I've seen a lot of hate directed towards effiminate characters especially uke in BL stories. Often mocked as annoying/crybaby/weak.
I believe that being a strong character is not about muscles and/or masculinity. It's about pushing trough shits in life and getting back up on those heels no matter if you are a scaredy cat, wimpy, crybaby, annoying uke.
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This list is amazing!!! I think there's a lot of hate directed towards feminine ukes because the reason fujoshis read yaoi in the first place is they want two masculine men and no presence of 'feminine' characteristics whatsoever. I personally am very fond of feminine people and it bugs me that fujoshis think that actual gay men are masculine, when in truth most gay men are feminine! I'm a gay person myself so I can confirm this. So what if we're feminine? I think being feminine is beautiful in its own way.
Thank you! It is disheartening that a lot of fujoshi look down on femininity and glorifies masculinity.
I just appreciate femininity as well as masculinity.. it should not be mutually exclusive. I enjoy reading bl manga that have hunky uke with six pack abs as much as I enjoy reading bl manga with beautiful androgynous uke.
Thank you! It is disheartening that a lot of fujoshi look down on femininity and glorifies masculinity. I just appreciate femininity as well as masculinity.. it should not be mutually exclusive. I enjoy reading... Ares
Exactly! And being feminine doesn't make a man any less of a man. Feminine, masculine, whatever, we can like what we like, both are equally beautiful!
Yes I agree. I notice that people heaps a lot of praise towards a manga with manly uke. Tagging it with positive, encouraging words more often than not. Even tagging it with words like yaoi as it should be, real gay man (what, effeminate gay men are not real gays?)
Meanwhile, a manga with effiminate uke usually have negative stigma even when the uke able to overcome a lot in the story.
Sad that femininity is associated with words like weak, lame.
Some people climb their way up from a bad place with muscle, hammer, and work boots. Some people claw their way up from a bad place with long nails, high heels and tears in their eyes. The fact that both could overcome the hardships in life and stand back up should be appreciated and celebrated.
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This list is amazing!!! I think there's a lot of hate directed towards feminine ukes because the reason fujoshis read yaoi in the first place is they want two masculine men and no presence of 'feminine' characteristics whatsoever. I personally am very fond of feminine people and it bugs me that fujoshis think that actual gay men are masculine, when in truth most gay men are feminine! I'm a gay person myself so I can confirm this. So what if we're feminine? I think being feminine is beautiful in its own way.
Thank you! It is disheartening that a lot of fujoshi look down on femininity and glorifies masculinity.
I just appreciate femininity as well as masculinity.. it should not be mutually exclusive. I enjoy reading bl manga that have hunky uke with six pack abs as much as I enjoy reading bl manga with beautiful androgynous uke.
Exactly! And being feminine doesn't make a man any less of a man. Feminine, masculine, whatever, we can like what we like, both are equally beautiful!
Agree
Great list!
Thank you
Thanks for the list, and I also wanted to defend for flamboyant or androgynous uke anf sometimes seme too,
Yes I agree. I notice that people heaps a lot of praise towards a manga with manly uke. Tagging it with positive, encouraging words more often than not. Even tagging it with words like yaoi as it should be, real gay man (what, effeminate gay men are not real gays?)
Meanwhile, a manga with effiminate uke usually have negative stigma even when the uke able to overcome a lot in the story.
Sad that femininity is associated with words like weak, lame.
Some people climb their way up from a bad place with muscle, hammer, and work boots. Some people claw their way up from a bad place with long nails, high heels and tears in their eyes. The fact that both could overcome the hardships in life and stand back up should be appreciated and celebrated.
yasssss this is what i want!!!ty
Have fun reading through the listヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~