Are you... trying to say yuri doesn't fetishize WLW relationships for men? By sourcing a wordpress doc from 2017?? Like yeah I do agree that BL/Yaoi probably has more fetishization than GL/Yuri but saying that you can't compare the two is totally erasing the fetishization that WLW people face in all different types of media, including Yuri. Like I ...... 1 reply
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I'm hearing a lot of points saying if heterosexual people can't read/write homosexual porn then homosexual people can't read/write heterosexual porn.
I would agree with that. The standard goes both ways, whether you're saying they can or can't do something.
What I meant by cultural appropriation was that queer people have their own uniq...... 8 reply
To everyone saying "it's just fiction," I strongly disagree. Fiction affects reality. Most people when they see incest, they aren't affected by it. But other people, especially younger people, (we all know most of the people on this site are teenagers) will start to apply this to their real life. This could lead to unhealthy sexual obsessions about...... 6 reply
Of course you can have meaningful friendships of the opposite sex. This is coming from a lesbian female, most of my friends have been men throughout my life. But I also have friends that are female and my relationship with them have been no different. I think there's a definite stigma against same sex friendships based on heteronormative and cisnor...... reply
I saw somewhere that bato was the biggest free manga site before it died (rip ) and I found that so crazy cuz I remember when mangago was really popping off. So like, are we all here from pre-2020 or are new people still joining? I think I've been here since like 2018. wbu girlies?
Respectful responses only, please be kind in the comments.
As a lesbian woman I think heterosexual people shouldn't write homosexual pornography (including yaoi/yuri). I see it as a form of cultural appropriation and disrespectful fetishization of homosexual individuals. I think that homosexuality should definitely be portrayed and consumed by heterosexual people in other forms of media, such as non-sexual comics, television, movies, etc. as long as it's respectful.
However, I recognize that this is an issue that concerns both heterosexual and homosexual individuals so I would love to hear the opinions of other homosexuals and heterosexuals.
p.s When I say homosexuals I also include bisexuals and pansexuals, since I think they can have authentic homosexual experiences. I would also love to hear some opinions from bi/pan folks since they have a unique perspective on the matter.