I like yaoi because the characters are usually mature. There are shoujo where the hero/heroine are mature but it's not common and Josei has mature women but between drama and desperation to attract men, they don't act it. reply
I can only speak for myself- However, I'd have to deny that statement. I realise that manga and reality and two separate entities, as I'm sure some others will as well.
The only reason I read yaoi/yuri is because I'm lonely. I don't read it to fetishize friends or people who I meet who are homosexual- Because, In a way, that's just disrespectful. 1 reply
I think a relationship between men sometimes seem more romantic, as it isn't something we usually get to see everyday. Many in today's society usually have to hide their feelings when they're in love with the same gender. A reason why I think many women like yaoi, is because men have it harder expressing their feelings because of "their role" in so...... reply
I totally can't agree with your friend. I love yaoi because they can have really good stories. I read a lot of manga, mostly yaoi but shoujo too, and yaoi has way more interesting storylines. Yaoi shows the insecurities of having to come out which straight couples don't have to deal with. As a lesbian I love seeing that in yaoi, the fight against b...... 1 reply
Of course I can only speak for myself, I do like looking at hot men and hot men banging each other. But most of all I read Yaoi for the good stories, that make me laugh, cry and adore the characters. reply
Some do, some don't. People generalize a lot and yeah, there are many reasons why people would think people who read yaoi objectify gay men. But as in everything else, you can't put all people in the same bag. Everyone's different and everyone has different reasons to read yaoi. I personally have trouble liking female characters in manga and anime ...... 2 reply
well... fujoshi meaning is actually rotten girl.... so they said what we like to read, yaoi and gay stuff are to looked down by 'normal' people. as for me, i think it's good for us to found something we enjoy reading and makes us happy no matter what genre it is, i mean, who are they to judge am i rite reply
