I am indifferent to this label, good for those who find usefulness on it, but it doesn't define me. The stereotype of the delusional, often young female who is unable to separate reality from fiction and disturb people in real life with their "shipping" BS is quite sad and pathetic, fortunately, I have never met such a walking cliche IRL ^^ 1 reply
Idc about what the actual translation is, ad it’s not like we’re going to find another agreed upon name for people who’d read yaoi. I honestly don’t care and as long as it’s an agreed term I’ll stick with it. 1 reply
Fujoshi is a Japanese term that means “rotten woman” and has been associated with women who like reading yaoi and bl, often to an unhealthy degree. Although this term was probably introduced just to shame women for enjoying something or going against what was deemed to be culturally appropriate, fujoshi is still a term that is seen as negative by many. However, I have seen many people proudly proclaim that they are a fujoshi/fudanshi and either don’t care or believe that it has a negative meaning. I am not here to say whether labeling yourself as a fujoshi is okay or not ( I honestly don’t care), but since there are conflicting beliefs on this topic, I am interested in knowing what you think.^_^
I think the strong female leads in shoujo anime were definitely a critical point for me.
But in terms of looking at life differently, Sampurai Champloo.
I was just way to anxious about stuff and didn't realize it until it would periodically crash. And watching this Anime really set the tone that you need to the enjoy the moments while they're he...... reply
It's "normal," but I don't think it's a good thing. I don't necessarily regret reading yaoi at age 13, but I do miss my innocence. Before I exposed myself to this shit, I had a "purer," less sexist view of people. I basically saw girls and guys the same way, and I could watch both shounen and shoujo without batting an eye. But after reading a shit ...... 1 reply
I discovered what was Shounen Ai when I was 11 because of Yuri on Ice, then eventually I found out about Yaoi, only got into it when I turned 13 though.
Nowadays it's pretty easy to find things on internet ╮(￣▽￣)╭
But of course, there's some yaoi which are really really really heavy that shouldn't be read by kids reply
