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!!A concerned teenager!!
I read a lot of different types of stories like, BL, GL, shoujo, or shonen ( mainly the BL genre tho ) and have considered my self as a "fujoshi" for a long time. But recently, I've seen people people talking about how it is bad being a fujoshi and that if you use the term, it means that you fetishize gay men and it is disrespectful to the LGBTQ+ community. I don't really like the sound of that because I have a few friends that take part in that community. It makes me really guilty and scared, what should I do?
I know that the genre BL can also be divided into shounen ai or yaoi, while I do read both, reading those hardcore stuff was often use to relief stress, ( like how other people watch porn or read hentai ) but now it is concerning me if it is even okay for me to do this anymore.
The term "Fujoshi" literally translates to "rotten woman" and is, at it's core, a derogatory word used at women who read BL and fetishize gay men. The westerners have just misused it for years and changed the meaning. So use it at your own risk.
There's nothing wrong with reading BL, was it porn or just romance, as long as you don't fetishize gay ...... 1 reply
