Because it’s still an accurate label, and I don’t think the fact that it started as an insult means people have to be ashamed of it.
Yeah, “rotten girl” has a negative meaning, and people absolutely use “fujoshi” as a smear. But that’s exactly why reclaiming it can be fun. People reclaim insulting labels all the time instead of letti...... 1 reply
They're reclaiming a slur.
Like how black oeopl use the word: "nigga" or queers use the words: "fag, dyke or ponk" or disabled people use: "retard" or the most close to home in this case would be how women who aren't in this niche use the word: "bitch".
Turning the word into something positive to them because people are gonna call them that anyway,...... 2 reply
Because I always assumed it just referred to women who like BL as a genre. And by BL, I mean everything under that umbrella: shounen-ai, yaoi, danmei, and so on.
It was only when I got into fandom spaces that I realized people had started treating “fujo” like an insult, mostly because some of the most infamous or controversial works in the gen...... reply
Low-key having a term for being a porn addict is corny af but like who cares i still refer as people as fujo be it an insult or just an adjective reply
Some reclaiming type shi. Lol. No thanks, women can do without it in this genre. Looking at the media that's most popular in this readership, a lack of critical evaluation doesn't come off as surprising. It's the same when women "choose" to call themselves who*es and sl*uts and cumr*gs. They are just playing by the rules men made for them, they are...... 2 reply