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do we fetishize gay?
once i got attacked on twitter for saying i like yaoi. many said yaoi fetishizes gay relationships and many yaois have problematic themes. when i said i was actually a lesbian myself they said it was more wrong to be of lgbt community yourself and tolerate such fetishization of gay relationships which are made by straight women for other straight women. some said yaoi is not a good representation it is actually a gross and unrealistic portrayal of mlm relationships, and it actually affect how gay people are treated in real life. what do you think?
(twitter has a cess pool of "virtue police", so I have yet to talk about any of my interests on it, without feeling like I might start a war)
Honestly, Yaoi has the same about of fetishizing, problematic issues, and unrealistic/unhealthy portrayal of relationships as much as a regular Shojo does. there are good ones, but there are also bad ones, a...... 2 reply
Yaoi DOES fetishize gay relationships, but this means it DOESN'T represent actual gay relationships. Fetishizing something basically strips it of all the stuff that gives it depth and realism, 'cause porn doesn't need any of that extra shit (that's not to say all BL is porn, just the vast majority). So while they have the right to point out the fla...... reply
tbh this shit get on my nerves bro. People be getting triggered because of everything these days. I don't see people getting triggered over slave play or furries. Like every time I come on mangago a thread says sum like this. Some people against fujoshis and some for them. Well, guess what? As long as you are not hurting anyone or fetishizing coupl...... reply
it portrays gay relationships and hyper sexualized and divided with a “top” and “bottom”. just bc it’s fiction doesn’t mean that people don’t carry these beliefs into the real world. so many people using this site are actual children, so it’s hard to believe they can properly distinguish yaoi with actual gay relationships. also, jus...... 1 reply
There is no clear yes or no answer to this. I think for most women or those women identifying who consume this media in the western hemisphere our perception of people who are LGBT+ isn't as narrow as it might be for the eastern hemisphere which is where most of this content is written. It can be damaging to continually have the same tropes always ...... reply
Aight so essentially, yes, it fetishizes gay relationships and presents them in unhealthy ways, and more often then not it's made for straight women. I, personally believe a little fetishization is okay, since sexual freedom is important. However, outside of using it for that kind of thing, or just for your general entertainment, do NOT under ANY C...... reply
Yaoi is not representing gay relationships. They just said it, it's fucking targeted to the women market. So the stories are highly unbelievable.
It's just like romance mangas. It's for entertainment don't take it seriously. Cause if you do then you shit man reply
