A lot of fudanshi's have been asking fujoshi's why we like yaoi. I'm wondering if you think we shouldn't.
I've always liked yaoi. Even before I knew what yaoi was I shipped. I'd like to blame shows like boy meets world, scrubs and all other depictions of perfect bromances for making me realize I enjoyed this but honestly I probably would have come to it without them anyway. I love gay romances in films and tv shows. It warms my heart that these stories are now being told so much more. As a black woman I know how necessary representation is. Seeing this makes me feel like the world is becoming a better place.
I think the LGBTQ community is wonderful and I have always considered myself an ally. Truthfully, I don't always know where and if I fit into it (I'm a 2 on the kinsey scale if anyone thinks it's relevant). The safe spaces that the gay community has formed always made me feel safe too (not to mention they can be so much fun, the gay pride parade is my summertime highlight and I love gay bars, dancing without being groped is a great feeling). So even if I'm not really welcome it's still something I'd want to protect.
Basically I'd much rather be a good ally than a consumer. So do you think preferring yaoi over shojo or yuri is wrong? Is it inherently damaging to the gay community? Should I stop? I'd like honest opinions so feel free to comment on anything I've said. Also I understand you guys won't be able to represent the entire community here so personal opinions are welcome.
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"Are you a lesbian?"
No offense to the lgbtq+ community but I hate that people around me kept on asking or insinuating that I am lesbian just because I dont have boyfriend (I'm 22 btw). That doesn't conclude that Im swinging the other way. And also Its not that I don't know my sexual orientation or because I dont know how to flirt BUT IT IS BECAUS...... 2 reply
I have a fear of needles may it be a syringe or not. i start breathing heavily or try to grasp for air, sweat, cry and feel nauseous. People say i overreact but honestly, they don't understand how scary it is for me other than the fact that they see me fear for that. Even when i was at the point of death because of my allergy i was trying to escape...... 1 reply
Japanese and spanish but first i'm learning japanese I have finished hiragana and katakana know I have to learn kanji and the actual words and sentence structure I don't have a line but I will download it and make one tho. (▰˘◡˘▰) reply
Same for me, BTS is the only group I unstanned. I was really a huge fan of them since I was in high school (now working) until their fandom became toxic, probably one of the worst out there. They kept on destroying other groups and was making fun of the demise of some artists. You see them everywhere, even in places that are not even related to the...... 1 reply
I started reading yaoi at 14. At first, I was just watching anime as normally as I did and I did not like reading manga at first. The first manga I read when I was like 13 was Hotarubi no Mori e(which has girlxboy pairings) , because of the movie. I got hooked on reading manga so i read a lot of shoujo/romance manga. Then I stumbled upon a shounen ...... 1 reply
Hi, i am 20, i start read it when i was 16, at first i heard it from my friend, she is a fujoshi too, at first i didn't really understand what's really good about it, but as the time goes i come to fond with it. I see yaoi as stress reliever or seksual frustated reliever.
I think it can be harmful in some way.
Tbh The effect i get after years read...... reply
nearly 14! i already was interested in adult stuff, but i was kinda dissatisfied! I tbh began with something heavier than i thought it would be which was "BJ Alex", although it was something totally new, i loved it at the first sightseeing. now i'm really into it! i love soft & romantic stories or the ones that are from soft to badass or the total ...... reply
The second group I stanned was BTS. They were really awesome back in "fire" era, though I have never been a part of the fandom. I went to their tours in Europe because I love them but I become disappointed with their last album and tour. As for me, it's was rushed. There were parts that looked exactly the same as their first concert (7 months befor...... 1 reply
been stanning BTS since 2015. And i must say its the best decision I Made. Theyre one of those artist who have passion in writing and producing their own songs and can talk about it for hours of how much they want to share everything they want through music. Theyre not like most of kpop artist whose company would only give them songs then all they ...... reply
- I am afraid of being ignored, sometimes i chicken out when i already face to face to the people i want to talk to or when ordering food because i am afraid they gonna ignored me and i am gonna feel like shit and ashamed by my own self by how eager i was to talk to them.
- afraid to start my own family and get pregnant, because when i was a chil...... 1 reply
Same, mine is also BTS. Although it's not I fully not stan them, it's just that I'm not as head over heels for them now as I was before. Yeah, though I don't listen to all their songs, I know that their music changed recently. Their music is still good and I listen to them sometimes but I just prefer their old ones reply
I love BTS so much. They love and spoil their fans like a lot. They give us so much content plus they have songs in all kinds of genres! But people clowned me a lot telling me I'm not a kpop fan because I only listen to BTS. Though isn't BTS a kpop group (￣∇￣")? Well, I guess you can say I'm a BTSpop fan lol reply
Armys aren't the most toxic fandom, i'd say blinks are. And to say "it's like the BTS that I liked back then isnt there anymore." says that you never really stanned them in the first place. I'm not a huge fan of kpop but i know that stanning a group means you'd always stay by them no matter what change they make and you would like them for them, no...... 3 reply
At first I was like,"Okay.. Let's give it a try.." Then when it got to the sex scene I was like, "Who in the fuck would read this gay porn manga??!!" and at the end of that chapter I was like, "Fuck, I'm into it now.." (≧∀≦) reply
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