I don't know if I would call it a trope, but there is a certain convention in yaoi that uke and seme status is 'fixed'. That is to say permanent. I'll admit it makes for easier story writing and of course that pays the bills if you're a mangaka. But that ain't real life. People can and do change roles. Sometimes occasionally, sometimes permanently....... 1 reply
Hmm, there's like so many yaoi cliche that's reading it gets annoying after awhile lol. Although one thing I kinda dislike is when a character is so persistent on making another fall for them, that they use methods to achieve that. That non-consent shit, bothers me. (Unlesss it's like a 'major' part of the plot) Whats worse is that one of them cav...... reply
I totally feel you on this, I hate the romanticizing of rape / non con in some Yaoi. A lot of younger or more immature fans support those kinds of toxic relationships in the book, and even if it's just a manga, to me it normalizes those things for the fans especially younger ones who may not know better. Like everyone just passes it off as cute, an...... reply
It really Irks me when the characters are just kind of 'Suddenly in love'. You know when there's little to no real positive interaction in between them and 0 relationship development but suddenly they're all over eachother? Really doodles my noodles.
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the rapey scene is one, another i hate is the bullying one. I don't get the logic at all, unless they are both S and Ms each i guess ...
but if somebody who hates me turns around and loves me, i would be questioning the guy's mental health or whether he is scheming. Just "real life" thoughts 1 reply
Mine is the old anime gravitation. A gay friend of mine lent a copy to me after confessing to him that I kinda feel fluffy with the bromance of the twins in ouran high school host club. This was back when dvd was still popular. So yeah, I blamed him afterwards for opening up the yaoi door to me. Told him to take responsibility by recommending more...... reply
I abhor the whole rapey sex thing that’s way too common in yaoi. The uke will literally be like “Stop, I want you to stop, I clearly dislike what you’re doing so PLEASE STOP” and the fangirls will say “pfft, that’s just being a tsundere”. When the uke doesn’t enjoy it, I don’t enjoy it(づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ. This ties in with the whole “I have a boner all of a sudden, take responsibility” thing that semes ALWAYS say, and I know it’s supposed to be jokey but it creeps me out sometimes lol. Imagine that happening irl? A guy friend of yours walks up to you with a tent in their pants saying “I’m hard, jack me off” like??? no??? Last, but not least, the “benelovent uke” trope. You know what I’m on about. Their seme will leave them for almost their entire life, beat them up everyday, use them as a slave, but then one tear drops from their eye and they say “sorry” and suddenly the uke is like “i cOuLdN’t sAy nO tO tHosE eYes” like yes bitch you could >_<