another commentator pretty much pointed out all of the things i was gonna say. Im still honestly surprised shounen ai is still allowed, this from a country thats banned archiveofourown.org after some anti shippers petition it to be taken down. reply
In general, because of government censorship,a lot of published material needs to meet certain criteria in order to be published. Publishing companies edit work before publishing to ensure their authors' work won't get the company in legal trouble, so that might mean following a rigid, crappy plot which is why most manhuas are so predictable and a...... reply
I don't know bro, it's just really weird. The shoujo shit they put out is always like SAO 2 but even more boring. But the BL they put out is somewhat decent or decent in general. But it's probably because a lot of shoujo manhua creators include a lot of fanservice. reply
I've read a lot of Chinese shoujo and stuff like that and a lot of people say that chinese manhwa/mangas really bad and I agree so why is their shounen ai out of the world?!?
Certainly, not every culture is on the same page when it comes to such things. We cannot always treat subjects from other cultures as if they are on the same standards as ours. Not to say it is right, but it adds context to others actions. I like your way of approaching the issue from a more sociological perspective. It creates a bigger picture.
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i don't mean this to cause an argument, but what are you trying to say here? that because of the homophobic history and culture of Japan, we shouldn't call out people on mangago who have extremely deluded and harmful views on gay men?
I think your point just further proves that readers of BL should be critical of the manga they read and the autho...... 2 reply
Change the audiences' mindsets, and it forces authors to either change with them or lose their market.
Conscious consumerism is both spreading extremely quickly and is most prevalent in the same groups of people that read yaoi/bl. As in, getting y'all to be much more conscious about both what you consume and, more importantly, financially support,...... 1 reply
