A lot of mlm on this site think the reason to all problems in BL is cis-het people. So here I am trying to give an answer a little different
I think in general most people, hets or LGBT, looooove the sub/bottom dynamic (whether they are aware of it or not). The majority of love interests in any type of romances are the assertive type (while the m...... reply
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It's prolly to not disturb the cishet people's ideas of masculinity and feminity. Also the part I hate the most in BLs after the rapist to lover trope, because it's so obviously not realistic at all and just so that the least gender norms are shaken. reply
you have to know that this is the author's job and she makes money off of it. no matter what she likes it would have no meaning if no one reads it. i am happy that she actually make them switch. you shouldn't be mad at the author but the people who are like that, cus believe it or not most people like the feminine boy trope (i am not one of those p...... 1 reply
Sorry if this a little confusing, English is not my first language but as far as I know, asian countries tend to do that. Even thought we all know in gay couples there won't always be a specific "uke" or "seme", it seems that it's not the same case in Japan or South Korea, unfortunately. I don't agree with that mindset cause seems like fetishizing ...... reply
Because bl is shoujo in disguise to make it more digestible ('cause apparently mlm relationships are too much for people to read about unless it's through the lens of straight ones) for a largely straight audience and that means including all the heteronormative bullshit. 1 reply
