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What makes yaoi so special?
Can fujoshis please explain to me what they find so interesting about yaoi? I've seen a lot of fujoshis that put yaoi up on a pedestal like it's the superior form of media, when it's really just gay hentai
I can enjoy a good BL story, but I'm confused as to why some fujoshis argue that it's better than stories with hetero relationships, and even going as far as to say "it would be better if it was yaoi"
I hope nobody takes this the wrong way. I'm just very curious to hear others' opinions on the matter
I do read other genres than Yaoi, but Yaoi was my favorite one out of all of the genres I have read. I don't know why Yaoi holds a special place in my heart it just does. reply
I live in an Islamic country so if anyone in my family learns that I look at sex I will be doomed just imagine what would they do if they found out that I read gay porn. I think what makes yaoi special for me is that it is very risky? As a fujoshi, I would not be accepted in my household so I just keep it to myself. 2 reply
For me, BL is a bit more... intense? Like it dares to be a bit more intim (I have a feeling that means something else in english) than hetero stories without there being actual sex scenes. And I would say that hetero stories are just too cliche and worn-out, but actually at this rate BL isn't any different.
But for me, that's all. BL can be reall...... reply
I honestly don't know why I like it myself.
But while I agree with you that yaoi (except shonen ai) is indeed just gay porn. However, it is more than that. It is a love story. It is discovering yourself and loving someone despite society's hatred.(wait did I get weirdly weird??)
And when the sex is done right, It is not two men doing the do for th...... reply
My thought process is basically "what's better than one hot guy? Well, two hot guys cause why not?"
But also shoujo is great but I read all the og ones as a kid and now I'm sick of it. Plot ones, they're kinda all the same shit (yaoi too) but I wouldn't really compare these two genres. There's more of a focus on sex in yaoi (some may differ) but s...... reply
Bc its the first genre I've read. I slowly move on to other genre's yaoi-seinen-action-horror-shoujo-fantasy-isekai . So yaoi will have a special place in my heart bc it introduced me to the world of manga. reply
Well, as you said it's gay hentai but it's more than that.
For me, what made it special is the sex scenes and the plot, for a good yaoi. A few years ago, there were not many josei/seinen with explicit sex scenes. Now, a lot of webtoon, for example, are hentai-ish, unlike before.
Besides, a lot of yaoi have a very good plot that changes from the t...... 1 reply
One of the reasons for me, is to see guys be so tender with each other, and so affectionate. It's adorable. It's cuz guys are always told to be super manly and not show emotion and all that, so something like yaoi is so refreshing. Of course, this is also why I like shounen ai, or even non-romantic bromances.
I don't think it's a superior form of...... reply
I get asked the same question all the time because I only and exclusively read or watch BL stuff (manga, TV series, films, books, etc.). There are 3 things I find most fascinating about Yaoi;
1) The plots : I found many Yaoi stories with very interesting plots which I have never seen before in the work of other romance of other genres (like heter...... 2 reply
