Do you have any issues with the words shounen ai? yuri? shounen? shoujo? shoujo ai? josei? seinen?
What does all of these terms have in common with yaoi? They're terms dividing the stories into different genres. Yaoi is literally one of them. And yet you're out here uncomfortable with the term. I don't think the issue is the term or with anyone u...... 1 reply
yaoi and bls are diff
yaoi contains smut, bls MAY contain smut (in that case it would be a yaoi) but if it is shounen ai then it has none!
also remember not every yaoi is just porn every chapter there are plots too
they have diff meanings... yaoi isnt even bad man
not everything is ab the smut yk its also about how the plot progresses, and whether...... reply
You can call it smutty BL or whatever you want, but at the end of the day that doesn't change the fact that we are reading about 2 guys having sex, Changing the name doesn't change the content ,let's not be such hypocrites, ok? reply
I didnt even know that yaoi is considered outdated, so that’s good to know. For me personally it has always been this distinction: yaoi= contains smut and shows sex
Bl / shounen ai= no smut and no sex shown, sometimes implied
Knowing how it is seen nowadays I will have to change my wording I guess but I find it a bit weird to call things like s...... 1 reply