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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?
I myself am a gay male, and what I’ve seen is that it often depends on the yaoi and it’s readers. Some people I’ve seen say stuff like “I love gay people!” and end up trying to force the stereotypes of yaoi and bl onto real gay ppl. Sometimes they expect us to be addicted so sex or something, but the reason I think we can seem that way is...... reply
