I'm gay? man, honestly, idk how i feel, i feel like the bl genre in general is fetishizing because of who it is catered too? and who is writing most of those stories, however i don't know if i have a problem with women reading BL, as long as the BLs they are reading aren't only catered for women's pleasure, or have super disgusting tropes, also if ...... 4 reply
I'm personally asexual biromantic and non-binary, but I think on this site everyone takes webcomics as something more deep than they actually are. I generally agree with your discourse, but I consider webcomics just like any other form of media (movies, tvshows, music, etc), which means they don't really represent anything and anyone rather than a ...... 2 reply
I have way too many things to say personally so I just wanted to do a little...faux poll? With this question. So, gay men, tell us if you support yaoi or thinks it's fetishizing. And also if you support or don't support women specifically reading it. I, as a pansexual man, personally support yaoi and women reading it. Although I don't know if I can say anything cuz I don't exclusively like men lol
A lot of people are making a lot of good points ! Thank you for being coherent !
(Also to people who seem to think I would go see gay men and like, fetishize them— I’m, I believe, a decent human being, and second of all I’m a gay woman, so fetishizing based on your sexual orientation is something I know too well and wouldn’t do)
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While I definitely think education is good and a little bit research can go a long way...
It's a manga romance. Cis straight women also write shoujo and that also has so many unrealistic and problematic tropes and they are still writing from their own perspective. There are deeper issues here.
If you want realistic depictions it's probably a good...... 2 reply
I'm so tired, i was called SEXIST for saying i don't like interacting with women in BL spaces. like how is that my fault, so many are fetishizers?
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It's honestly sad how if anyone tries to educate someone on something they use sjw (social justice warriors) word as if it's a slur. Like as humans are't we supposed to have basic empathy? Is it that bad if someone tries to teach you how to be a better human?
Don't get me started with the transphobia of this site .
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