than yuri.
I find that for me it’s easier to enjoy yaoi bc I don’t automatically see myself as one of the characters since im a woman and they aren’t, so I’m able to focus more on the story and I love a masc on masc wether it’s a man or woman.
I also find that I mostly only enjoy mascXfeme or mascXmasc yuri bc that’s what im into, I like masc women and feminine men, and there aren’t that many mascs in yuri especially when it written by a man. Plus when it’s written by a man it doesn’t feel real it feels like lesbian porn to get a man hard which automatically makes me uncomfortable and you can almost always tell when it’s written for a straight man seen it’s written for queers (like myself).
So totally valid observation that I really relate too (⌒▽⌒)
I’m in the same boat. I’m a pansexual woman and I love women but I tend to like bls more than yuri.
I find that for me it’s easier to enjoy yaoi bc I don’t automatically see myself as one of the characters since im a woman and they aren’t, so I’m able to focus more on the story and I love a masc on masc wether it’s a man or woman.
I also find that I mostly only enjoy mascXfeme or mascXmasc yuri bc that’s what im into, I like masc women and feminine men, and there aren’t that many mascs in yuri especially when it written by a man. Plus when it’s written by a man it doesn’t feel real it feels like lesbian porn to get a man hard which automatically makes me uncomfortable and you can almost always tell when it’s written for a straight man and it’s written for queers (like myself).
So totally valid observation that I really relate too (⌒▽⌒)
People are disliking because "built like a man" is a stupid descriptor for butch women. Men don't own masculinity. Women don't own femininity. Also it's fucking annoying seeing people like u who primarily read yaoi and like to rub it in every (very seldom) yuri conversations they ever have. Yeah, I don't like yaoi but I don't go to every (also very seldom) yaoi I happen to read and be like "I don't like yaoi". No shit. You love your men. I love women. Simple. PLS STOP COMMENTING ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU READ YAOI EVERYTIME U READ YURI.
Reading yuri written by men makes you uncomfortable but all that BLs that were written by straight women don't? Which is majority in comparison to men that write yuri btw. Jesus. Do you hear yourself?
Stop saying shit like "I don’t automatically see myself as one of the characters since im a woman and they aren’t". So you're okay with the erasure of women in media cuz it reminds you of yourself and you can't handle that? Pls just be honest with yourself and say you find it hot when two men kiss and fuck. Not everything you do has to have a deep meaning.
Quite ironic for you to like BL as a woman but then turn around and say shit like some yuri are "written by a man it doesn’t feel real it feels like lesbian porn to get a man hard". Isn't that what you do as a woman consuming BL written by women?
I can't get into bl because most bl are written by women so they follow a weird heteronormative straight caricature of the characters. I read somewhere that many straight women do project themselves onto the twink man of the relationship to make reading more comfortable, so yours is new to me.
Everyone reads fiction to their own taste, nothing wrong with that. For me I've been reading less and less gl lately because how bad the new stories are compare to the gl pre-pandemic . So again, everyone have their own preference in fiction, nothing wrong with it.
Okay..? Pardon my ignorance on some usage of words. I'm not trying to rub it in anyone's... eh? I just happened to find out about it about myself so I commented. And I did say I dont dislike Yuri.
Also this is my first time commenting on a yuri manga comment section. And I've only read 3 yuri manga, do "stop commenting about how much you read yaoi everytime you read yuri" comment is confusing.
Sorry if I offended you or anybody.
I just thought it was a head scratcher, so I said it. I guess I should be mindful about it in the future.
Also thank you for informing me about the right way to define a physically fit woman. I'll keep that in mind in the future. ^^~
I've been reading yaoi for 15+ years and shy 2.5 years ago I've started reading and liking straight manga. Also use to have a hard time reading manhwa/webtoon, but now I read/like them as well.
I just said what I said because I find it fascinating how my reading material interests keeps changing and evolving(?) and how I'm slowly starting to like Yuri as well.
Sorry if I offended you.
Dam dude. I have never once before this commented about how much I read yaoi, didn’t even know that was a common thing.
I was just sharing my thoughts on something I agreed with and why I agreed on it. I love masc women and feminine men (also androgynous people) bc they are proving that masculinity femininity and mix of both is not specific to gender and or sex and I admire that a fuckton.
Also you did not get me in that message at all. First I read a lot of Yuri too. Second I LOVE women I’ve been attracted to many femmes too I just happen to be more attracted to mascs. Third the reasons I don’t enjoy all Yuri is bc of the way a lot of them are targeted for men the same way most lesbian porn is targeted for men, which makes it feel fake to me, and bc I find myself trying to see which character I fit into and end up losing who the character is bc I see it as me not as who the author created. That’s a me thing, not Yuris fault as a genre.
Oh and I didn’t mean to send that comment twice
Know what you are right. I somehow did not think of it that way. (The part about yaoi being written by women) it was hypocritical of me and I will be thinking about that more. This right here is the reason I like to get into discussions on here or in general, idk how long it would’ve taken for me to realize that or if I ever would’ve realized that.
I don’t understand the erasure of women in media part bc I don’t think I was insinuating that I don’t want there to be more stories of women in media or at least that is not what I meant.
And I like to think about the reasons why I like the things I like and do what I do and probably overthink it and give more importance than it needs sometimes, maybe I do just like seeing men kiss and fuck
oh !! I don't think that's what the commenter was being misogynistic, they just never found Yuri to be appealing to them which is fine and it doesn't seem like she has internalised homophobia towards herself, a lot of people don't find Yuri to be appealing (some because they prefer the sexualised yuri over the wholesome) and no one was 'coddling' the person who made the observation about themselves anyway !! not that I was readying anyone else's replies to be fair, but calling someone a loser over an observation of ones-self is quite mean and honestly disrespectful, it would be all fun and jokes if you knew the person personally but no one here does as she is just another random person on the internet !! I can see and understand where you're coming from with your opinion but unless the person says otherwise no one's opinion but Yuiko's is correct in this case since it's about herself and no one else :D








Someone spoil it for me. Why is juilan's mom so hateful towards river?
They did not reveal but it's obvious she hates poor people. Called Karl's mom a lowly mother.
Is that all? River said something about "what my family did". I figured her parents did something that provoked Julian's mom to hate her (and her family). To the point of ensuring she was sold into human trafficking(?)
Like it or not, looks like only Noah would be able to help her. Julian aint doing jack shit against his mother.
Nah...I doubt River's family would be able to do anything. Their only sin is probably making Julian like River, so much so that they lived in the mansion.
Iirc, Julian had to convince her mother to make River's mother bring her every time. He even negotiated him taking his meds for River. I would think the mother did not like how they were getting too close, drove the family away, planned an accident and all. It was possible she didn't want another incident like how Karl was made - have a relationship with a commoner. We'll find out if there's more but I wouldn't be surprised if it was that superficial.